Category: College Football

Tim Brown’s “Football Archaeology” digs into gridiron history to examine how football’s evolution shapes today’s game.

As is often the case, the pendulum has swung back the other way.

Although it’s new to the NFL, it’s been used in the NCAA for several years now.

The Eagles have asked the league’s competition committee to put the quirky number back in play.

The black-and-white striped shirts universally worn by football officials today evolved over time, from no uniforms at all to the “zebra” stripe pattern ubiquitous in football for decades.

A small booklet has a lot to tell us about the early days of college football.

Timothy Brown is the author of Football Archaeology, which digs into gridiron history to examine how football’s evolution shapes today’s game. Period images and a dash of humor help tell each thoroughly researched story.

Schools from around the country are honoring the late coach during their bowl games.

Army and Navy first met on the field on November 29, 1890, and have met annually since 1930, with the game now taking place on the Second Saturday in December.

The Naval Academy’s uni for the Army/Navy game has an improbable NASA theme.

We’ve all been so focused on uni ads in the pro leagues that we haven’t thought much about it happening in the college ranks. But now it’s happened.

A look at artwork found in yearbooks published between 1907 and 1931 whose primary themes include ball carriers, cheering fans, and battered heroes soaking in the thrill of victory often draped in a blanket

For a team with such famously unchanging uniforms, the Nittany Lions have had a surprising amount of design churn on their nose bumpers.

For their seventh “Air Power Series” uniform, the team will honor the United States Space Force

Jerseys feature “mesh” style numbers reminiscent of the mesh jerseys worn by the 1983 team