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Michigan State Football: 3 things to know about Week 7 opponent, Rutgers

By Scott Tolonen

Oct 7, 2023; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights footballs sit on the sidelines during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2023; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights footballs sit on the sidelines during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Artifacts from the Rochester Jeffersons football team, including a vintage football, that will be on display at the Strong.Sd 090619 Football J Spts
Artifacts from the Rochester Jeffersons football team, including a vintage football, that will be on display at the Strong.Sd 090619 Football J Spts /

3. The Birthplace of college football

For all you non-college football junkies, the very first college football game was played on Nov. 6, 1869, with the Princeton Tigers visiting the Rutgers Queensmen (a little too loyal to the Evil British Empire for me, especially with the name coming 92 years after the Declaration of Independence but whatever).

There was one quarter (it probably wasn’t called a quarter the more I think of it) and it ended in a barn-burning 6-4 victory for Rutgers.

It mainly resembled soccer but was played on a gridiron field and gave way to the game that we watch every Saturday and causes us to feel joy, or cry into our pillow.

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