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Louisiana St. - Division I-A National Champions

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Valdosta St. (GA) - Division II National Champions

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Carroll (MT) - NAIA National Champions

Historical College Football Book Offers

Title:  EARLY AMERICAN and CANADIAN 'FOOTBALL': BEGINNINGS THROUGH

        1883/84

Author: Mel Smith

   

Book for Sale: A book on the early beginnings of three basic forms of 'football' entitled, EARLY AMERICAN and CANADIAN 'FOOTBALL': BEGINNINGS THROUGH 1883/84. This book follows the early kicking game (now soccer), the carrying game (now rugby) and the American intercollegiate game (now football). The 345-page book has 82 pages of text and the rest are data that contain listings of all 'football' games and scores found up through the 1883/84 season, ratings' lists of every team with a game, conference listings, scoring techniques and the first ten teams to play each style of 'football'. The book is available in hardback for $28.50, paperback for $19.50 and electronic (size 1079K) PDF for $4.95. Shipping cost for either the hardback or paperback is $5.75.  Please order from:

   

AuthorHouse

1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200

Bloomington, IN 47403

   

Book Order Dept

1-888-280-7715 or bkorder@1stbooks.com

 

 

 

2nd Book in-work by Mel Smith and due out in Fall 2007

 

Title: "Evolvements of Early American 'Foot Ball': Up Throught the 1890/91 season'.

 

Author Melvin I. Smith.

 

This book is a revision/extension to the author's first book. With the recent availability of digitized old newspapers and magazines, much more 'foot ball' data has been found for the 1800s. The games are again divided into three basic forms of 'foot ball'; but now are listed under the actual style names used at the times: Kicking Game/Association Football Game (now soccer), Carrying Game/Boston Rules Game/American Rugby Game/English Rugby Union (now rugby) and Ball-Control/American Collegiate Game/American Rugby Football (now football). Within these forms, the games are listed under colleges, independent teams and high schools. There is a chapter on leagues/conferences and the appendices include team histories and types of 'foot ball' played.

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