![]() If a “bona-fide” attempt at goal is tried and missed, the ball will go to the opponents at the center of the field.Īny person who is not a player that attempts to “coach” will be warned and a second offense will be removed from the field enclosure. Should it be fumbled a second time the opponents would start a possession at the center of the field. If the ball was fumbled on a “punt-out” it would be re-kicked. The suggestions for change by the group totaled three from this session: The Committee was back and they had thought of some rule changes to recommend during their hiatus. Session of Graduate Advisory Committee: 21 March, 1892 The following year would not be so quiet though on the rules front. Davis' book Football the Intercollegiate Game. (Please see the photograph for a good look at the “V-formation.”)Ī depiction of Princeton's famous V-Formation in 1891 against Cornell on Novemfrom Parke H. Had players who were very comfortable with its style, and they knew exactly what to do in the formation. ![]() ![]() One big highlight from the 1891 season in strategy was that the “V –formation” of Princeton was dominating those who opposed it. The state of the game was an exact carbon copy of the previous year it was as if no one knew what to do to improve the situations so instead they tiptoed around them for another year. 1891… a quiet yearĪdministrators of the Intercollegiate Football Association had to be breathing a sigh of relief in 1891 as there were no real changes in rules or any dramatic impending controversies to deal with in the realm of football. The controversy over player eligibility split the American Intercollegiate Football Association as Harvard withdrew from the group and Yale though still an active member was scheduling independent games against Harvard. The “V” Formation Wreaks Havoc Pigskin Dispatch's Part 14 in the Series on American Football Historyįootball in 1890 had its problems in rules particularly dealing with who was eligible to play the games at the collegiate level but it also was spreading like a wildfire across the country. ![]()
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