ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the GameMichael MacCambridge From South Bend, Indiana to Lincoln, Nebraska, Palo Alto, California to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ann Arbor, Michigan to Tallahassee, Florida, college football attracts the most dedicated fans inall of sports. On any given Saturday, in dozens of stadiums across America, you will find crowds in excess of 75,000 gathered to root on their teams. This book is their Bible???a rich and comprehensive reference guide to the game??'s history, tradition and lore. Based on three years of research by the nation??'s foremost football experts, the book features: ???? ???? ??Capsule histories for each of the 119 Division 1-A programs, the Ivy League schools and teams from the SWAC, MEAC and historically black colleges ??????????????Year-by-year schedules and records ??????????????Statistical leaders from every school ??????????????Fightsong lyrics ??????????????Box scores for every bowl game ever played ??????????????4-color insert illustrating the evolution of each school??'s helmet design ??????????????Weekly polls dating back to 1936 ??????????????Essays by the game??'s top wordsmiths (Dan Jenkins, Beano Cook, Chris Fowler, Gene Wojciechowski) ??????????????Plus a lively round table discussion with ESPN??'s popular Game Day Team (Fowler, LeeCorso and Kirk Herbstreit) Packed with tables and charts and designed in an easy-to-read style, the updated ESPN College Football Encyclopedia will continue to dazzle even the most knowledgeable fan. |
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... victory 10 years earlier . Sacked six times in the game , Plummer nevertheless darted 11 yards through a tough Buckeyes defense for the touchdown that gave his team a 17-14 lead with 1:40 left . But Ohio State drove 65 yards for the ...
... victory 10 years earlier . Sacked six times in the game , Plummer nevertheless darted 11 yards through a tough Buckeyes defense for the touchdown that gave his team a 17-14 lead with 1:40 left . But Ohio State drove 65 yards for the ...
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... victory over Oregon State . The other honorees included noseguard Chris Pacheco and safety Michael Stewart , who led the defense . The Bulldogs also had a 1,040 - yard rusher in James Williams . Safety Rod Webster picked off two passes ...
... victory over Oregon State . The other honorees included noseguard Chris Pacheco and safety Michael Stewart , who led the defense . The Bulldogs also had a 1,040 - yard rusher in James Williams . Safety Rod Webster picked off two passes ...
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... victory . Teammates mobbed Holloway after his game - ending score . " The hardest part was being underneath the pile , " he said . " Scoring was the easiest part , believe it or not . " Iowa's victory ended the five - year tenure of LSU ...
... victory . Teammates mobbed Holloway after his game - ending score . " The hardest part was being underneath the pile , " he said . " Scoring was the easiest part , believe it or not . " Iowa's victory ended the five - year tenure of LSU ...
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