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The '''Haverford Fords football''' team represented [[Haverford College]] in [[college football]]. The team started in 1879, just the third school in Pennsylvania to field a football team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/15/archives/lack-of-players-cancels-football-at-haverford.html|title=Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 15, 1972}}</ref><ref>https://tripod.swarthmore.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01TRI_INST:SC&search_scope=SC_All&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012377669704921</ref> The team was [[Haverford–Swarthmore rivalry|rivals]] with [[Swarthmore Garnet Tide football|Swarthmore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/11/26/archives/haverford-is-victorious-conquers-its-ancient-rival-swarthmore-by-10.html|title=HAVERFORD IS VICTORIOUS.; Conquers Its Ancient Rival, Swarthmore, by 10 to 7.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 26, 1916}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talkerofthetown.com/2021/04/17/long-lost-football-team-brought-to-life-by-its-star-lineman/|title=Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman|date=17 April 2021}}</ref> The 1894 game claims to have the first "action shot" photograph of a game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisislowermerion.com/haverford-vs-swarthmore-1894-first-known-action-shot-of-a-college-football-game/|title=Haverford Vs. Swarthmore 1894 - First Known Action Shot Of A College Football Game|date=June 29, 2021}}</ref> College athletic director James Babbitt was an important figure in the 1905 rules negotiations that brought the forward pass, 10-yard first down and other innovations into the game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fichman |first=Michael |date=Fall 2012 |title=Football Furor |pages= |
The '''Haverford Fords football''' team represented [[Haverford College]] in [[college football]]. The team started in 1879, just the third school in Pennsylvania to field a football team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/15/archives/lack-of-players-cancels-football-at-haverford.html|title=Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 15, 1972}}</ref><ref>https://tripod.swarthmore.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01TRI_INST:SC&search_scope=SC_All&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012377669704921</ref> The team was [[Haverford–Swarthmore rivalry|rivals]] with [[Swarthmore Garnet Tide football|Swarthmore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/11/26/archives/haverford-is-victorious-conquers-its-ancient-rival-swarthmore-by-10.html|title=HAVERFORD IS VICTORIOUS.; Conquers Its Ancient Rival, Swarthmore, by 10 to 7.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 26, 1916}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talkerofthetown.com/2021/04/17/long-lost-football-team-brought-to-life-by-its-star-lineman/|title=Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman|date=17 April 2021}}</ref> The 1894 game claims to have the first "action shot" photograph of a game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisislowermerion.com/haverford-vs-swarthmore-1894-first-known-action-shot-of-a-college-football-game/|title=Haverford Vs. Swarthmore 1894 - First Known Action Shot Of A College Football Game|date=June 29, 2021}}</ref> College athletic director James Babbitt was an important figure in the 1905 rules negotiations that brought the forward pass, 10-yard first down and other innovations into the game.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fichman |first=Michael |date=Fall 2012 |title=Football Furor |pages=13 |work=The Magazine of Haverford College |url=https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/index.php?m=11953&i=133780&p=14&ver=html5 |access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> |
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Haverford no longer has a team. The school ended the football program in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/frontline-retrospect-10/|title = FRONTLINE: Retrospect|date = 10 July 2008}}</ref> |
Haverford no longer has a team. The school ended the football program in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/frontline-retrospect-10/|title = FRONTLINE: Retrospect|date = 10 July 2008}}</ref> |
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| First season | 1879 |
| Location | Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| Rivalries | Swarthmore |
| Colors | Red and Black |
The Haverford Fords football team represented Haverford College in college football. The team started in 1879, just the third school in Pennsylvania to field a football team.[1][2] The team was rivals with Swarthmore.[3][4] The 1894 game claims to have the first "action shot" photograph of a game.[5] College athletic director James Babbitt was an important figure in the 1905 rules negotiations that brought the forward pass, 10-yard first down and other innovations into the game.[6]
Haverford no longer has a team. The school ended the football program in 1972.[7]
References
- ^ "Lack of Players Cancels Football at Haverford". The New York Times. September 15, 1972.
- ^ https://tripod.swarthmore.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01TRI_INST:SC&search_scope=SC_All&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012377669704921
- ^ "HAVERFORD IS VICTORIOUS.; Conquers Its Ancient Rival, Swarthmore, by 10 to 7". The New York Times. November 26, 1916.
- ^ "Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman". 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Haverford Vs. Swarthmore 1894 - First Known Action Shot Of A College Football Game". June 29, 2021.
- ^ Fichman, Michael (Fall 2012). "Football Furor". The Magazine of Haverford College. p. 13. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "FRONTLINE: Retrospect". 10 July 2008.