Fifty years of college football : a modern history of America's most colorful sport

Fifty years of college football : a modern history of America's most colorful sport /

This is a must have for any serious fan of college football. Thoroughly documenting every key moment and statistic from the 1955 season to the 2007 NFL draft, it is simply the most comprehensive encyclopedia of the sport ever written. Its perfect for fans looking for in-depth information like starti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyles, Bob, 1947-
Other Authors: Guido, Paul, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2007.
Subjects:
Football > United States > History.
College sports > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Guide to reading this book
  • College football 101
  • 1953 : the year of the fainting Irish, King Terps in the new basketball conference, and limited substitution (personalities : Dick Carr/Paul Giel, Frank Leahy, and Dicky Moegie)
  • 1954 : the year of deemphasis, no repeat rule, and teams named "Desire," "Junction boys," and "23 Little Pigs" (personalities : Calvin Jones and George Shaw)
  • 1955 : the year of the recocked field goal, Holly's Folly, and Bear's Aggie Surprise (personalities : Don Holleder, Ronnie Knox, and Jim Swink)
  • 1956 : the year of the Oklahoma Tornado, Iowa Wing-T, and Pacific Coast Scandal (personalities : Jimmy Brown, Johnny Majors; and Bud Wilkinson)
  • 1957 : the year of the end to Oklahoma's 47, the Probation Champions, and Wolfpack Road Warriors (personalities : Johnny Majors; and Bud Wilkinson)
  • 1958 : the year of Chinese Bandits, Lonely End, and two-point conversions (personalities : Earl "Red" Blaik, Alex Hawkins, and Jim Tatum)
  • 1959 : the year of the Orange Champion, Halloween thriller, and wild card rule (personalities : Billy Cannon and Bob Schloredt)
  • 1960 : the year of new career opportunities, Oklahoma's dethronement, and new frontier at the Orange Bowl (personalities : Joe Bellino and Mike Ditka)
  • 1961 : the year of the Upside-down year, an indignant faculty, and the Wacky Horned Frogs (personalities : Ernie Davis and Alex Kroll)
  • 1962 : the year of a long-awaited No. 1 vs No. 2 matchup, unrest at Ole Miss, and the Sportsman of the Year (personalities : Terry Baker and John McKay)
  • 1963 : the year of significant change, Staubach and Butkus, and scholarly Panthers (personalities : Joe Namath and Roger Staubach)
  • 1964 : the year of the Notre Dame Miracle, ready for primetime thriller, and Arkansas Holiday (personalities : Hale Irwin and Alan Page)
  • 1965 : the year of freedom of substitution, after-Bowl polls, and high tide timing (personalities : Hale Irwin and Alan Page)
  • 1966 : the year of the Game of the Century, marketing of Gatorade, and bad timing for undefeated Tide (personalities : Bobby Dodd and Steve Spurrier)
  • 1967 : the year of City of Angels Showdown, keep the ball rollin', and stallings traps Bear (personalities : John Isenbarger and Ken Stabler)
  • 1968 : the year of the Greatest Sophomore Class, unveiling of the Wishbone, and a 29-29 win (personalities : Brian Dowling and O.J. Simpson)
  • 1969 : the year of Beano's Crystal Ball, Nixon's Number One, and football's centennial (personalities : Mike Reid and Bo Schembechler)
  • 1970 : the year of the quarterback, Bowl upsets after eleven games, and aeronautic tragedy (Archie Manning and Jim Plunkett)
  • 1971 : the year of Nebraska's Game of the Century, Bear learning new tricks, and the Thunder Chickens (personalities : Terry Beasley and Ed Marinaro)
  • 1972 : the year of Southern California Sunshine, Archie leads freshmen back into fray, and BYU's rushing king (personalities : Johnny Rodgers and Brad Van Pelt)
  • 1973 : the year of Ara's era's big play, Big Ten's vengeful vote, and something for Joey (personalities : John Cappelletti and Lucius, Dewey, and Lee Roy Selon)
  • 1974 : the year of Oklahoma's half-ignored title, Rose Bowl Rubber Match, and Michigan's bowl-less seniors (personalities : Woody Hayes and Randy White)
  • 1975 : the year of passing dodo-birds, Archie's Heisman double, and Arizona State's broken hearts (personalities : Archie Griffin and Barry Switzer)
  • 1976 : the year of the Panthers' American success story, coaching greats into the sunset, and Cougar SWC debut (personalities : Tony Dorsett and Joe Roth)
  • 1977 : the year of the underdogs, the Tyler Rose blooms at tailback, and wearing of the green (personalities : Earl Campbell and Gary Spani)
  • 1978 : the year of the goal-line admonition, chicken soup comeback, and Woody's Punch Bowl (personalities : Paul "Bear" Bryant and Jim Kovach)
  • 1979 : the year of the Tide topping the Big Three, Mount Kush toppled, and the greatest offensive line (personalities : Art Schlichter and J.C. Watts)
  • 1980 : the year of "how 'bout dem dawgs!?," holiday miracle pass, and controversy for the Big Ten and Pac-10 (personalities : Jim McMahon and George Rogers)
  • 1981 : the year of Bear's stagg party, Allen's run to daylight, and Tigers prowl as last number one (personalities : Marcus Allen, William Perry, and Herschel Walker)
  • 1982 : the year of the Ironic National Title, Herschel leaves for "The Donald," and Elway's strange finale (personalities : E. Dickerson/C. James, John Elway, and Jackie Sherrill)
  • 1983 : the year of a hurricane hitting the Orange Bowl, Georgia's senior mission, and Auburn's best-ever factor (personalities : Ricky Hunley and Mike Rozier)
  • 1984 : the year of Flutie's heroic hail Mary, television frenzy fed, and a suitcase full of money (personalities : Doug Flutie and Bernie Kosar)
  • 1985 : the year of back to basics after Aikman's knockout, close Heisman shave, and Eddie winning his 324th (personalities : Bo Jackson and John Lee)
  • 1986 : the year of the prime-time showdown in the Valley of the Sun, steroids for sale, and Lockbaum for Heisman (personalities : Brian Bosworth and Joe Paterno)
  • 1987 : the year of raising canes, "Tie dye," SMU doomed to death (personalities : Lou Holtz and Jimmy Johnson)
  • 1988 : the year of third-year magic, mainstream negative stories, and records for Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Houston (personalities : Barry Sanders and Deion Sanders)
  • 1989 : the year of Sal's memorial, double Ericksons and run-and-shoot's Heisman with no prisoners (personalities : Sal Aunese and Chuckie Mullins)
  • 1990 : the year of Helter Skelter Fifth Down and Cinderella in Atlanta, dancing the hokey pokey, and rocket's near glare (personalities : Raghib Ismail and Todd Marinovich)
  • 1991 : the year of wide right again, shared title in distant corners, and the struck pose (personalities : Ty Detmer and Desmond Howard)
  • 1992 : the year of the first conference championship game, Hurricane Andrew, and Alabama's Sugar surprise (personalities : Ed Bunn/Ricky Logo and Bill Walsh)
  • 1993 : the year of the Coalition Poll, the team that beat the team, and Orange Bowl thriller (personalities : Bobby Bowden and Joe Panos)
  • 1994 : the year of the only game in town, slip in Bloomington occasions the Doctor's title, and the five-cornered knot (personalities : Bill McCartney and Steve McNair)
  • 1995 : the year of Northwestern's purple dream, bowl alliance, and Nebraska's repeaters (personalities : Ronde and Tiki Barber, Brook Berringer, and Shaun Stephenson)
  • 1996 : the year of changing landscape, overtime thrillers and marathons, and Gators aided by gamesmanship (personalities : Pat Tillman and Danny Wuerrfel)
  • 1997 : the year of return to Peyton place, nothing wrong with Michigan, and another split decision (personalities : Brian Griese and Peyton Manning)
  • 1998 : the year of the bowl championship launch, volunteer triumph, and Bowdens in the news (personalities : Hayden Fry and Ricky Williams)
  • 1999 : the year of distracted wire-to-wire win, the magical freshman, and November nightmare (personalities : Ron Dayne, Michael Vick, and Peter Warrick)
  • 2000 : the year of Oklahoma's new millennium, stupid computer picks, and Northwest surprises (personalities : Drew Brees and Josh Heupel)
  • 2001 : the year of helping to heal a nation, cancellation in Pullman, and return of Miami's might (personalities : Eric Crouch and Eric Peppers)
  • 2002 : the year of the twelfth game, Irish return to glory, and overtime Buckeyes (personalities : Jeremy Bloom and Tyrone Willingham)
  • 2003 : the year of lack of collegiality, peasant's revolt, and three for number one (personalities : Chad Lavalais and Neil Parry/Jeff Smoker)
  • 2004 : the year of finding a quarterback, sudden fumble reversal, and Auburn and AP out of BCS (personalities : Sylvester Croom and David Greene/David Pollack)
  • 2005 : the year of Trojans try for three, Austin City elation, and deep South's hurricane devastation (personalities : Reggie Bush and Vince Young)
  • 2006 : the year of the colossal clash of Columbus, monstrous months, and redemption of the Big East (personalities : Darren McFadden and Troy Smith)
  • Top 70 college team scores, lineups, and stats
  • Air Force Academy Falcons
  • Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Arizona Wildcats
  • Arizona State Sun Devils
  • Arkansas Razorbacks
  • Army (U.S. Military Academy) Black Knights
  • Auburn Tigers
  • Baylor Bears
  • Boston College Eagles
  • Brigham Young Cougars
  • California Golden Bears
  • Clemson Tigers
  • Colorado Buffaloes
  • Duke Blue Devils
  • Florida Gators
  • Florida State Seminoles
  • Georgia Bulldogs
  • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • Houston Cougars
  • Illinois Fighting Illini
  • Indiana Hoosiers
  • Iowa Hawkeyes
  • Iowa State Cyclones
  • Kansas Jayhawks
  • Kansas State Wildcats
  • Kentucky Wildcats
  • Louisiana State Tigers 27
  • Maryland Terrapins
  • Miami Hurricanes
  • Michigan Wolverines
  • Michigan State Spartans
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers
  • Mississippi Rebels
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs
  • Missouri Tigers
  • Navy (U.S. Naval Academy) Midshipmen
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • North Carolina Tar Heels
  • North Carolina State Wolfpack
  • Northwestern Wildcats
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  • Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Oklahoma Sooners
  • Oklahoma State Cowboys
  • Oregon Ducks
  • Oregon State Beavers
  • Penn State Nittany Lions
  • Pittsburgh Panthers
  • Purdue Boilermakers
  • Rice Owls
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  • South Carolina Gamecocks
  • Southern California Trojans
  • Southern Methodist Mustangs
  • Stanford Cardinal
  • Syracuse Orange
  • Tennessee Volunteers
  • Texas Longhorns
  • Texas A&M Aggies
  • Texas Christian Horned Frogs
  • Texas Tech Red Raiders
  • U.C.L.A. Bruins
  • Vanderbilt Commodores
  • Virginia Cavaliers
  • Virginia Tech Hokies
  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  • Washington Huskies
  • Washington State Cougars
  • West Virginia Mountaineers
  • Wisconsin Badgers.

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