response: They were college teams then too.
history: It's almost the best time of year. the first kickoff of American Football season. And to just think; the first match of American football was played on November 6, 1869! I'm sure it's a complete different game then it is today. The year the Detroit Lions will win the super bowl. The first match was between Rutgers and Princeton. Strange now those are college teams and not NFL
knowledge: The first match of American football was played on November 6, 1869, between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton, under rules based on the association football rules of the time.