Complex sentence: The first football game, played on November 6,1869 between Rutgers and Princeton, was played with a round ball with 25-men on each team and resembled a combination of rugby and soccer in its rules.
Split into simpler sentences: The first football game was played on November 6,1869 between Rutgers and Princeton. The game was played between two teams of 25 players each, used a round ball, and resembled a combination of rugby and soccer in its rules.