page_title: 1912 college football season
hierarchical_section_title: 1912 college football season
caption_attribution_description: English: Harvard's Charles Brickley drop kicking a field goal to beat Dartmouth.
context_page_description: The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring:
  Teams were given 4 downs instead of 3 downs to gain ten yards
  The value of a touchdown was increased from 5 points to 6 points
  The field was reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards, and end zones of ten yards were added
  Kickoff was made from the 40 yard line rather than midfield.
context_section_description: The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring:
  Teams were given 4 downs instead of 3 downs to gain ten yards
  The value of a touchdown was increased from 5 points to 6 points
  The field was reduced from 110 yards to 100 yards, and end zones of ten yards were added
  Kickoff was made from the 40 yard line rather than midfield.
caption: Charles Brickley's drop kick to defeat Dartmouth
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