College soccer grew during the 1970s, with the NCAA creating a men's Division III in 1974 to suit the increasing number of institutions. Soccer became an organized collegiate sport in the United States in the years following the Civil War. On November 6, 1876, Princeton and Rutgers colleges played the first intercollegiate soccer match in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which Rutgers won 6-4. The game resembled rugby and soccer more than gridiron football. 1876-1880