Timothy P. Brown at FootballArchaeology.com found a late fall Western (later to be called the Big Ten) Conference game back in 1925 that had some poor weather that helped create 33 fumbles in the contest. Tim joins us to give us the scoop on this turnover filled game from a century ago.
The Snow Game of 1925
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Introduction
When a good amount of snow hits a gridiron field at just the right time, a game that may have been forgotten over a short period of time becomes extrememly memorable for ages to come. Most of us can remember the famous Miami at Dallas Thanksgiving contest where weather and an error in judgement by the very talented Leon Lett has taken that contest into the legendary category. A college game back in 1925 is almost as memorable, and once again the frozen white stuff that falls from the sky had an impact on this one too.
An undefeated Iowa hosted Wisconsin back on November 7, 1925 in a Western Conference match-up. The Hawkeyes sat at 5-0, sitting just ahead of Red Grange and mighty Illinois Illini that Iowa had defeated 12-10 just a couple of weeks earlier. A 4-1-1 Badgers team was still very much in the hunt as well for the Conference bragging rights. What should have been a splendid matchup of two very talented teams turned into a very blustery error-riddne game when over four inches of snow fell on the field just before kick off.
Please read all about it and enjoy some images from the game on Tim's post.
The 1925 Iowa-Wisconsin Snow Game’s 33 Fumbles
The winter wonderland gridiron clash of 1925 between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Iowa Hawkeyes as told by FootballArchaeology.com.Our guest
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Football Archaeology
Timothy Brown's FootballArchaeology.com is a website dedicated to preserving pigskin history. digs into gridiron history to examine how football’s evolution shapes today's game. The site has a variety of articles, history of football word origins, and Daily Tidbits, which have a daily football factoid that shares some quite interesting items and aspects of the gridiron in a short read. They preserve football history in a very unique way Visit the site at Today's Tidbits.
Timothy P Brown
Tim Brown, one of the foremost experts on early college football, is the host and founder of FootballArchaeology.com. Tim's love of the gridiron's past goes beyond just the website. Mr Brown, to date, is the author of three books on football history, appears on various football history podcasts, and has been quoted in articles by The Athletic, The Chicago Tribune, and other publications. He guest authors articles on UniWatch, and his research on the 1920s West Point Cavalry Detachment teams contributed to All American: The Power of Sports, currently on display at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C.His books include: Fields of Friendly Strife; How Football Became Football: 150 Years of the Game's Evolution; and Hut! Hut! Hike! A History of Football Terminology, which explores the history of football’s words and expressions and how they became connected to the game.
Special Thanks
A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: Timothy Brown and his FootballArchaeology.com website.
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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