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Why is writing important to you and why do you think it’s an important medium for the world? “My average isn’t .385 in hitting; it’s .107 in getting splinters.” These were lines 4-5 of a poorly hand-written fourth grade ‘Ode […] — authorsguild.org
Peter Oltchick is the co-author (with beloved longtime New York Daily News journalist Bill Bell) of Football for Fun: The Story of Coach Stewart “Fergie” Ferguson. Tom Flynn (Dan Rather Reports, CBS News) writes: “Fergie, the football coach, is an All-American character. The book is a rollicking fun read.” Peter has written for the online magazine Suite101 and is the author of Clean Clara, a children’s picture book celebrating friendship. He loves to visit schools for customized classroom and library programs and still loves Wordle.
Peter is an accomplished marketing and business development thought leader, an advocate of a positive, inclusive youth sports culture, and would welcome a shot to compete in a Connect 4 championship down the road. He is an alum of Colgate University and Columbia University Business School, and lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
A Glimpse into the 1959 Syracuse Orange Football Team
The 1959 Syracuse Orange football team wasn't just a good team; they were a juggernaut. They stormed through the season undefeated, capturing the national championship and etching their names in college football history as one of the greatest teams ever assembled. Here's a closer look at what made them so special:
Dominant Offense:
Led by the legendary Ben Schwartzwalder, the "perfect offense" of the '59 Orange averaged a staggering 39 points per game, an unheard-of number in that era.
Their multifaceted attack boasted a balanced blend of run and pass, featuring a lethal combination of the Heisman Trophy-winning running back Ernie Davis, quarterback Gerhard Schwedes, and a talented receiving corps.
Their innovative "T-formation" offense, often with unbalanced sets and misdirection, kept defenses guessing and led to explosive playmaking.
Unflappable Defense:
While the offense grabbed headlines, the defense was anything but a pushover. They held eight of their ten opponents under 10 points, showcasing suffocating discipline and tackling prowess.
Led by linebackers Floyd Little and Ron Stone, the unit shut down opposing offenses and created opportunities for the Orange offense to shine.
Dominant Offense:
Led by the legendary Ben Schwartzwalder, the "perfect offense" of the '59 Orange averaged a staggering 39 points per game, an unheard-of number in that era.
Their multifaceted attack boasted a balanced blend of run and pass, featuring a lethal combination of the Heisman Trophy-winning running back Ernie Davis, quarterback Gerhard Schwedes, and a talented receiving corps.
Their innovative "T-formation" offense, often with unbalanced sets and misdirection, kept defenses guessing and led to explosive playmaking.
Unflappable Defense:
While the offense grabbed headlines, the defense was anything but a pushover. They held eight of their ten opponents under 10 points, showcasing suffocating discipline and tackling prowess.
Led by linebackers Floyd Little and Ron Stone, the unit shut down opposing offenses and created opportunities for the Orange offense to shine.
Football Early Executioner Mask
Broken noses were primarily relegated to football’s past in the 1960s due to the widespread use of face masks. Before that, broken noses were common, so players, trainers, and equipment manufacturers developed methods to protect the proboscis or, at least, to keep them from further harm once injured. Noses went unprotected until 1892 when Harvard captain Arthur Cumnock developed a hard rubber device to protect a teammate’s broken nose. Cumnock soon sold the rights to his invention to John Mo — www.footballarchaeology.com
Timothy Brown takes his Football Archaeology focus towards some player protective gear evolution our way, was he studies early face guards.
First and Five, Eight, Ten, or Fifteen
During the game’s early years, football’s rules were virtually identical to those of rugby which did not allow teams to maintain possession from one scrimmage or scrummage to another. When football went down the possession path in 1880, the rule makers assumed that teams possessing the ball would play honorably, punting when they could not advance the ball after a few scrimmages. However, Princeton had other ideas and kept the ball play and after play versus Yale in 1880 and 1881, leading to — www.footballarchaeology.com
A look at the early yardage penalties in football and the evolution of the yardage enforcement on Football Arcaeology
Sideline Plays and How We See the Past and Future
Studying history helps us understand that each of us understands the world through a unique perspective that results from the time and place we were born, educated, and all our life experiences. For example, as someone living in 2023, it isn’t easy to see the world through the eyes of someone living in the 1920s and 1930s because we bring a worldview informed by the events of the last 100 or 90 years. Likewise, try as they might, those living in the 1920s and 1930s struggled to see the future, — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football Archaeology provides a brilliant viewpoint of how side-line plays were viewed prior to 1932 and the strategy was a bit different than we understand it today.
Carriages and Cars Along The Sideline
Last year I wrote about the days when cars lined the sidelines at football fields until stadiums grew larger, eventually encircling the fields. Initially, football fields did not have stands, or the stands were only on one side, so fans stood on the other sideline and at the end of the fields. Well-controlled locations kept fans behind ropes or in their cars, with the local constables enforcing those rules. Of course, before fans watched games from automobiles, they did so from within or atop ca — www.footballarchaeology.com
A great look at the importance and frequency that vehicles parked don't he sidelines at football games played back in the early history of the game. Football Archaeology does a nice job on this aspect of the sport.
The Rouge and the Two-Point Conversion
It may be the social media circles I ride in, but I’ve enjoyed the attention received by Saskatchewan earning a rouge in Thursday’s game and the potential rouge in Friday’s Winnipeg-Calgary game. Canadian football does not have touchbacks. Downing the ball or being tackled in the end zone following an opponent’s kick results in a rouge or single, which scores one point for the opponent; it is akin to a safety. (Punting or kicking the ball into the opponent’s end zone that then goes out — www.footballarchaeology.com
An interesting look back at the History of Canadian Football's rouge scoring and American Football's two-point conversion by Football Archaeology
From Goat to Good
Teams did not kick field goals in the 1950s with the same frequency as today. College teams often did not attempt field goals in situations we would consider nearly automatic today because straight-ahead kickers were less accurate, did not kick as far as the sidewinders that soon became popular, and the limited substitution rules of the time meant the player doing the kicking was generally among the team’s eleven starters. The kicker was often the best all-around athlete on the team, which is — www.footballarchaeology.com
The football story of a player that took a no-win situation and was successful, propelling him to be remembered in gridiron lore for years to come. Fron Football Archaeology.com
Setting New Standards For Goal Posts
A few days ago, I wrote about college football’s adoption of the two-point conversion in 1958. In that article, I mentioned that college football increased the width of its goal posts in 1959 from 18 feet 6 inches to 24 feet 4 inches, which led to a reduced use of the two-point conversion. However, as often happens when researching a particular topic, the research on two-point conversions uncovered information about alternatives the rule makers considered other than widening the goal posts. — www.footballarchaeology.com
Football Archaeology looks at some interesting history of the goalposts and revisions to size and shape at the different levels.
Appalachian State Mountaineers Football Records
Appalachian State football database including bowls, all time schedules and scores, championships, head coach history, AP finishes and more — cfbalmanac.com
The Appalachian State Mountaineers football program boasts a long and successful history, consistently exceeding expectations and achieving remarkable feats. Here's a brief summary of their key records and accomplishments:
Overall Record:
661 wins, 337 losses, and 28 ties (as of December 9, 2023)
Winning percentage: .658
Consecutive winning seasons: 8 (2015-2023)
Conference Titles:
21 conference championships across various leagues:
6 North Star Conference championships
12 Southern Conference championships
3 Sun Belt Conference championships
FCS Era (1982-2013):
Most successful FBS transition in NCAA history
5 National Championships (1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2022)
20 FCS playoff appearances
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