1887 in Sports - American Football

American Football

College championship

  • College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs

Events

  • The rules are changed so that gametime is set at two halves of 45 minutes each (as in Association football). Two paid officials, a referee and an umpire, are mandated for each game.

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