History of College Football
319 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsMy new book is live on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FL1SR7Q
The History of College Football, a NCAA gridiron memory lane. From Heisman winners to National Champions, all-time teams, players and their record setting performances, streaks and scores, we strive to remember. Teams that formed our memories, the rivalries that ensued. The coaches instrumental in shaping the game that is now the ACC, AAC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, HBCU football, the Ivy League, this site is dedicated to saying thank you to you all. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
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Episode 217 - The most stunning win for each team in the Mountain West in their illustrious history.
October 07, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the Mountain West in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 216 - The countdown of the 10 Greatest Games ever played in the month of October.
October 03, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBToday we countdown of the 10 Greatest Games ever played in the month of October in the history of college football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 215 - The most stunning loss for each team that is Independent in their illustrious history.
September 30, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.34 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team that is Independent in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 214 - The incomparable years of coach Bobby Dobbs from years 1965-1968.
September 26, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBToday we discuss the incomparable years of coach Bobby Dobbs from years 1965-1968, unique achievements that will never be seen again. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 213 - The most stunning loss for each team in the Conference USA in their illustrious history.
September 23, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in the Conference USA in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 212 - The countdown of the 10 Greatest Games ever played in the month of September.
September 19, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBToday we countdown of the 10 Greatest Games ever played in the month of September in the history of college football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 211 - The most stunning win for each team in the Big 12 in their illustrious history.
September 16, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.6 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the Big 12 in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 210 - The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels, one of the greatest college football teams of all-time.
September 12, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBToday we discuss the 1959 Ole Miss Rebels, one of the greatest college football teams of all-time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 209 - The most stunning win for each team in the AAC in their illustrious history.
September 09, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the AAC in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 208 - Guest Gordie Lockbaum, Div I-AA Holy Cross Crusaders, Heisman finalist
September 05, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBGuest Gordie Lockbaum, from Div I-AA Holy Cross Crusaders, discusses his career at Holy Cross and his run for the Heisman Trophy. In 1986, Lockbaum finished 5th in Heisman balloting, in 1987, he finished 3rd. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 207 - The most stunning win for each team in the Mid-American Conference in their illustrious history.
September 02, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBToday, we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the Mid-American Conference in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 206 - Top 20 Reasons to Love the college football history of Texas Longhorns
August 29, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBToday, we discuss the Top 20 Reasons to Love the college football history of Texas Longhorns. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 205 - The most stunning win for each team in the Sun Belt Conference in their illustrious history.
August 26, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in theSun Belt Conference in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 10 teams currently residing in the Sun Belt, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning win in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 204 - The feast or famine seasons of the Virginia Cavaliers from 1890-1930.
August 22, 2022 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.6 MBToday we discuss the oddly unusual feast or famine seasons that spanned 40 years from 1890-1930 of the Virginia Cavaliers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 203 - The most stunning loss for each team in the Mountain West in their illustrious history.
August 19, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in the Mountain West in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 202 - Guest Bertrand Berry, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 12-year NFL veteran
August 15, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBGuest Bertrand Berry, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 12-year NFL veteran discusses his career at Notre Dame and in the NFL, plus some college football history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 201 - Phil Steele, creator and author of College Football Preview
August 12, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBPhil Steele, author of the best-selling college football preseason magazine, College Football Preview discusses his upcoming Fall Preview. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 200 - Guest: B.J. Jones, contributor to HBCU GameDay and a part of the BCSN, the Black College Sports Network
August 08, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBB.J. Jones, contributor to HBCU GameDay and and a part of the BCSN, the Black College Sports Network, discusses the upcoming season on HBCU GameDay. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 199 - The most stunning loss for each team in the ACC in their illustrious history.
August 05, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in the ACC in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 198 - The most stunning win for each team in the ACC in their illustrious history.
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the ACC in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 197 - The 1932 Brown Bears, who defeated 6 consecutive undefeated teams
July 29, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBToday we discuss the 1932 Brown Bears, who defeated 6 consecutive undefeated teams; one of the greatest college football teams of all-time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 196 - The Stanford Cardinal cast of the legendary coaches
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBToday we discuss the Stanford Cardinal cast of legendary coaches. Perhaps no other program boasts names that serve as the cornerstone of coaching excellence. Names like Walter Camp, Fielding Yost, Pop Warner, Clark Shaughnessy and Bill Walsh left their imprint on the Mount Rushmore of coaching legends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 195 - Guest Pastor Clint Poppe, host of the radio station KNNA-LP 95.7 The Cross.
July 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBGuest Pastor Clint Poppe, host of the radio station KNNA-LP 95.7 The Cross, discusses the college football history of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 194 - The most stunning win for each team in the PAC-12 in their history.
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the PAC-12 in their illustrious history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 193 - The five greatest punters in the history of college football.
July 15, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.37 MBToday. we count down the five greatest punters in the history of college football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 192 - The most stunning loss for each team in the Sun Belt Conference in their illustrious history.
July 11, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in theSun Belt Conference in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 10 teams currently residing in the Sun Belt, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning loss in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 191 - Guest Seth Fisher, Editor of MGoBlog, the nation’s largest independent sports blog
July 08, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBSeth Fisher, Editor of MGoBlog, the nation’s largest independent sports blog and publisher of 'Hail to the Victors' magazine discusses the legacy of coach Fritz Crisler, his impact on the Michigan football program and college football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 190 - The 1934-1941 dynasty of the Minnesota Golden Gophers
July 04, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBToday we discuss the 1934-1941 dynasty of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who won 5 national championships in 8 years. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 189 - Guest Jay Paterno, Assistant Coach Penn State Nittany Lions
July 01, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBGuest Jay Paterno, coach, writer, author and son of Coach Joe Paterno, discusses Penn State football, including the evolution of the White Out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 188 - The most stunning loss for each team in the SEC in their illustrious history.
June 27, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in the SEC in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 14 teams currently residing in the SEC, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning loss in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 187 - The most stunning win for each team in the SEC in their illustrious history.
June 24, 2022 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the SEC in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 14 teams currently residing in the SEC, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning win in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 186 - The most stunning loss for each team in the Big Ten in their illustrious history.
June 20, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBToday we discuss the most stunning loss for each team in the Big Ten in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 14 teams currently residing in the Big Ten, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning loss in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 185 - The most stunning win for each team in the Big Ten in their illustrious history.
June 17, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBToday we discuss the most stunning win for each team in the Big Ten in their illustrious college football history. Today, in alphabetical order, we will turn to each one of the 14 teams currently residing in the Big Ten, and discuss what we consider the program’s most stunning win in the team’s storied history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 184 - Guest Randy Cross, UCLA Bruins, San Francisco 49ers, 3-time Super Bowl Champion
June 13, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBGuest Randy Cross, UCLA Bruins, College Football Hall of Fame, San Francisco 49ers and 3-time Super Bowl Champion, discusses his illustrious playing career at UCLA, with the 49ers, as a sports analyst and some college football history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 183 - 33 instances of College Football Lore
June 10, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBToday we discuss 33 instances of College Football Lore. What a long strange trip it has been. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 182 - Jamie Walker, Football Play by Play Announcer/Color Analyst/PA, ESPN+, SIAC
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBGuest Jamie Walker discusses his career as a play by play announcer and HBCU Football. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 181 - Guest Eric Henry, FWAA, SB Nation, FIU Beat Writer & Biletnikoff Award voter
June 03, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBGuest Eric Henry discusses life as a Bileknikoff Voter, FIU football and college football history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 180 - The Game of the Century, Arkansas-Texas, Dec. 6, 1969
May 30, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBToday we discuss "The Game of the Century", Arkansas-Texas, Dec. 6, 1969, the events leading up to the game, the game and the aftermath. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 179 - Coach Gil Dobie, University of Washington, the coach who never lost
May 27, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBToday we discuss Coach Gil Dobie, University of Washington, a man who never lost in his 9 seasons at U of Washington, from 1908 to 1916. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 178 - Florida International Panthers' football history
May 23, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBToday we discuss the college football history of the Florida International Panthers. This program is new in the annals of college football history. One coach who turned the program around, one hook and lateral to secure the program’s first bowl win, one kickoff return for a TD to end a long losing streak, one fourth quarter meltdown that derailed a winning streak, one infamous brawl, one balanced team, one exceptional wide receiver, three stellar quarterbacks, one Shula Bowl, one very long p...
Episode 177 - USC's Anthony Davis vs Notre Dame from 1972 to 1974
May 20, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBToday we discuss USC's Anthony Davis vs Notre Dame from 1972 to 1974. People may not recall Anthony Davis 3,772 career rushing yards or 44 touchdowns. Or his NCAA-record 42.5-yard average on kickoff returns his senior season. But they do recall his epic performances against Notre Dame in 3 games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 176 - Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders' football history
May 16, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBToday we discuss the college football history of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. This program, which dates back to 1911, posted 8 undefeated teams. One national championship on the NAIA level, one coach with a near perfect four year stretch, three stellar coaches, one shutout to secure a national championship, one defensive meltdown that ended a very long stretch of consecutive shutouts, one coach who opted for an extra point instead of going for two to secure the perfect season, one stun...
Episode 175 - The strange and curious case of Steve Sebo, Penn Quakers head coach from 1954 to 1959
May 13, 2022 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBToday we discuss the strange and curious case of Steve Sebo, Penn Quakers head coach from 1954 to 1959. Why was a coach fired after suddenly winning the program's first ever conference title after posting five consecutive losing seasons? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 174 - UAB Blazers' football history
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBToday we discuss the college football history of the UAB Blazers. This program is a recent program in the annals of college football and on top of that, had to endure a closure to its program and a reopening. One coach to procure the program’s first ever bowl win, one coach who procured a phenomenal start for the program, one bowl win, one full team effort from offense, defense and special teams to defeat a ranked opponent, one third quarter collapse to derail a bowl win, one offensive jugge...
Episode 173 - The 1939 college football season of the Tennessee Volunteers, undefeated, untied, un-scored upon in the regular season
May 06, 2022 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBToday we discuss the 1939 college football season of the Tennessee Volunteers, undefeated, untied, un-scored upon in the regular season. They are the last college football team to procure this feat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 172 - The 1938 college football season of the Duke Blue Devils, undefeated, untied, un-scored upon in the regular season
May 02, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MBToday we discuss the 1938 college football season of the Duke Blue Devils, undefeated, untied, un-scored upon in the regular season. This team was 40 seconds away from being hailed as perhaps the greatest college football team of all-time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 171 - Kent State Golden Flashes' football history
April 29, 2022 08:00 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBToday we discuss the college football history of the Kent State Golden Flashes. This program, for all its ups and downs, did have moments of defensive genius. One legendary coach, one longtime winning coach, one second half kickoff return to propel the program to their first MAC Championship, one win to end a long losing streak, one loss to derail an undefeated-untied season, one case of when time ran out on a furious comeback, one team with a suffocating defense, two teams ranked in the AP ...
Episode 170 - The high scoring 1919 and 1920 seasons of the Kendall Orange and Black, now called the Tulsa Golden Hurricane
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBToday we discuss Tulsa’s extraordinarily high scoring 1919 and 1920 seasons. In back-to-back seasons, the Kendall Orange and Black, now called the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, put up numbers that have stood the vastitudes of time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jay-abramson/support
Episode 169 - Buffalo Bulls' football history
April 22, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBToday we discuss the college football history of the Buffalo Bulls. This program, that dates back to the 1800s, and in their long history, has tasted both perfection and bitter defeat. One perfect coach, four stellar coaches, one win to catapult the program to its only appearance in the final AP Poll, one collapse to secure a bowl loss, one offensive meltdown to derail an undefeated-untied season, one furious comeback that fell short, five stellar teams, one perfect team, one ferocious lineb...
Episode 168 - The 'Ten-Year War' between Michigan and Ohio State
April 18, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBToday we discuss the 'Ten-Year' War' between Michigan and Ohio State. The 10 Year War lasted from 1969 to 1978 and pitted Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes. This rivalry encapsulated what it meant to engage in a bitter rivalry, in a classic teacher-versus-student matchup, between 2 programs that simply do like each other. Every year, Michigan and Ohio State faced off and the winner would go on to earn a berth in the Rose Bowl berth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...