[NU Sports] First game

[Dennis W. Brandt]

1964 vs. Oregon State.  We win 7 - 3.  If memory serves, fullback Roger 
Murphy scored the only touchdown.  (That's a reach deep into my memory.) 
OSU went to the Rose Bowl that year, and Michigan hammered them.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Singer" <jintsjason at me.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Wrigley Field IS Big Enuff for NU Football (?)


> Cats: First game was a win. NIU in 1982 to end the streak.
>
> Pro: NY Giant vs. St. Louis Cardinal on Nov. 24th, 1974 at the Yale Bowl. 
> The Giants lost 23-21 to go to 2-9.
> Apparently I was preparing to be a Wildcat football fan at an early age 
> (pre-95 of course).
>
>
> Jason Singer
> jason at jasonsinger.com
>
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:05 AM, mlinhardt at netzero.com wrote:
>
>> The first college game September 16, 1989 a 48 to 31 loss to air farce as 
>> game #2 of an 0-11 campaign during the middle of Francis Peay's tenure.
>>
>> That season was highligted by the 76-14 debacle vs. MSU, although losing 
>> at home to the Ill-whine-i 63-14 was probably worse.
>>
>> The first win I saw was the following year vs. NIU where we crushed them 
>> 24-7 to break a 14 game losing streak.
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Jim Bendat <thehaze at earthlink.net>
>>
>> Eric, you just provided an idea for a new thread: the first football game 
>> we ever attended:
>>
>> For me, my first game was in 1955: SC vs. Notre Dame (yes, evil vs. 
>> evil)(and Jon Arnett vs. Paul Hornung).
>>
>> And, while we're at it, my first NFL game was in 1956: Chicago Cardinals 
>> vs. L.A. Rams.
>>
>> Jim B.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: wildelk2 at aol.com
>>> Sent: Jan 15, 2010 10:19 PM
>>> To: mhrjgscott at aol.com, nwu-sports at tssi.com
>>> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Wrigley Field IS Big Enuff for NU Football (?)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   I enjoy "The Voice of Experience".  I was born in 1963....I'll let 
>>> that sit for a second....My Dad speaks of the Eagles win over Green Bay 
>>> in 1960 like it was yesterday.
>>>
>>>        Go Cats!!! Eric
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mhrjgscott at aol.com
>>> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
>>> Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 12:15 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Wrigley Field IS Big Enuff for NU Football (?)
>>>
>>>
>>> The measured it up and they can fit a football field in there
>>>
>>>
>>> t would be great to have the annual NU - Ilnoise game there every year,
>>> lthough the dimensions have changed a bit, it was fine for football, 
>>> even
>>> ith  a stone wall with dead Ivy only a couple feet past the end zone. I 
>>> will
>>> ever  forget how cold it was for the 1963 NFL championship game between 
>>> the
>>> ears and  Giants.
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