[NU Sports] First game

Sat Jan 16 15:19:49 CST 2010

I previously mentioned the first games I ever attended, neither of which involved the Cats. My first NU game was in 1966. It was our first home game of the season, a conference game against a lowly Indiana. We were big favorites, yet we lost, 26-14. A definite bummer for a freshman attending his first Big Ten game. - Jim B.

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>Mine is 1975 wun over ,NIU 10-3. Figured winning was easy at NU (freshman ignorance). Randy Dean definitely QB for NU that day and I think Jerome Holsman or Holstein was QB for NIU. Both would play pro ball for the Giants.
>
>Harry 
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>Harry
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Dennis W. Brandt" <tbng at comcast.net>
>Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:25:40 
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>Subject: [NU Sports] First game
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>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.
>
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>From: "Jason Singer" <jintsjason at me.com>
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>> 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:
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>>> 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 (?)
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   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 (?)
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>>>>
>>>> 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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