Football is more
closely associated with autumn. However, college
football season begins in August, so here's the question: When
did
West Virginia University play its first football game?
Washington &
Jefferson College of Pennsylvania defeated West
Virginia University 72-0 on November 28, 1891, a
less-than-encouraging start to WVU football.
This football helmet goes to the early days of the
sport when players did not have
a face mask and played only with a leather covering protecting
their heads from
blows, ca. early 1900s. Donated by Neva H. Bowen, Clendenin. Mu
92-62.1
A family from the Clarksburg area used this genuine
cowhide football, ca. 1908.
This particular football could be ordered from a Sears and Roebuck
catalogue with
lacing needle and pump for $4.20. Donated by Marilyn Seeley of
Jacksonburg.
Mu 94-79.10