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The Football War (Spanish: Guerra del fútbol), also known as the Soccer War or the 100 Hour War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided with rioting during a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier . [ 7 ]
The football rivalry between the two schools dates back to Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1899.In the first ever matchup between the two schools and the first game that Colorado Agricultural (now known as Colorado State) ever played outside of Colorado, a disagreement between officials from the two schools resulted in a controversial ending to the game.
2009: Called the "War for the Roses", because it was the first time a win guaranteed a Rose Bowl berth. [15] In a back-and-forth game, Oregon won, 37–33. The Ducks represented the Pac-10 in the 2010 Rose Bowl, their first appearance since 1995.
The Oregon–Oregon State rivalry (formerly known as the Civil War [1]) is a college rivalry between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University.The rivalry is one of the oldest in the nation, dating back to 1894 when the two universities' football teams first met.
The Ten Year War was a series of college football games, played from 1969 to 1978, ... forcing a fumble. In the 1968 game, Ohio State won 50–14, outscoring its foe ...
The Blitz was still taking place when the 1941 Football League War Cup Final took place at Wembley on 31 May. Preston North End and Arsenal drew 1–1 in front of a 60,000 crowd. Preston won the replay at Blackburn, 2–1. Robert Beattie got both of Preston's goals. [22] Wolves won the Football League War Cup in 1942, beating Sunderland 4–1. [23]
On January 1, 1929, the Golden Bears faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, USA.Midway through the second quarter, Riegels, who played center on both offensive and defensive lines and who was then playing in a role similar to that of the modern defensive nose guard or nose tackle, picked up a fumble by Tech's Jack "Stumpy" Thomason.
In this game, both teams were undefeated, with Ohio State ranked first, and Michigan ranked fourth. A conference championship, Rose Bowl appearance, and possible national championship were on the line in this monumental game, part of the hotly contested stretch of the rivalry known as The Ten Year War.