The Ultimate Guide to College Football
Rankings, Records, and Scores of the Major Teams and Conferences
College football's collected "tales of the tape"
Paper – $30.95
978-0-252-07226-0
Publication Date
Paperback: 07/20/2004
Series: Sport and Society
About the Book
From the first intercollegiate game--Rutgers vs. Princeton in 1869--through the 2003 season, James Quirk's The Ultimate Guide to College Football compiles the complete records of all 117 Division 1-A collegiate football teams. A crucial handbook for college football fans, coaches, players, sports reporters, or anyone interested in the history of college football, it collects the major team and conference records into a single volume.This nearly five-hundred-page compendium includes the teams' locations, nicknames, school colors, conference affiliations, and even stadium capacity. It features Quirk's brief history of college football, the results of bowl games, and the final rankings of teams for each season. The Ultimate Guide to College Football also includes the All America teams, the records of service teams from more than 130 military bases and camps, an extensive list of awards, and a comprehensive history of changes to the rules.
This is the most complete and authoritative reference book on college football ever available. James Quirk's The Ultimate Guide to College Football is an essential resource for any student of the sport.
About the Author
James Quirk (d. 2020) was a retired professor of economics from the California Institute of Technology. He is the coauthor of Pay Dirt: The Business of Professional Team Sports and Hardball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports.Related Titles
