Hall of Fame Birthdays and Historic Rivalries: What Happened on October 25 in Football History? They were unbeatable, so it seemed. Opponents entered the games against them with little hope of victory. October 25 was a day when the winning streaks of two of college football’s powerhouses ended: first, Yale in 1887, and 70 years

On October 25, 1947, college football witnessed one of its greatest upsets when the unranked Columbia Lions shocked the No. 6 Army Cadets with a dramatic 21-20 victory at Baker Field in New York. This game was monumental, as it snapped the Army’s incredible 32-game unbeaten streak, which stretched back four years and covered the

October 2, 1922 – End Bill Swiacki of Columbia University is born. Swiacki’s education began at Holy Cross, but was interrupted by his service in the armed forces during World War II. He then enrolled at Columbia upon returning home to civilian life. The National Football Foundation notes Bill as the man who brought down

On September 17, 1910, we had another legendary birthday, that of Cliff Montgomery, the former quarterback from Columbia University. Montgomery had his watershed collegiate moment on the big stage at a crucial moment. The setting was the 1934 Rose Bowl, and heavily favored Stanford University was having its way with the Lions in the second