1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game

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Name=First Night Football Game
Date=September 28, 1892
Year=1892
Visitor School=Wyoming Seminary
Visitor Name Short=Wyoming Seminary
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Visitor Coaches=J.H. Race
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Home School=Mansfield University
Home Name Short=Mansfield Normal
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Home Coaches=Professor S. E. Sprole
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Type=Regular season game
Stadium=Smythe Park
City=Mansfield, PennsylvaniaThe 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game, played September 28 1892, was the first-ever football game played at night. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2664687 ESPN] "Mansfield eliminates Division II football program"] [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/17/AR2006111701688.html Washington Post] Good Night] The game was played between Wyoming Seminary (a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania) and Mansfield State Normal School in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. During the time period, it was common for a college and high school to play each other in football--a practice that has long since been discontinued.

Game Summary

The lighting brought in turned out to be inadequate for gameplay. The game itself lasted only 20 minutes and there were only 10 plays. Both sides agreed to end at halftime with a 0-0 tie after several players had an unfortunate run-in with a light pole. [ [http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/060507/060507reenactments.html USA Today Weekend] Past and Present: Replaying History]

References in modern culture

Annual Reenactment

This historic game is celebrated by a yearly reenactment of the original game played between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal School during an autumn festival known as the "Fabulous 1890's Weekend." The re-enactment of the game is a play-by-play version of the actual game as recorded. Fans who watch the game are sometimes known to correct players when they deviate from the original recorded plays. [ [http://www.mansfield.org/about-us.html Mansfield Chamber of Commerce] ]

100th Anniversary

The 100th anniversary of the game happened to occur on Monday, September 28, 1992. Monday Night Football celebrated of "100 years of night football" with a game between the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won, 27-7 in front of 77,486 fans. [ [http://www.kcchiefs.com/media/misc/year_by_year.pdf Kansas City Chiefs] Year-by-year record]

Reference

External links

* [http://www.mansfield.edu Mansfield University of Pennsylvania official website]
* [http://www.wyomingseminary.org/ Wyoming Seminary]
* [http://www.1890sweekend.com/1892ftbl.htm 1890's Weekend Official Site]
* [http://www.joycetice.com/articles/1892foot.htm Play-By-Play at a fan site]