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Racine College football

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Racine College
First season1879
Last season1887
LocationRacine, Wisconsin
NCAA divisionDivision I
ConferenceIndependent
Bowl record0–0 (–)

The Racine College football team represented Racine College in the sport of American football. Racine and the University of Michigan inaugurated college football in the Midwest with a match played on May 30, 1879. Michigan won, 1–0.[1] The school played college football until 1887, and until 1903 as a preparatory school. "In 1903 football games were cancelled because the players were caught eating fudge, which was thought to make them poor athletes and students.'[2]

References

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  1. ^ Football
  2. ^ "America's Lost Colleges".