1906

A national brouhaha centered around the brutality of football, as well as what some deemed the inordinate emphasis the game was receiving by the larger universities. Such a furor was raised that President Teddy Roosevelt called upon his own influence to save the sport.

Changes followed. The National Collegiate Athletic Association was formed to provide some control of the game across the country and new rules to govern football were introduced. The length of games was reduced to 60 minutes, the distance to be gained in scrimmage in three downs was increased to ten yards, and the forward pass was legalized, though only one such pass would be admissible during each series of downs.

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