Vintage football photos from N.J. As a proud Rutgers alum ... When Rutgers and Princeton played, two teams of 25 players tried to score by advancing the ball into the opposing team's goal.

We spent some time going through the USA TODAY photo archives and stumbled upon hundreds of incredible historical photos of college football teams, players and coaches from over the years.

As a result, the Rutgers men who played in the first football game wore scarlet-colored turbans and kerchiefs for team identification. As you'll see from the following photos, Rutgers' football ...

Along with baseball, college football is America's most historic sport. A century ago, the football powerhouses of eastern universities were some of the biggest teams in American sports.

Football helmets used to be made of leather and weren't mandatory in the NFL until 1943. Scoreboards used to be manually operated. Football audiences dressed more formally than they do now. Visit ...

Parking and admission are free. Again this year, PennLive will publish some vintage photos of Penn State Nittany Lions and games. For your enjoyment this week - picture day in August 1973.

There's a lot to love about high school football season ... they give us each year with a look at these archival photos of drill teams from around D-FW. From left: Newman Smith High School ...

This gallery is the next in a series that PennLive will publish during the course of Penn State's 2015 football season that features the Nittany Lions playing in the 1970s, '80s and '90s.

Ahead of Saturday's epic matchup between No. 4 Alabama and No. 2 LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium, AL.com looked back to the first time a No. 4-ranked Alabama team hosted LSU nearly a half-century ago.

But before this year's gridiron action hits full stride, we thought you might enjoy a look at this collection of vintage photos ... when the two teams met in this 1989 football game.

Dave Shipp has a lot going on at Vintage High School. He keeps busy as the Crushers’ athletic director and the new head football coach. He bounces between two offices, one in the auxiliary gym ...