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[[Category:Carleton Knights football]] |
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Revision as of 00:51, 24 October 2017
| Carleton Knights | |
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| First season | 1883 |
| Head coach | Bob Pagel |
| Stadium | Laird Stadium (capacity: 7,500) |
| Location | Northfield, Minnesota |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MIAC |
| All-time record | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Playoff record | 0-0 |
| Colors | Blue and maize[1] |
| Website | Official website |
The Carleton Knights football team represents Carleton College in the sport of American football.
The Knights biggest rival is St. Olaf College, located on the other side of Northfield, Minnesota. Carleton and St. Olaf first played in 1918 and have played every year except 4 since then. The winner of the game gets the Goat Trophy.[2]
History
Carleton played its first game against the University of Minnesota in 1883. Carleton insisted that a member of the faculty be allowed to play, and they also insisted on playing rugby style football. Minnesota's coach Thomas Peebles preferred the soccer style of play,[3] but agreed to the conditions as long as he could act as the referee. Carleton won the game 4–2.[4] Carleton is the tenth-oldest football program in Division III.[5]
Laird Stadium was built in 1927 with 7,500 seats in one grandstand, as the college was considering joining the Big Ten.[6]
Carleton hosted the only NCAA-sponsored metric football game in 1977. The game was dubbed the "Liter Bowl" everything was measured in meters instead of yards. The field was 100 meters long and 50 meters wide (109.36 and 54.68 yards, respectively) and the football used was 29 centimeters long (within NCAA regulation).[6] Carleton lost the game to St. Olaf by a score of 43-0. The event was the last to fill Carleton's Laird Stadium.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Carleton College Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Carleton Football Report - Week Four" (PDF). Carleton College Athletics. October 4, 2008. p. 5. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ Papas Jr., Al (1990). Gopher Sketchbook. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nodin Press.
- ^ "Football at Minnesota: The Story of Thirty Years' Contests on the Gridiron". General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota. 19 October 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "About the Program". Carleton College.
- ^ a b Tanner, Fliss. "Laird Stadium". Northfield Historical Society.
- ^ Ariel Emery (December 2, 2008). "Historical oddities rest unseen in local archives". Northfield News. WebCite. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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