Where Was The First NFL Game Played?

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, at Douglas Park in Chicago. The game was between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys.

Introduction

On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first ever college football game. However, it wasn’t until November 20, 1876 that representatives from Yale, Columbia, Princeton, and Rutgers met to codify the rules of the game and officially created the Intercollegiate Football Association. College football was born.

Interestingly enough, there were a handful of professional football teams kicking around before there was an official National Football League. One such team was the Allegheny Athletic Association of Pittsburgh, which was founded in 1892. The Allegheny team routinely hired the best players from local colleges (including future Hall of Famers Pudge Heffelfinger and Harold Ballin) and paid them to play for their club team.

In 1898 another group of midwestern teams formed the Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit. This league existed for three years and featured such teams as the Latrobe Athletic Association (founded by golfer/coach/innovator John Brallier), Greensburg Athletic Association, McKeesport Olympians, Washington & Jefferson Presidents, Canonsburg Athletic Club…and yes, even the Allegheny Athletic Association. These teams played against each other and against semi-pro and various college teams throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

The first NFL game was played in 1920

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, at Douglas Park in Chicago. The game was between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys, who later became the Chicago Bears. The Staleys won the game by a score of 7-6.

The first NFL game was played between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys. The Staleys won that game 7-0. The Tigers were a team of all-stars from different NFL teams. The Staleys were a team made up mostly of players from the Chicago area who worked for the A.E. Staley Company, which sponsored the team.

The game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The game was between the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Cardinals. The Staleys won the game by a score of 7-6.

The game was won by the Decatur Staleys, who defeated the Chicago Tigers by a score of 7-6

The very first NFL game was played on September 26, 1920. The game was between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears). The game was won by the Decatur Staleys, who defeated the Chicago Tigers by a score of 7-6.

The first NFL game was officiated by a referee, umpire, and two field judges

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Minneapolis Marines and the Dayton Triangles at Hudson Park in Dayton, Ohio. The game was officiated by a referee, umpire, and two field judges. The Marines won the game by a score of 14-0.

The game was played in front of a crowd of approximately 3,000 people

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, at Douglas Park in Chicago. The game was between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys, which later became the Chicago Bears. The game was played in front of a crowd of approximately 3,000 people.

The game was broadcast on radio station WGN

The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Chicago Tigers and the Decatur Staleys at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game was broadcast on radio station WGN.