- When football began in America in 1869, there were 25 players from each side on the field. That number wasn't reduced to 11 until 1880.
- San Jose State University was founded in California in 1857 as a "Normal School," which meant a teachers' college. So one of its earliest nicknames was Teachers. Then the administration changed the name. To Pegagogues. Then Normals or the Normalites. Finally, SJSU become the Spartans in 1922.
- The Auburn-Georgia rivalry is the oldest in the South. Auburn is currently experiencing the "Drought of the 6s," losing to Georgia in 1966, '76, '86, '96, '06, and '16. UGa fans think the Drought is punishment for what happened in the 1956 game, the last one that Auburn won in a year ending in 6. Two Tiger defenders injured UGa QB Billy Hearn in the first quarter. The backup QB threw a pick on the next play, and a fistfight ensued. Auburn won easily, 20-0.
- The longest field goal in American football history at any level is 69y set by Swedish-born Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian in 1976. It was Johannson's only year of college football. He had only four attempts in the NFL before being cut.
- Is it possible to carry the ball just one time in your four-year career, gain just three yards, and yet set a college football record? On November 19th, 2016, Joe Thomas Sr. of South Carolina State did it. One carry. Three yards. He was 55 years old.
- In September 2017, Louisiana Tech had the ball second and goal at the Ole Miss six. Two plays later, Tech punted because on second down, a high snap caused a 85y loss that gave them fourth-and-93 at their own seven. Watch the play here ...
- Before the 2019 football season, Dillon Sterling-Cole of Arizona State was placed on the Johnny Unitas Award watch list. What makes that odd is that Sterling-Cole wasn't even listed among the top two quarterbacks on his own team.
- Stanford University constructs its Tree mascot new each season. The school has yet to explain what a Tree has to do with their team nickname,the Cardinal.
  
L: Ove Johansson, Dillon Sterling-Cole, Stanford Mascot
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