1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game
The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the Fordham Rams and the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough Stadium on New York City's Randall's Island. Fordham won the game 34–7. Broadcast by NBC, the contest was the first American football game ever televised.
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| Date | September 30, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Triborough Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | New York City | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bill Stern | ||||||||||||||||||
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