Dates

• Majority of material found within 1890 - 2019

Extent

20 boxes Linear Feet (Indiana Football dates back to the 1890s when Indiana State Normal School competed against regional athletic clubs and other schools. Many of the rivalries of today started nearly 100 years ago. Fans came by horse-drawn carriage and trolley to line the field and watch the tied 0-0 game between ISNS and its arch rival Kiski School on November 20, 1911. In 1914, head coach William Smith, a former ISNS football player, led the team to a 34-3-1 record from 1914 to 1917. One of the greatest moments in Indiana football history was on November 24, 1917, when the team captured the National Normal School football championship by winning against Kalamazoo Normal School, 40-0. In 1917, ISNS outscored their opponents 623 to 7, and the team’s only loss was 0-7 to the University of Pittsburgh Freshman. That year ISNS was led by Quarterback Edmond Melican from Worcester, Massachusetts. The 1917 ISNS football team was one of the most remarkable teams in the 100-year history of IUP football. The guiding force behind championship football performances was Coach George Miller, who was described by students as, “a gentleman with a whistle.” Coach Miller was head football coach from 1927 to 1947 and has the distinction of coaching two undefeated teams. His 1934 squad finished 6-0 and the 1940 team 7-0-1. One of the most outstanding achievements of Coach Miller’s career was the creation of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in 1951. Indiana has won 17 PSAC West Division titles. In 1955, football fans came from across the state to watch Marshall “Mish” Woodring return punts. That year, the editor of The Penn named Woodring, “Indiana’s greatest all-time athlete.” Coach Charles “Chuck” Klausing was the Indiana Head Coach from 1964 to 1969. His 1968 team went to the NCAA Atlantic Coast Region Football Championship, the Boardwalk Bowl, against the University of Delaware, played in the Atlantic City Convention Hall on Saturday, December 14, 1968. This 24-31 game was the first NCAA Football title game played indoors. From 1983 to 1995, IUP repeatedly qualified for the post-season games, and by 1995, they ranked 19th in the country, making it the 12th straight year that Indiana was ranked in the top 20. No other school in the country at that time could make that statement. IUP, then called the Bears, regularly appeared in the NCAA post-season competition, including two appearances in the NCAA Division II National Football Championships in 1990 and 1993 under Coach Frank Cignetti, Sr. In 1993, IUP Football won 13 consecutive games. In 2011, IUP Football won its 500th game. For more information about the team, visit the IUP Football Team website. This collection contains programs, brochures, guides, videos, and memorabilia related to the IUP Football Team from the 1890s to the present. Most notable are the football team programs from games played between 1934 to the present. Series I Football Game Programs Series II Football Team Files Series III Audio / Video Recordings Series IV Football Memorabilia)

Language of Materials

English