The first live CFB game you ever watched from start to finish?

[HuskerinBig10]

In person, in Lincoln Nebraska - 1969 USC Southern Cal at Nebraska.

On TV would have been Notre Dame against somebody or the 1964 season Cotton Bowl where Arkansas beat Nebraska 10-7.

Nice to see @NolePride is older than me.

 

[UtahUte]

1984 Orange bowl!!! I will never ever forget that game

 

[Rolltide94]

95 Alabama vs Tennessee I believe. I was really little and my dad was watching on TV.

First game I remember seeing in person was either the 99 division 1-AA championship, my dad took me. I remember Georgia Southern winning it all against Youngstown. Paul Johnson vs Jim Tressel. Pretty cool.

Ugh...I was at that '95 game...Peyton Manning's coming out party. Much respect to Manning, but I was not a fan that night. The game was also memorable for me, because my friend and I almost got mugged down the road from Legion Field. I say almost because the mugger bought a knife to a gun fight....my friend was able to persuade our would be assailant that easier pickings were to be found elsewhere.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I honestly cannot remember the first game I watched from start to finish and understood everything that was going on. My dad ALWAYS had a football game going on the TV, whether it was saturday or sunday. One of the earliest ones I can remember specific details about, was an ABC broadcast of a UCLA game (back then you didn't have a lot of options, you watched whatever the networks wanted to show you). I don't recall the opponent but it was probably a PAC-10 game, and the Bruins had this fullback named Rush who dove over the top for a couple of scores.

The first Gamecock game i ever attended live was probably in 86 or 87, when I went down to Columbia with a couple of friends and bought some tickets to a cupcake game. I guess they won...

During the late 80's and early 90's I went to a lot of Carolina and Clemson games, either selling programs or working concessions.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

Ugh...I was at that '95 game...Peyton Manning's coming out party. Much respect to Manning, but I was not a fan that night. The game was also memorable for me, because my friend and I almost got mugged down the road from Legion Field. I say almost because the mugger bought a knife to a gun fight....my friend was able to persuade our would be assailant that easier pickings were to be found elsewhere.

I don't remember the outcome necessarily from that game but I remember watching with my dad and saying "we want Tennessee to win, right?" (I grew up and live in Tennessee, plus I just turned 5 I don't know any better) and my dad says something along the lines of "no, we want Alabama to win. I'm from Alabama and went to Alabama so Roll Tide!" and from that moment on I've been an Alabama fan.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Nebraska @ K-State, 1985. Tom Rathman and Broderick Thomas were my favorite players. Got their autographs (and some others) on a program after the game. Have since lost that program...

 

[Rolltide94]

I don't remember the outcome necessarily from that game but I remember watching with my dad and saying "we want Tennessee to win, right?" (I grew up and live in Tennessee, plus I just turned 5 I don't know any better) and my dad says something along the lines of "no, we want Alabama to win. I'm from Alabama and went to Alabama so Roll Tide!" and from that moment on I've been an Alabama fan.

You are almost the same age as my son...he went to Auburn and doesn't know any better either, lol.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

You are almost the same age as my son...he went to Auburn and doesn't know any better either, lol.

Bless your heart lol

I wanted to go to Alabama but it was either have a huge student loan I'd never repay (even with schollys) or go to school in state for free thanks to hope scholarship and other schollys

 

[nddulac]

I don't think it was the first, but I did watch the 1973 Sugar Bowl start to finish. My first live game was the 1974 Notre Dame at Southern Cal debacle.

 

[Rolltide94]

Bless your heart lol

I wanted to go to Alabama but it was either have a huge student loan I'd never repay (even with schollys) or go to school in state for free thanks to hope scholarship and other schollys

My youngest son got an amazing scholarship offer from Alabama...but chose Georgia Tech, what are you going to do...traitorous little bastards. Just kidding, love my kids, Dad didn't care where they went...Although I think my son pick GT because it was safe, wife went to Auburn, so it was already a divided house.

 

[Rolltide94]

I honestly cannot remember the first game I watched from start to finish and understood everything that was going on. My dad ALWAYS had a football game going on the TV, whether it was saturday or sunday. One of the earliest ones I can remember specific details about, was an ABC broadcast of a UCLA game (back then you didn't have a lot of options, you watched whatever the networks wanted to show you). I don't recall the opponent but it was probably a PAC-10 game, and the Bruins had this fullback named Rush who dove over the top for a couple of scores.

The first Gamecock game i ever attended live was probably in 86 or 87, when I went down to Columbia with a couple of friends and bought some tickets to a cupcake game. I guess they won...

During the late 80's and early 90's I went to a lot of Carolina and Clemson games, either selling programs or working concessions.

but when did you see your first game for your beloved bears.... ....

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

but when did you see your first game for your beloved bears.... ....

What the hell are you talking abo-OH YEAH, my beeeelurved Bares. Well, the night was sultry...

 

[ralphiewvu]

What the hell are you talking abo-OH YEAH, my beeeelurved Bares. Well, the night was sultry...

My first BARE (roar) football game was 2012, we won 10-9.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

My youngest son got an amazing scholarship offer from Alabama...but chose Georgia Tech, what are you going to do...traitorous little bastards. Just kidding, love my kids, Dad didn't care where they went...Although I think my son pick GT because it was safe, wife went to Auburn, so it was already a divided house.

Georgia Tech ain't bad either though. I guess it all depends on what you want to do

 

[Rolltide94]

Georgia Tech ain't bad either though. I guess it all depends on what you want to do

Yeah, it was the right choice for him.