Yankee Stadium (1923)

===College football===
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[[File:The Kick-off, Georgia Tech vs. Penn State, 1925.jpg|thumb|350x350px|[[1925 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team|Georgia Tech]] vs. [[1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] at Yankee Stadium, 1925]]
The first [[college football]] game played in Yankee Stadium was a 3-0 [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] victory over [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] on October 20, 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.luckyshow.org/football/ys.htm|title=Football Games at Yankee Stadium|publisher=Lucky's Amazing Sports Lists|date=December 29, 2012|access-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref> When an ill Ruth could not lead the Yankees to the World Series in 1925, college football took center stage at Yankee Stadium that fall. The fiercely competitive [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]–[[Army Black Knights football|Army]] game moved to Yankee Stadium, where it remained until 1947. In the 1928 game, with the score 0–0 at halftime, legendary Notre Dame coach [[Knute Rockne]] gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech (with reference to All-American halfback [[George Gipp]], who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to defeat Army, 12–6. The 1929 game between the two teams had the highest attendance in the series at 79,408.<ref>Notre Dame football media guide (PDF copy available at [http://und.cstv.com und.cstv.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226023556/http://und.cstv.com/ |date=February 26, 2009 }})</ref> The [[1946 Army vs. Notre Dame football game]] at Yankee Stadium is regarded as one of the 20th century college football [[Game of the Century (college football)|Games of the Century]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Whittingham |first=Richard |title=Rites of autumn: the story of college football |year= 2001 |publisher=The Free Press |location=New York |isbn=0-7432-2219-9 |pages=148–183 |chapter=6 |quote=It was surely the game of the year, and many have said it was the college football game of the century }}
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Notre Dame played 24 games at Yankee Stadium, going 15–6–3. Army played 38, compiling a 17–17–4 record (including the best-attended game, on December 1, 1928, when Army lost to [[Stanford University|Stanford]] 26–0 before 86,000 fans). [[New York University]] played more games there than any other school, 96, using it as a secondary home field from 1923 to 1948, with a record of 52–40–4. Nearby [[Fordham University]] played 19 games there, going 13–5–1.

Eight college football games were played at Yankee Stadium on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]], the first seven by [[New York University]]. Perhaps, the most famous Thanksgiving Day game was the first. Oregon State Agricultural College (now [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]]) was the first West Coast team to travel across the country and play an East Coast team. 8–1 NYU was a 3–1 favorite to beat 5–3 OSAC, but Oregon State upset the hometown favorites 25–13. Will Rogers lamented what the "Oregon apple knockers" had done to his "city slickers" in a column after the game. After the 1928 game, NYU beat Carnegie Tech (now [[Carnegie Mellon University]]) in 1931 and 1932, defeated Fordham in 1936, lost to Carnegie Tech in 1929 and lost to Fordham in 1934 and 1935. In the eighth game, in 1963, Syracuse beat Notre Dame, 14–7. This was a rematch following the teams' controversial 1961 game won by Notre Dame, 17–15.

The [[Gotham Bowl]] was scheduled to premiere at Yankee Stadium in 1960, but was canceled when no opponent could be found for [[Oregon State University]]. The 1961 game was moved to the [[Polo Grounds]], and when just 6,166 people came to Yankee Stadium for the 1962 game, in which the [[University of Nebraska]] defeated the [[University of Miami]], 36–34, the Gotham Bowl was never played again. The Miami-Nebraska game remains the only college bowl ever played at the stadium.

[[File:1969 Notre Dame - Army football Yankee Stadium.jpg|thumb|[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] vs. [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] at Yankee Stadium, 1969.]]In 1969, Notre Dame and Army reprised their long series at the Stadium (1925–1946 except 1930) with one final game, which the Fighting Irish won, 45–0.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers|url=http://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Chicago Tribune|language=en}}</ref>  It was the final game at the stadium for either team.

Starting in 1971, the Stadium hosted the [[Whitney M. Young]] [[Urban League]] Classic, a game between [[historically black college]]s, often featuring [[Grambling State University]] of [[Louisiana]], coached by [[Eddie Robinson (football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], the first college coach to win 400 games. The Classic helped to spread the fame of Grambling and other similar schools. Yankee Stadium hosted its final Classic during the 1987 season, also the last time a football game was played there. Grambling lost to [[Central State University]] of Ohio, 37–21.<ref name="mindspring">{{cite web|url=http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/ys.htm|title=Football Games at Yankee Stadium (College and amateur, High School games omitted)|publisher=mindspring.com|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329071309/http://www.mindspring.com/~luckyshow/football/ys.htm|archive-date=March 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Classic has been held at [[Giants Stadium]] and [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[New Jersey]]'s [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] ever since, though the Yankees remain a supporter of the event.

====Games====
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
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!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Score
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{Baseball primary style|New York Yankees|border=2}};"|Attendance
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| October 20, 1923 || '''[[1923 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 3-0 || [[1923 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || -
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| October 17, 1925 || '''[[1925 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 27-0 || [[1925 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || -
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| November 13, 1926 || '''[[1926 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1926 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 63,029
|-
| November 12, 1927 || '''[[1927 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 18-0 || [[1927 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 65,678
|-
| November 10, 1928 || '''[[1928 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 12-6 || [[1928 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,188
|-
| December 1, 1928 || '''[[1928 Stanford football team|Stanford]]''' || 26-0 || Army || 86,000
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| November 30, 1929 || '''[[1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1929 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 79,408
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| November 8, 1930 || '''[[1930 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 18-0 || [[1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] || -
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| December 13, 1930 || '''Army''' || 7-6 || [[1930 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || -
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| November 28, 1931 || '''[[1931 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 12-0 || [[1930 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 78,559
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| December 12, 1931 || '''Army''' || 17-7 || [[1931 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || -
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| November 26, 1932 || '''[[1932 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 21-0 || [[1932 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,115
|-
| December 2, 1933 || '''[[1933 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 21-0 || [[1933 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 73,594
|-
| November 24, 1934 || '''[[1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 12–6 || [[1934 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,757
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| November 16, 1935 || [[1935 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 6–6 || [[1935 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 78,114
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| November 14, 1936 || '''[[1936 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 20–6 || [[1936 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,423
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| November 13, 1937 || '''[[1937 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7–0 || [[1937 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 76,359
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| October 29, 1938 || '''[[1938 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 14–0 || [[1938 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 76,338
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| November 4, 1939 || '''[[1939 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 19–7 || [[1939 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,632
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| November 2, 1940 || '''[[1940 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 7-0 || [[1940 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,474
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| November 1, 1941 || [[1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 0-0 || [[1941 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,226
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| November 7, 1942 || '''[[1942 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 13-0 || [[1942 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,946
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| November 21, 1942 || '''Army''' || 40–7 || [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]] || -
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| November 6, 1943 || '''[[1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 26-0 || [[1943 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 75,121
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| November 11, 1944 || '''[[1944 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 59-0 || [[1944 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 75,142
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| October 13, 1945 || '''[[1945 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 28–7 || [[1945 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 62,878
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| November 10, 1945 || '''Army''' || 48-0 || [[1945 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 74,621
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| November 9, 1946 || [[1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 0-0 || [[1946 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 74,121
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| October 11, 1947 || [[1947 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 0–0 || [[1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] || -
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| October 9, 1948 || '''[[1948 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 43–0 || [[1948 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] || -
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| October 14, 1950 || '''[[1950 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 27–6 || [[1950 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || -
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| November 3, 1951 || '''[[1951 USC Trojans football team|USC]]''' || 28-6 || [[1951 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| October 31, 1959 || [[1959 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || 13-13 || [[1959 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]] || -
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| November 5, 1960 || '''[[1960 Army Cadets football team|Army]]''' || 9–6 || [[1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || -
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| November 18, 1961 || '''[[1961 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || 14-8 || [[1961 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| November 17, 1962 || '''[[1962 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]''' || 7-6 || [[1962 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| [[1962 Gotham Bowl|December 15, 1962]] || '''[[1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || 36-34 || [[1962 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]] || 6,166
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| November 28, 1963 || '''[[1963 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 14-7 || [[1963 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 56,972
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| November 7, 1964 || '''[[1964 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 27-15 || [[1964 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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| October 11, 1969 || '''[[1969 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]''' || 45-0 || [[1969 Army Cadets football team|Army]] || -
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