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Newcastle upon Tyne, University of

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle upon Tyne, University of, at Newcastle upon Tyne, England; established 1937 as King's College as a result of the merger of Armstrong College (1871) and the College of…

Auburn University

(Encyclopedia) Auburn University, main campus at Auburn, Ala.; land-grant and state supported; opened 1859 as East Alabama Male College, reorganized 1872 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of…

Washington State University

(Encyclopedia) Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington…

Davies, Emily

(Encyclopedia) Davies, Emily (Sarah Emily Davies)Davies, Emilydāˈvĭs [key], 1830–1921, British feminist, co-founder of Girton College, Cambridge. Educated at home, she became (1862) secretary of a…

Mississippi State University for Women

(Encyclopedia) Mississippi State University for Women, at Columbus; the first state-supported women's college; chartered 1884, opened 1885 as Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, renamed…

Gator Bowl

(at Jacksonville, Fla.) 1953 Florida 14, Tulsa 13 1954 Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13 1955 Auburn 33, Baylor…

National College Football Champions

Prior to 1998, the National Collegiate Athletic Association recognized as unofficial champion the team selected each year by press association polls of writers and coaches. After 1998, the…

Heisman Memorial Trophy Winners

The Heisman Memorial Trophy is presented annually by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York City to the nation's outstanding college football…