Old MU film 1928

[@54Snickers]

@ghostoferkrussell - From my informal research, most large schools started shooting film of their football games in the mid-1930s. The University of Missouri Archives has game film back to 1935. Ohio State has digitalized ALL of their games back to about 1934 and offers DVDs of those games for sale. I was able to purchase the 1939 Ohio State v Missouri game in Columbus, a game my late Dad played in and in which he caught a 50 yard pass from MU's All-American QB, Paul Christman.

[@54Snickers]

@ghostoferkrussell Hey Erk, shot on 16mm film. Don't think they had 8mm film back in the late '20s, but I could be wrong. My great uncle shot the film. He was a "gadget guy" and had all the latest technology. I'm sure that he was one of the few, if not only, private citizens who had a movie camera in Columbia, Missouri at that time.

[@stchman]

That was awesome. The old block M looked great even back then.

[@54Snickers]

@7979AJB7979 - Cool thought and I agree. I wonder how those folks would feel if they were suddenly transported 80 years into the future and put into today's stadium for a night game? They would be absolutely stunned by the size of the stadium and its giant scoreboard - science fiction for people living in the 1920s.

[@etramway]

Have we ruined the role of intercollegiate athletics in higher education? Thanks for posting. Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. For those of you who bleed black and gold... M-I Z!

[@rho-75]

ZOU

[@MrJohnbarkley1000]

What formations did they run in the1920

[@54Snickers]

Gosh,I wouldn't have a clue. The film is not clear enough to really tell. I don't think they threw the ball much back in those days. Just tough, "grind-it-out" football. Whoever had the strongest linemen probably won.

[@bluevon5021]

Where is/was this field? Is this where Farout Field is currently?

[@BuckT1964]

@BBall3Shooter12 ZOU!