Just one thing today, a terrific artifact from 1892. This is a newspaper that covered the famous Auburn-Georgia game at Piedmont Park. It was the first ever football game in the Deep South. If you’d like to actually read the copy, which spans more than four columns, you can see a larger version here.
It seems more than the game has changed. The paper notes the average heights of both teams were around 5-foot-6. The average weights were in the 150s and 160s.
Auburn’s senior punter this year, Steven Clark, is listed as 6-5 and 230 pounds. Kicker Cody Parkey is an even six feet and 190 pounds. Auburn listed two wide receivers weighing in the 160s.
