Carleton Knights football
| Carleton Knights football | |||
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| Location | Northfield, Minnesota | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| All-time record | 0–0–0 (–) | ||
| Playoff record | 0-0 | ||
| Colors | Maize and Blue | ||
| Mascot | Knights | ||
The Carleton Knights football team represents Carleton College in the sport of American football.
History
Carleton hosted the only NCAA-sponsored metric football game in 1977. The game was dubbed the "Liter Bowl" and was measured in meters instead of yards. Carleton lost the game to St. Olaf College by a score of 43-0.[1] The event was the last to fill Carleton's Laird Stadium.[2]
References
- ^ "Carleton Football Report - week four" (PDF) (Press release). Carleton College Athletics. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
•The "Liter Bowl" gave the series a unique twist in 1977. The squads tried to usher in the metric system; the playing field was extended nine yards to reach 100 meters in length, and the players were listed in centimeters and kilograms in the game program. The brainchild of Carleton chemistry professor Jerry Mohrig, the game attracted 10,000 fans and attention from the national media, including Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and NBC Television. St. Olaf handily won the contest, 43-0. It is the only NCAA-sanctioned football game to have been played on a metric field.
- ^ Ariel Emery (December 2, 2008). "Historical oddities rest unseen in local archives". Northfield News. WebCite. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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