1 minute read Dec. 29, 1906: The first IAAUS convention is held at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York City (first report of the Football Rules Committee). December 29, 1906 0 75
1 minute read March 31, 1906: The first constitution and bylaws of the IAAUS are issued. March 31, 1906 0 83
1 minute read 1906: Palmer Pierce becomes the Association’s first president, holding office from 1906 to 1913 and from 1917 to 1929. January 1, 1906 0 83
1 minute read Dec. 28, 1905: A second football reform conference involving 62 football-playing schools is held, resulting in the formation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, the precursor to the NCAA. December 28, 1905 0 78
1 minute read Dec. 9, 1905: Thirteen football-playing schools accept New York University Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken’s invitation to a “reform conference.” December 9, 1905 0 93
1 minute read Oct. 9, 1905: Theodore Roosevelt invites leaders of collegiate football, including representatives of Harvard, Princeton and Yale, to the White House for a discussion on reforming or abolishing the game during a season that produced 18 deaths and 149 serious injuries attributed to the sport. October 9, 1905 0 76
