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 3
Dec. 9, 1905: Thirteen football-playing schools accept New York University Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken’s invitation to a “reform conference.” December 9, 1905 1
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 1
