1970 Otterbein vs Marietta Football Film

This game is Marietta’s homecoming. Otterbein is in white jerseys and helmets; Marietta is in dark jerseys and helmets. The Marietta helmets sport the NCAA decals celebrating the 100th anniversary of college football. Teams were given the option of wearing, or not, these decals. Rosters are available in the game program. For more game details see the Columbus Dispatch articles linked above. Otterbein University is a private university in Westerville, Ohio. The university was founded in 1847 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and named for United Brethren founder the Rev. Philip William Otterbein. After the merger of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church, in 1968, Otterbein has been associated with the United Methodist Church. Colors: Tan and Cardinal. Mascot: Cardinals Marietta College began as the Muskingum Academy, in 1797, which was the birth of higher education in Ohio. The Muskingum Academy, completed late that year, became the first institution of its kind in the Northwest Territory. Today\u27s College was chartered in 1835. Colors: Navy Blue and White. Mascot: Pioneers (Early athletic teams were referred to as “Blue & Whites.” However, since the late 1920s teams have been known as the “Pioneers due to the role played by the settlement of Marietta as the first permanent settlement and first capital of the Northwest Territory. The current mascot is referred to as “Putnam the Pio” in honor of Gen. Rufus Putnam, the town’s founder and Revolutionary War hero.)https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/sports_films_1970s_01/1012/thumbnail.jp