1971 Otterbein vs Mt. Union Football Film (2 of 2)

Mount Union is wearing all dark Jerseys and helmets. Otterbein is in white jerseys and helmets. 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 The University of Mt. Union is a private university in Alliance, Ohio. Founded in 1846, the university was affiliated with the Methodist Church until the spring of 2019. Mount Union was founded in 1846 by Orville Nelson Hartshorn as a place where men and women could be educated with equal opportunity, science would parallel the humanities, and there would be no distinction due to race, color, or sex. In approximately 1911, Scio College of Scio, Ohio, merged with Mount Union, moving faculty to the Mount Union campus and abandoning the Scio campus. Mount Union College was renamed the University of Mount Union effective August 1, 2010. Colors: Purple and white. Mascot: Purple Raiders. (The term Raiders have been used for Mt. Union teams since the latter part of the 19th century. In the 1890s new uniforms were ordered but came in the wrong colors. Since it was too close to the start of the season, they kept the uniforms and were know as the “Purple Raiders” since.)https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/sports_films_1970s_02/1004/thumbnail.jp