2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville State football game
Encyclopedia
The 2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville Staate football game was a college football
game between the and the played on August 30, 2001. The game was played at Burgess-Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama
. Jacksonville State won the game by a score of 72 to 10. During the game, Ashley Martin
became the first woman to play and score in a NCAA football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division.
. Steven Lee kicked the first extra point to put the score 7–0. Martin would kick two more extra points in the first quarter alone and the first quarter ended with a score of 21–3. Jacksonville led the remainder of the game.
The game ended in a final score of Jacksonville State 72, Cumberland 10.
and Louisville
had come close to playing in a game but did not. In 1997, Liz Heaston
became the first female athlete to score in a college football game
. In 2003, Katie Hnida
became the first female athlete to score in a Division I-A bowl game
.
Martin's success as a female athlete is considered a major milestone since the 1972 Title IX
amendment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
in the United States.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game between the and the played on August 30, 2001. The game was played at Burgess-Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. which is a 49% increase since 2000. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Jacksonville State won the game by a score of 72 to 10. During the game, Ashley Martin
Ashley Martin
Ashley Martin is an American athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game, and one of the first ever to score points in any college football game. She accomplished this feat August 30, 2001 as a placekicker for the Jacksonville State University...
became the first woman to play and score in a NCAA football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division.
Game play
Jacksonville State led the game beginning with Lorenzo Banks receiving a 33 yard pass from Reggie Stancil for a touchdownTouchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
. Steven Lee kicked the first extra point to put the score 7–0. Martin would kick two more extra points in the first quarter alone and the first quarter ended with a score of 21–3. Jacksonville led the remainder of the game.
The game ended in a final score of Jacksonville State 72, Cumberland 10.
Aftermath
Prior to this game, female athletes at DukeDuke Blue Devils football
The Duke Blue Devils football program is a college football team that represents Duke University . The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference , which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal...
and Louisville
Louisville Cardinals football
The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Howard Schnellenberger started the program's rise to relevancy after winning the Miami Hurricanes' first national championship...
had come close to playing in a game but did not. In 1997, Liz Heaston
Liz Heaston
Elizabeth "Liz" Heaston Thompson is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on October 18, 1997 as a placekicker for the Willamette University Bearcats, which was competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate...
became the first female athlete to score in a college football game
1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game
The 1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game was a college football game between the and the played on October 18, 1997. The game was played at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Oregon. Willamette won the game by a score of 27 to 0...
. In 2003, Katie Hnida
Katie Hnida
Katharine Anne "Katie" Hnida is an American football player who became the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level...
became the first female athlete to score in a Division I-A bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
.
Martin's success as a female athlete is considered a major milestone since the 1972 Title IX
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...
amendment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation...
in the United States.
See also
- List of historically significant college football games
- Women's American footballWomen's American footballWomen have begun playing full-contact American football. Most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts, with one exception: women's leagues use a slightly smaller football. Women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the United States...