Rutgers University Football Christmas Ornament

64100 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

Introduced 2011

Made of mouth blown, hand painted glass. Measures approximately 4  1/2 x 2 1/4"

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University). In sports, Rutgers is chiefly known for being the "Birthplace of College Football," hosting the first ever intercollegiate football game on 6 November 1869 in which Rutgers defeated a team from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) with a score of 6 runs to 4.