Football as It Is Played Today (1961)

• 60%
• 1961
• Joseph L. Anderson

This short film features a home football game at The Ohio State University, from sunrise to sunset. First we see Ohio Stadium by the banks of the Olentangy River. The ground crew raises the flags and rolls up the tarps from the playing field. The spectators begin arriving, first a trickle then a torrent of humanity, by car and by foot, entering the stadium and filling the seats. After the American flag is raised and the team takes the field, the game begins. The fans eagerly follow every play as the cheerleaders perform their routines. At halftime, the famed OSU Marching Band plays and marches into a series of impressive formations, finishing with their signature "Script Ohio". When the game ends, fans leave the stadium to make their way home. Finally, as we see the evening shadows descend into a nearly-deserted stadium, we realize how quickly the day has passed!