1919-1930 Analysis

Reading Response (Native Americans) Football during the 1919-1930 became a very dominant sport for the Native Americans, especially the Haskell Indian School. The Haskell Indian School was opened in September of 1884 and consisted of just 22 students, however after just one semester the student body had reached 300 students. It was a school that had only 10 grade levels and subjects that we being taught to the students were mathematics, English, home economics, and industrial training. In 1896 Haskell decided to field its first football team. They only played a two game schedule against the teams of University of Kansas and Washburn College. The school eventually played major schools around the country and held a record of 85-68-4. They were led by halfback Tommy Anderson and an offense …show more content…
There outstanding record against top teams in college reflected on the athleticism that the Indian youth brought with them to the games. When the team started to playing home football games it was an exciting time, at halftime they would perform ritual dances such as a snake dance across the field. By 1921 Haskell extended their grades through twelfth and even of teacher training when included a two-year normal schooling. In the 1926 season there was a night game played at Haskell. During the game Haskell added seating their stadium to make a large capacity of 16,000 seats; however people were standing wherever they could to get their eye on the game under the lights. In 1932 the new athletic director of Haskell cut the football program form college level to reduce budget and in their final season at the college level the football team finished the season at just 5-7. Haskell however would have plans to return to college football and