A richly illustrated survey of American college football captures some of the most memorable moments and athletes in the history of the sport in compelling action photographs, biographical profiles, statistics, and essays from the pages of Sports Illustrated.

'I do love the football' / by Frank Deford -- The pre-1920s -- Absolute zero / by William Nack -- Like a bolt of lightning / by Dan Jenkins -- No contest / by Rick Reilly -- The 1920s -- A special kind of brute / by Dan Jenkins -- The golden boys / by Paul Zimmerman -- The 1930s -- Rock of ages / by Coles Phinizy -- A life cut short / by William Nack -- My, how he does run on / by Myron Cope -- The 1940s -- 0:00 to go / by Gary Cartwright -- It's not just a run of luck / by John Underwood -- He's tracking the bear / by Rick Telander -- The 1950s -- Woofers & tweeters / by Franz Lidz -- A Carolina choo choo / by Ron Fimrite -- Say it's so, Joe / by Tim Layden -- Big men on campus : SI's alltime college all-stars -- Steve Superior / by S.L. Price -- All the way with O.J. / by Dan Jenkins -- The 1960s -- Mr. Inside & Mr. Outside / by Ron Fimrite -- Fresh breezes through a mausoleum / by Dan Jenkins -- A good Joe / by Rick Reilly -- Cut off from the herd / by S.L. Price -- The 1970s -- It wasn't a fluke. It was a fluke / by John Underwood -- A helping of family values / by Sally Jenkins -- You love Woody or hate him / by Roy Terrell -- More than Georgia's on his mind / by Curry Kirkpatrick -- The 1980s -- The heart of Dixie / by Tim Layden -- The night is Young's / by Austin Murphy -- St. Mary's glamorous galloping Gaels / by Frank Graham Jr. -- The 1990s -- Ground breakers / by Alexander Wolff -- Austin Power / by Tim Layden -- The smartest players in football / by John Ed Bradley -- The 2000s.