[1][2] The game was played between Wyoming Seminary (a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania) and Mansfield Normal School in Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
During the time period, it was common for a college and high school to play each other in football—a practice that has long since been discontinued.
The lighting system brought in turned out to be inadequate for gameplay The game itself lasted only 20 minutes and there were only 10 plays.
Both sides agreed to end at halftime with a 0–0 tie after several players had an unfortunate run-in with a light pole.
Fans who watch the game are sometimes known to correct players when they deviate from the original recorded plays.