While the card stunt is closely associated with college football , this first instance took place at a rugby match .
All the major colleges and universities on the West Coast of the United States had briefly dropped football in favor of rugby during the early 1910s .
While the card stunt is closely associated with college football , this first instance took place at a rugby match because all the major colleges and universities on the West Coast of the United States had briefly dropped football in favor of rugby during the early 1910s .