Author Completes Fourth Volume of College Football Encyclopedia Series, Covering 1976-1992

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Timothy E. Robinson has released "The Encyclopedia of College Football: A Yearly History Volume 4, 1976 to 1992," the latest installment in a multivolume reference project documenting the sport season by season since the 19th century, according to the publisher’s announcement.

The new volume is the fourth in a series that began with an installment covering 1869 to 1933, according to publisher listings, and has continued chronologically since. A fifth volume, covering 1993 to 2008, is also listed by the publisher, indicating the series extends at least into the early 2000s. Volume 4 focuses on a period that included major shifts in college football, including conference realignment pressures, the rise of television contracts reshaping how games were broadcast, and the final years before the Bowl Coalition era began reorganizing postseason matchups.

The publication includes extensive data across more than one thousand teams, encompassing yearly summaries, regulatory modifications, AP polling records, major game reviews, All-American rosters, performance metrics, honors, postseason game outcomes, and divisional breakdowns for the period.

"This volume represents my desire to create a permanent record of college football’s rich history," Robinson said in the announcement. "Future generations deserve access to comprehensive information about the teams, players, and moments that defined this golden era of the sport."

Newman Springs Publishing produced the work, which is available for purchase via major retailers including physical bookstores and digital platforms such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes and Noble

Reference works of this scope are rare outside a handful of major sports encyclopedias, and Studio CarryOnHarry will be curious to see whether Robinson’s series, once complete, becomes a go-to resource for researchers and historians the way comparable single-volume encyclopedias have for other eras of the sport.

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