Further, despite the lengthy academic lineage of these schools, the footballing Ivy League was not formally formed until 1956, though highly competitive football and other athletic games have been hotly contested among the schools for many generations.

• 况且，尽管这些学校的学术历史悠久，而且竞争激烈的美式足球和其它运动比赛在各校之间也已热烈展开了好几个世代，但是美式足球的常春藤联盟却一直到1956年才正式成立。