▁ear n ▁a ▁new ▁first ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁experiment ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁failure . ▁ ▁Football ▁legend ▁John ▁H . ▁Out land ▁offici ated ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁commented , ▁" It ▁seems ▁to ▁me ▁that ▁the ▁distance ▁required ▁in ▁three ▁down s ▁would ▁almost ▁eliminate ▁touch down s , ▁except ▁through ▁f akes ▁or ▁fl uk es ." ▁ ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁much ▁kick ing ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁considered ▁much ▁sa fer ▁than ▁regular ▁play , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁rule ▁was ▁not ▁" con du ci ve ▁to ▁the ▁sport ." ▁ ▁Imp act ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁ 6 2 ▁schools ▁met ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁discuss ▁rule ▁changes ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁game ▁sa fer . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁that ▁meeting , ▁the ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁later ▁named ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ), ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁rule ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁improve ▁safety ▁for ▁players , ▁including ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁forward ▁pass . ▁ ▁First ▁forward ▁pass ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁football , ▁David ▁M . ▁Nelson ▁concluded ▁that ▁" the ▁first ▁forward ▁passes ▁were ▁thrown ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁season ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁between ▁Fair mount ▁and ▁W ash burn ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Kansas ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Nelson , ▁W ash burn ▁completed ▁three ▁passes , ▁and ▁Fair mount ▁completed ▁two