<P> In college ( since the 1996 season ) and high school football , as well as the Canadian Football League ( since the 1986 season ) , an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner . This method is sometimes referred to as a `` Kansas Playoff '' , or `` Kansas Plan '' because of its origins for high school football in that state . A brief summary of the rules : </P>
<P> In college ( since the 1996 season ) and high school football , as well as the Canadian Football League ( since the 1986 season ) , an overtime procedure is used to determine the winner . This method is sometimes referred to as a `` Kansas Playoff '' , or `` Kansas Plan '' because of its origins for high school football in that state . A brief summary of the rules : </P>
when did they start overtime in college football
when did they start overtime in college football
1996 season
1996 season