Harper College

Football Videos Digitization Project

Harper College has a unique collection of historical material relating to the college's own football program and community college football within the Midwest. This collection underscores that football was long an integral part of Harper College's history and that of the surrounding region. The central project objective is to improve access to the Harper College Athletic Department historical football videos through digitization. Access copies of the digitized files will be made available to the public through our website.

The Harper College Archives has a significant assortment of films, videotapes, and DVDs of the football program from 1973 to 2011 in the Harper College Athletic Department Collection and other Special Collections. The audiovisual portion of the collection has 92 films, 371 videotapes, 12 DVDS, and 10 microcassettes. The fragile nature of this material makes their conversion to a digital format a priority.

Please note that because of the larger number of films/videos and their individual file sizes, not all videos will immediatley be made available. Please see the below link for those videos that have been uploaded for public access. More research guidance and search tips will be added to this project page to assist you with finding your desired videos. If you are interested in receiving more information about this project or have any questions, please email Brandi Fialek, Archivist at archives@harpercollege.edu.

The target audience for this project is anyone interested generally in the history of community college football and specifically the history of football at Harper College.

Video links

Recorded Harper College football games and related athletic footage (1973–1994), including opponent, date, game result, and archival identifier with link to the digital video file.
DC: Unique Identifier DC: Date DC: Title/Description DC: W/L/Score DC: Creator/Publisher DC: Identifier/DOI Permalink DC: Language DC: Type DC: Format
AC032ATH_882 1973-00-00 Harper College Kennedy King vs. Thornton N.A. William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_882 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_803 1974-09-07 Harper College vs. Concordia Away Win 21-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_803 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_804 1974-09-21 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Away Win 30-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_804 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_806 1974-10-26 Harper College vs. Triton Offense View Away Win 35-26 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_806 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_807 1974-11-09 Harper College vs. Grand Rapids Defense View Away Loss 7-20 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_807 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_808 1975-09-20 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Defense View Home Win 21-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_808 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_809 1975-10-11 Harper College vs. Thornton Defense View Home Win 31-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_809 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_810 1975-10-18 Harper College vs. DuPage Defense View Away Loss 3-13 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_810 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_811 1976-09-12 Harper College vs. Northwestern JV Defense View Home Win 7-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_811 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_812 1976-09-18 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Away Win 16-12 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_812 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_815 1976-10-02 Harper College vs. Thornton Away Win 35-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_815 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_816 1976-10-09 Harper College vs. DuPage Home Win 22-20 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_816 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_817 1976-10-16 Harper College vs. Triton Defense View Away Win 31-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_817 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_818 1976-10-16 Harper College vs. Triton Offense View Away Win 31-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_818 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_819 1976-10-23 Harper College vs. Joliet Offense View Home Win 14-9 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_819 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_820 1976-10-23 Harper College vs. Joliet Defense View Home Win 14-9 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_820 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_821 1976-10-30 Harper College vs. Concordia Away Win 21-19 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_821 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_822 1976-11-06 Harper College vs. Wright Offense View Home Win 26-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_822 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_824 1977-09-10 Harper College vs. Kennedy King Offense View Home Win 20-14 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_824 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_825 1977-09-10 Harper College vs. Kennedy King Defense View Home Win 20-14 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_825 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_826 1977-09-17 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Offense View Home Loss 7-27 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_826 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_827 1977-09-17 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Defense View Home Loss 7-27 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_827 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_828 1977-09-17 Harper College vs. Rock Valley Offense View Away Loss 3-22 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_828 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_829 1977-09-24 Harper College vs. Rock Valley Defense View Away Loss 3-22 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_829 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_830 1977-10-01 Harper College vs. Thornton Defense View Home Win 16-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_830 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_831 1977-10-08 Harper College vs. DuPage Offense View Away Win 9-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_831 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_832 1977-10-08 Harper College vs. DuPage Defense View Away Win 9-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_832 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_833 1977-10-22 Harper College vs. Joliet Defense View Away Loss 13-26 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_833 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_834 1977-10-22 Harper College vs. Joliet Offense View Away Loss 13-26 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_834 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_835 1977-10-29 Harper College vs. Concordia Defense View Home Win 21-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_835 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_836 1977-10-29 Harper College vs. Concordia Offense View Home Win 21-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_836 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_837 1977-11-03 Harper College vs. Wright Defense View Away Win 28-21 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_837 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_838 1977-11-03 Harper College vs. Wright Offense View Away Win 28-21 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_838 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_839 1978-09-16 Harper College vs. Thornton Away Win 27-7 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_839 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_840 1978-09-23 Harper College vs. Rock Valley Away Win 36-27 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_840 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_841 1978-10-07 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Away Loss 19-46 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_841 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_842 1978-10-14 Harper College vs. Joliet Offense View Home Win 34-7 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_842 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_843 1978-10-28 Harper College vs. Wright Offense View Home Win 39-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_843 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_844 1979-09-01 Harper College vs. St. Joseph Defense View Away Win 25-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_844 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_845 1979-09-01 Harper College vs. St. Joseph Offense View Away Win 25-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_845 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_846 1979-09-22 Harper College vs. Rock Valley Defense View Away Win 22-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_846 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_847 1979-09-22 Harper College vs. Rock Valley Offense View Away Win 22-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_847 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_848 1979-10-06 Harper College vs. DuPage Offense View Away Loss 7-21 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_848 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_865 1980-09-27 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Defense View Away Loss 14-47 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_865 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_852 1980-10-02 Harper College vs. Joliet Defense View Home Loss 20-32 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_852 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_853 1980-10-02 Harper College vs. Joliet Offense View Home Loss 20-32 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_853 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_854 1980-10-18 Harper College vs. Wright Defense View Home Win 30-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_854 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_855 1980-10-18 Harper College vs. Wright Offense View Home Win 30-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_855 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_856 1980-10-27 Harper College vs. North Park Away Win 38-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_856 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_001 1981-09-05 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Defense Away Win 13-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_001 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_002 1983-09-10 Harper vs. Triton Away Win 3-0 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_002 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_002 1983-09-17 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Home Loss 17-18 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_002 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_003 1983-09-17 Harper vs. Illinois Valley Home Loss 17-18 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_003 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_004 1983-10-01 Harper vs. Rock Valley Home Win 34-19 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_004 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_005 1983-10-08 Harper vs. DuPage Away Loss 14-17 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_005 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_006 1983-10-15 Harper vs. Joliet Away Loss 14-16 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_006 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_007 1983-10-22 Harper vs. Thornton Home Win 7-0 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_007 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_008 1983-10-29 Harper vs. Joliet Region IV Playoff Game Away 13-10 Win William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_008 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_011 1983-11-12 Harper vs. DuPage Region IV Playoff Game- Championship Home Loss 7-9 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_011 English Moving Image mp4
SC022_JEC_012 1983-11-19 Harper vs. Normandale (Minnesota) Midwest Bowl Game/Crown Royal Bowl Game Home Loss 7-26 William Rainey Harper College SC022_JEC_012 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_003 1984-09-13 Harper College vs. Wright Junior College Line Away Win 31-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_003 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_005 1985-11-24 Harper College vs. [Iowa Central Community College, Like Cola Bowl] Fort Dodge Line Away Loss 5-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_005 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_006 1986-09-20 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Home Win 32-30 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_006 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_011 1988-09-17 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Away Win 30-15 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_011 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_013 1988-10-08 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College  Away Win 28-19 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_013 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_015 1988-11-05 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Playoffs Home Win 55-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_015 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_016 1988-11-12 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Playoff Triple Overtime Away Win 11-12 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_016 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_017 1988-11-12 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Region Championship Away Win 11-12 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_017 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_018 1988-11-27 Harper College vs. Ellsworth Community College RC Cola Bowl Game  Away Loss 0-29 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_018 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_019 1989-09-02 Harper College vs. University of Dubuque Defense Home Win 54-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_019 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_020 1989-09-02 Harper College vs. University of Dubuque Line Defense Home Win 54-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_020 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_021 1989-09-02 Harper College vs. University of Dubuque Line of Scrimmage Offense Home Win 54-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_021 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_022 1989-09-09 Harper College vs. Grand Rapids Community College Defense Away Loss 7-30 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_022 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_023 1989-09-16 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Home Win 38-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_023 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_024 1989-09-16 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Defense Home Win 38-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_024 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_025 1989-09-16 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Line Defense Home Win 38-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_025 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_026 1989-09-23 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Line Away Win 42-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_026 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_035 1989-09-30 Harper vs. College of DuPage Line Home Loss 7-14 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_035 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_027 1989-09-30 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Game 7-14 Home Loss 7-14 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_027 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_028 1989-10-07 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Home Win 41-12 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_028 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_029 1989-10-07 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College  Home Win 41-12 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_029 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_030 1989-10-07 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Cable Home Win 41-13 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_030 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_031 1989-10-14 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Away Win 43-29 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_031 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_032 1989-10-23 Harper College vs. Augustana College Away Win 29-9 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_032 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_033 1989-11-11 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Line Region IV Championship Away Loss 20-37 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_033 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_036 1990-09-15 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Line Away Win 17-15 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_036 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_037 1990-10-13 Rock Valley Community College Away Win 27-22 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_037 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_038 1990-11-18 Harper College vs. North Iowa Area Community College RC Cola Bowl  Away Loss 15-18 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_038 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_039 1991-09-07 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Home Win 35-27 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_039 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_046 1991-09-21 Harper College vs. College of DuPage (Line) Home Win 19-14 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_046 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_040 1991-09-28 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Game Away Win 21-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_040 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_041 1991-09-28 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Line Away Win 21-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_041 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_042 1991-10-05 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Game Away Win 24-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_042 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_043 1991-10-26 Harper College vs. Millikin University Away Win 28-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_043 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_044 1991-11-02 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Region IV Playoff Game Home Win 26-9 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_044 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_045 1991-11-09 Harper College vs. College of DuPage Game Region IV Championship Home Loss 11-21 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_045 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_047 1992-09-19 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Line Home Win 46-7 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_047 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_049 1993-09-11 Harper College vs. Grand Rapids Community College Copy Away Win 34-13 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_049 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_050 1993-09-11 Harper College vs. Grand Rapids Community College Game Away Win 34-13 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_050 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_051 1993-09-18 Harper College vs. Moraine Valley Community College Game Away Win 31-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_051 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_052 1993-10-23 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Game Home Win 17-8 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_052 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_053 1993-11-06 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Region IV Playoff GameLine Home Win 45-0 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_053 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_054 1994-09-03 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Away Loss 14-17 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_054 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_055 1994-09-03 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Game Copy Away Loss 14-17 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_055 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_056 1994-09-10 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Game Film Home Loss 7-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_056 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_057 1994-09-10 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College Line Film Home Loss 7-10 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_057 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_058 1994-09-24 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Game Film 1st Game Away Win 28-15 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_058 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_059 1994-09-24 Harper College vs. Illinois Valley Community College Line Film Away Win 28-15 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_059 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_060 1994-10-08 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Game 2 Copy Starts Late Home Win 34-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_060 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_061 1994-10-08 Harper College vs. Joliet Junior College Game Film 2nd Game Home Win 34-6 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_061 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_062 1994-10-22 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College 2nd Away Loss 6-20 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_062 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_063 1994-10-22 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College 2nd Away Loss 6-20 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_063 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_064 1994-10-22 Harper College vs. Rock Valley College 2nd Game Game Film Away Loss 6-20 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_064 English Moving Image mp4
AC032ATH_065 1994-11-05 Harper College vs. Grand Rapids Community College, MI Game Film Home Win 14-13 William Rainey Harper College AC032ATH_065 English Moving Image mp4

*Please note, we are currently going through a software transition and some of these items are temporarily unavailable. Our new software will allow for an increase in storage to make MORE of the football videos available for access and download. Estimated completion is Spring 2026. If you need assistance in accessing material that is no longer digitally available during transition, please contact the Archivist for assistance at archives@harpercollege.edu.

This serves only as an initial public access point for these materials. All materials described above are in accordance with a modified, limited Dublin Core (DC) metadata descriptive standards. All required elements will be incorporated in our archival catalog Finding Aid for these collections with additional scope and descriptive content provided.

These videos are protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). William Rainey Harper College, Copyright 1973-2026. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Last Updated: 3/17/26