The collection is divided into two series: World War I era and World War II era. It consists primarily of records pertaining to three wartime campus programs: Students' Army Training Corps, the Army Specialized Training Program, and the U.S. Navy Pre-flight School. There are also references to the 1918 influenza epidemic in Series I.

The collection consists of game programs, information guides produced for the news media, and game tickets. It is organized into 23 series, with materials arranged chronologically within each series. Media guides include information about team history, rosters, photographs of athletes and coaching staff, and records.