Illinois at Chicago

Saturday, November 3, 1917

Illinois and Chicago tied 0–⁠0. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 14–⁠5–⁠2.

AwayIllinois5–⁠2–⁠1 in 1917
0
HomeChicago3–⁠2–⁠1 in 1917
0

FinalHigh 62°F, low 30°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening capital news's story: Do not SCORE, ALL SIGNS FAILING Western Conference Leaves Ohio State, Chicago and Illinois, Also Kansas, Still in Running. Field Controversy Between Wisconsin and Minnesota Develops a Variety Of Pig skin Aviation = North western Beats Purdue.

    Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, November 4, 1917, page 4

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    Do not SCORE, ALL SIGNS FAILING Western Conference Leaves Ohio State, Chicago and Illinois, Also Kansas, Still in Running. Field Controversy Between Wisconsin and Minnesota Develops a Variety Of Pig skin Aviation = North western Beats Purdue. Chicago, Nov. 3.-Old Man Dope went to bed with a headache tonight He. took an overdose Of western conference football today and the effect was awful. Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 7. Chicago 0. Illinois 0. -. II anybody had wanted to bet that way before the games started this aft ernoon he could have won roll the size OF the second liberty loan. Then, there were a few minor upsets for the old man, such as the Western State normal walloping the Michigan Angles; Oklahoma beating Missouri, and the Great Lakes naval training station taking Iowa into camp. The net result of the day so TAR Is the western conference is concerned. 10 that Ohio state, Chicago and Illinois are still in the running. Ohio state, after poor start, man. aged to run up 26 to score on In diana. 1t was the only one Of the conference teams to display its regular form.

  • The Rogue River courier's story: MARINES WIN OVER U. Of 0. |NFO0TBALL

    Rogue River courier, Grants Pass, Or., November 4, 1917, page 1

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    MARINES WIN OVER U. Of 0. |NFO0TBALL Portland, Nov. 3.--7:i5 p. m.--- The following football scores had been received here up to I o’clock this evening: Amherst IA. Columbia s. Notre-Dame Z. Army .. Illinois 0. Chicago 0. California 81, Washington o. Oregon University. 0. U.NS. Ma rlnes 27 Washington State 10, Idaho o.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Chicago 50% to win.

Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
1939Illinois 46, Chicago 0
1938Illinois 34, Chicago 0
1937Illinois 21, Chicago 0
1936Illinois 18, Chicago 7
1935Chicago 7, Illinois 6
1934Illinois 6, Chicago 0

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