Illinois at Chicago
Saturday, November 3, 1917 Share
Illinois and Chicago tied 0–0. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 14–5–2.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 30°F
In the newspapers

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.

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.
The series
Every Illinois–Chicago gameIllinois leads 22–18–3 in 43 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.
| 1939 | Illinois 46, Chicago 0 | |
| 1938 | Illinois 34, Chicago 0 | |
| 1937 | Illinois 21, Chicago 0 | |
| 1936 | Illinois 18, Chicago 7 | |
| 1935 | Chicago 7, Illinois 6 | |
| 1934 | Illinois 6, Chicago 0 |
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gameat Ohio StateNov. 17, 1917
- SeasonIllinois in 1917
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Chicago
- Next gameat MinnesotaNov. 17, 1917
- SeasonChicago in 1917
- ProgramChicago history and records
