Springfield at Dartmouth

Saturday, September 27, 1919

Dartmouth beat Springfield 40–⁠0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Dartmouth led the series 4–⁠0.

AwaySpringfield0–⁠3 in 1919
0
HomeDartmouth6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1919
40

FinalHigh 63°F, low 31°F

In the newspapers

  • The The sun's story: DARTMOUTH TEAM GETS GOOD START Big Green Eleven TrampIes Springfield, 90 to O.

    The sun, New York, September 28, 1919, page 1

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    DARTMOUTH TEAM GETS GOOD START Big Green Eleven TrampIes Springfield, 90 to O. HANOVER, n. H., Sept 27.-Dartmouths Big Green eleven got away TO a flying start in the opening game of the season here to-day, overwhelming the lighter Springfield Y. NJ. C. A. aggregaton. 40 to 0. The Green hne proved practically impregnable through ut, and only once. in the last quarter, when a furnble gave Springfield the ball on the twenty-yard line, was Dartmouth’s goal threatened. Cuddy Murphy furnished the big thrill of the contest by picking up loose ball near the close OF the third period and running thirty yards for a touch down. Shelburnc and Robertson also starred for Dartmouth, while Brett put up the best game for the visiting team. Frequent backfield fumbles marked the work OF the Green eleven. Spring field held until the end of the first period. Cdnnell went over the line at the start of the second quarter, and long gains by Robertson neted two more touchdowns. At the beginning of the third period, Jordan ran Springfield punt back If teen yards and Robertson added seven points to the Green total on forty yard dash around right end. Coach Spears made frequent substitutions throughout the contest, trying out practically all his available material. The lineup:

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: DaEennon. FOOTBALL RESULTS

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., September 29, 1919, page 12 (results column)

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    DaEennon. FOOTBALL RESULTS College Games. WEST. Indiana, 81; Wabash. 7. Coe, So; Iowa Wesleyan. 0. Ohio Northern. 10; Toledo. 2. Oklahoma, 40; State Normal, o. Kendall. 152; Oklahoma Bapfists, O. Case. 40; Baldwin Wallace, 0. Kansas Asgies, 16; Baker. O. Haskell, Z; Kansas Commerce, .. Akron. %: Hiram, 0. Oherlinl 20; Heidelberg, 0. Cedar Rapids. 25: St. Ambrose, o. EAST. Harvard, So; Bates, 0. Brown, 27; Rhode Island State, 0. Pennsylvania, 16; Bucknen. 0. West Point. IA; Middlebury, 0. Dartmouth. 40; Springfield. 0. Rutgers. “a; Ursinus, o. Williams, 20; Rensselaer,, O. Amherst, 8; Bowdoin. o. Lehigh, AZ; Villa Nova, 0. Vermont. Al: Clarkson. z West Virginia. 81; Marietta, o. Boston College, %; U. s. S. Utah, 0. New Hampshire, IS; Connecticut Aggies, 0. SOUTH. Tennessee, q; Tusculum. G. @Prep’ Games. Elgin Academy. Is; Dundee High, 0. Wheaton High. Is; st. Charles, o. LaSalle-Peru. Z: Spring Valley, 0. Kentland. 5; Kankakee. 0. Iowa City. %; Sigourney, 0. Freeport, IS; Dixon, 0. Bloomington. Z; Gibson City, z. Champaign, So; Sidell, 0. Emerson of Gary, IS; East Chi cago, 0. ST Adams of Sycamore, 1S; Cen eva. 0. Girard. IS; Jacksonville. 0. - CHICAGO DISTRICT TEAMS. Rockford, Z; Crane heavies, 0. Austin alumni, IA; Austin heav- Austin lights, IL; Crane. o. Loyola academy, 65; Lake View heavies, 6. Alumni, 10; Morgan Park acadenvy. 8. Oak Park heavies, “A; Harrison Tech, 0. Oak Park lights, AZ; Harrison, o. Evanston High. 10; Sem heavles, 0. Proviso heavies, 20; Thornton, 6. Lake View lights. 10; Proviso. 6. New Trier, IA; Alumni, Z. La Grange heavies, Is; East Aurora, z. Sem lights, 20; La Grange, 6. Deerfield heavies, IS; Lindblom, Z.

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: Foot Ball Results

    Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, September 28, 1919, page 1 (results column)

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    Foot Ball Results Hanover. N. H., Sept. 27.-Dartmouth, 40: Springfield. 0. Providence. R. T., Sept 27-Brown, OF; Rhode Island State. 0. Amherst, Mass, Sept. 27.-Amherst. 8; Bowdoin, 0. i Ph 7j,u5alh Sept 27-Pennsylvania’ West Point, N. Y, Sept. 27.-Army. IA; Middlebury, o. Morgantown, w Va, Sept. 27.-west Virginia, 81; Marietta, 0. South Bethlehem. Pa, Sept. 27.-Leigh, 81: Villa Nova. 0. Burlington. VT. Sept. 27.-Vermont II; Clarkson, 2. Cleveland. O., Sept. 27.--Final: Case, 40; Baldwin Wallace, 0. Ada, o., Sept 27-Ohio Northern, 10; Toledo University, Is. Pennsylvania, IS; Bucknell, o. Harvard, So; Bates, o. Rutgers, “a; Ursinus, o. Central High, 20; Creighton High, o. Alumni, 80; South High, 0. Akron university, IS; Hiram, O. Oberlin, 90; Heidelberg, O.. Mount Union, 81; Canton High, 0. Army, IA; Middleburg, 0. University Of Oklahoma, 40; State Gen. trail Normal, 0. Kendall college, 1872; Oklahoma Baplists, 0. Kansas State Agricultural college, l8; Baker university, 0. Haskell Indians, IL; Kansas University of Commerce, 0.

  • The Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current's story: FOOTBALL SCORES

    Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, September 28, 1919, page 19 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES :, University of Virginia, ~: Randolph Macon College, .. North Carolina state College. S: Gull ford College. o. Virginia Military Institute. 8 Hamp den-Sidney, 0. Army. IL; Middlebury. O. Dartmouth. 40; Springfield: 0: PENNSYLVANIA l6: Bucknell, 0. harvard, SO; Bates o. Rutgers. “a: Crsinus, o. Williams. 30; Rensselaer, O. Amherst, 3: Bowdoin, 0. Vermont Al; Clarkson. .. West Virginia, 81; Marietta, 0. Case, 40: Baldwin Wallace, 0. OHIO Northern. 10; Toledo University. 2. Ilehigh. AZ; Villanova, O. Frcsnyterian College. 6; University OF South Carolina, o. .Furman University. o; Georgia Tech, Georgetown. SIS; Norfolk. Navy Yard Reserve. o. Yale second Varsity, s; Yale Second Reserve. 0. Boston College. %; U. s. s. Utah, 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)

Dartmouth 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Dartmouth leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Dartmouth 42, Springfield 0
1919Dartmouth 40, Springfield 0
1917Dartmouth 14, Springfield 0
1902Dartmouth 11, Springfield 0
1892Dartmouth 10, Springfield 8

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