Wisconsin at Northwestern
Saturday, October 18, 1919 Share
Wisconsin beat Northwestern 10–6. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 11–0–3.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 45°F
In the newspapers

Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 19, 1919, page 1
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Northwestern Is Eliminated From Title Race by Wisconsin Chicago, Oct. 1S.-The University of Wisconsin eliminated Northwest ern university from the conference foot ball championship race by defeating Northwestern, 10 to 6. Wisconsin’s points were made in the first half, touchdown by Weston resulting from a forward pass from Davey. Davey added a point by kicking goal after the touchdown and opened up the second quarter with three more points by a drop kick from Northwestern’s 15-yard line. Northwestern began a series of daring forward passes in the final period and two such passes brought them from the ceNter of the field to Wisconsin’s two-yard line. Gibson substituting at quarterback for Blanchard dived headhrst through the line for Northwestern’s touchdown.

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1919, page 1
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| WISCONSIN ELIMINATES NORTHWESTERN ON GRID CHICAGO. October 1S.-The Uni versity of Wisconsin eliminated Northwestern University from the conference foot ball championship race today by defeating the Purple players. 10 to 6. Fighting until the nal whistle. Northwestern kept the Wisconsin followers in CONSERVATION lest their teams slender lead be over come Wisconsin’s points were made in the first half. a touchdown by Weston resulting from a beautiful forward pass from Davey. Davey added a point by kicking goal and opened up the sec ond quarter with three more points by drop kick from Northwestern’s 15-yard line.

Arizona republican, Arizona, October 19, 1919, page 1
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NoRTHWEsTERNERs ELIMINATED CHICAGO, Oct 1S-The University of Wisconsin eliminated Northwest ern University from the conference football championship race today by defeating Northwestern 10 to 6. Wisconsin’s points were made in the first half, a touchdown by Weston resulting from a forward pass from Davey. Davey added a point by kick ing goal after the touchdown and
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)
Northwestern 54% to win. Wisconsin won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Wisconsin–Northwestern gameWisconsin leads 62–37–4 in 103 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gameat IllinoisOct. 25, 1919
- SeasonWisconsin in 1919
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat ChicagoOct. 25, 1919
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1919
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records

