Wisconsin at Chicago

Saturday, November 20, 1920

Wisconsin beat Chicago 3–⁠0. It was their 24th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 11–⁠11–⁠2.

AwayWisconsin6–⁠1 in 1920
3
HomeChicago3–⁠4 in 1920
0

FinalHigh 64°F, low 46°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Morning Tulsa daily world's story: WISCONSIN IS SECOND Gophers Win From Chicago Michigan Defeats Min nesota, 3 to 0. CONFERENCE STANDING.

    The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., November 21, 1920, page 10

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    WISCONSIN IS SECOND Gophers Win From Chicago Michigan Defeats Min nesota, 3 to 0. CONFERENCE STANDING. uRRANA. III, Nov 2O--omo state carried the 1920 football championship ot the western con ference back to the presidential state tonight. In the most spectacular finish seen on historic Illinois field In years. tho Ohioans triumphed over Illinois z 20 0, today, when Myers la the last 10 seconds OF play snatched n 37-yard forward pasf from workman, and dashed ncros. the Orange and Blue limo for the only touchdown ~ the game Stlnchcomb. brilliant Ohio loft halfback kicked the goal. nv winning today’s game, Ohio ramalnod dndefcatcd this season and has undisputcd claim to the title Both teams were keyed to n high fighting pitch and fought virtually ON even terms Illinois, weakened through the loss OF Capt. John Dep Ter, all-wcstcrn center, and further crippled by injuries to Carney. bril-. liant receiving end Of the specta cular Walguist Carney aerial combination and Ralph Fletcher. star kicker and hnlfhaCk, fought stubborniy To check the smashing attack OF Ohlos superb haokflrld. Tho Ohioans carried the fight into lllpois territory during most OF the lame, although each eievon marched the ball to within inches OF the opposing goal, but lacked the drive 10 fut II acress. To Stinchcomb fell the main task ot carrying the bali for Ohio, fr tho second period he ran 81 yard, | for N t,ain that plnepd the hail OF . Illinois i7-yard line, From there 1 was dance to Illinois one-yarC | line. The touchdown followed. T’ba linp nns

  • The The Washington herald's story: OHIO STATE CAPTURES BIG-1O CHAMPIONSHIP Buckeyes Win Title by Defeating Illinois, 10 Victory Won by Long Forward Pass in Last Minute of Play

    The Washington herald, November 21, 1920, page 10

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    OHIO STATE CAPTURES BIG-1O CHAMPIONSHIP Buckeyes Win Title by Defeating Illinois, 10 Victory Won by Long Forward Pass in Last Minute of Play Workman punted out of danger. and after that the ball was kept in midfield until the sensational end. Michigan defeated Minnesota 3 to 0 in the second quarter and went home with the little brown jug that has been the bone of contention between the teams for years. The score was made on Stekettes field goal from the 27-yard line. Minnesofa was on Michigan’s 5-yard line twice. /but lost the ball on downs. Wisconsin defeated Chicago by a score of 30. Davey made a drop kick from the Chicago 3S-yard line in the closing minutes of the game. The three points just about represents Wisconsin’s super iority. The game was rather slow at the first, but speeded up in the last two quarters. Notre Dame won from Northwest ern University by score of 33–⁠7. A combination of forward passes and straight hard playing gave Notre Dame the victory. George Gipp, the sensational halfback, gave the VIC tors two touchdowns in the last quarter.

  • The Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial's story: FOOTBALL SCORES.

    Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial, Delaware, November 22, 1920, page 11 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES. Dickinson. S., Delaware, 7. Bucknel 2s, Susauehanna z. Holy Cross 80; New Hampshire State o.. Johns Hopkins 40; Western Maryland o.. Springfield, Z; Detroit University 3. Villa Nova 10; Catholic University @. p. Nj. G.. rs: Washington Colleae z. Fordham I3; Muhlenbere 0. Stevens 81; n. Y. u. ID. Yale o; Harvard Q. Pennsylvania 27; Columbia 7. Dartmouth Ii; Brown q. Lafayette 27; Lehigh 7. Syracuse ID. Colgate O. Carnegie Tech @; w and J. 0. Amherst IA; Williams z. Boston College I3; Marietta 3. W. and l.. IL; Georgetown !. Union, Z; Hamilton 3. Swarthmore %: Haverford O. Wisconsin 3; Chicago 0. Illinois 0; Ohio 7. Minnesota O; Michigan 3. Rpion 2l; Beliot o. Butler o: Chicago Y. NJ. G. A. 0. Indiana 10; Purdue 7. Iowa Ia; Ames 10. Depauw 3; Wabash O. Notre Dame 80; Northwestern ia Marquette 10. North Dakota o. Grinnell IL; Cornell @ Haskell 81; Oklahoma AgRies Z. Oklahoma Z, Kansas AEgies z. Colorado University I; Colorado ARgies z. Nebraska 81: Michigan Aggies Z. University of Oregon o; Oregon AggiesO o California IS; Stanford O.. University Of Arizona Is; University Of New Mexico Z. Georgia 81 Alabama IA Furnan “a: Clemson O. University Of South Carolina 4s; New perry o. Guilford :. Elon 3 Virginia Freshmen IA; University of Y. G. Freshmen O North Carolina State 90; Wofford O. Birmingham Southern ID; Howard Col ege Z Centre 2S; V. =. ] o.

  • The Evening journal's story: FOOTBALLRESU

    Evening journal, Delaware, November 22, 1920, page 11 (results column)

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    FOOTBALLRESU Harvard 9, Yale 0. Penn n. Columbia Z. Lafayette p. Lehieh Z. Swarlhmore 2s, Haverford 6. Syracuse “a, Colgate O.. Union a. A., i3, llOlmeshurg 0. Dartmouth “a, Brown g. Boston Co.. i3, Marietta 3. Carnegie Hech., 6. Washington and jefferson o. p. NJ. C.. 80. Washington Col. 7. Holy Cross ~, New Hampshire State o. W. and L. i6. Georgetown 7. West Va. 20, Bethany 0. Fordham i3 Muhlenberg o. J. Hopkins 40. Western Md. O. Penn Fresh i3, Cornell Fresh 7. Mass. Aggie 2i. Tufts 0. Springfield Z. Detroit Univ. 3. Lebanon V 40 Juniata o. Amherst A. Williams Z. Central H.. 81 Northeast 0. Michigan 3, Minnesota Ohio state q, Illinois o. Wisconsin 3. Chicago 0. Indiana 10. Purdue Z. NOire Dame 80, Northwestern 7. Iowa “a. Ames 10. Nebraska 80. Mich. Aggies Z. Centre College y, Virginia p. I. o. Amherst “a. Williams 7. Union Z, Hamilton 3. Stevens 2i. n. Y. University “A Depauw g. Wabash 0. Baldwin-Wallace 20. Case 0. Butler 9, Y NJ. C. A. Teachers Col. lege 0. Bucknell 2S, susquehanna 7. Dickinson 35. Delaware Z. Nllan0vl i3. Catholic Uniyz rsity 6. Gettysburg “a, MI. 81. Mary’s o. Alabama “a. Georgia 2i Transylvania q, Georgetown o. Heidelberg 6. Western Reserve 0. Rochester &c. ClarksOn Z. Iowa “a, Ames 40. Denison a. Kenyon o. Nebrasga IS. Michigan Aggies. I.

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)

Wisconsin 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Wisconsin 27, Chicago 0
1936Chicago 7, Wisconsin 6
1935Chicago 13, Wisconsin 7
1933Wisconsin 0, Chicago 0
1932Wisconsin 18, Chicago 7
1931Wisconsin 12, Chicago 7

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