Rochester (NY) at Cornell

Saturday, October 8, 1921

Cornell beat Rochester (NY) 55–⁠0. It was their ninth meeting; Cornell leads the series 9–⁠0.

AwayRochester (NY)0–⁠2 in 1921
0
HomeCornell8–⁠0 in 1921
55

FinalHigh 64°F, low 38°F, 0.36 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The New York herald's story: Powerful Cornell Backs Crush Rochester, 55 to 0 Eddie kaw Stars in One Sided Victory.

    The New York herald, New York, October 9, 1921, page 49

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    Powerful Cornell Backs Crush Rochester, 55 to 0 Eddie kaw Stars in One Sided Victory. Special Despatch &c THE NBw YonK IIaRALp. ITHACA, N. Y, Oct s.-Cornell crushed University OF Rochester uncer an avalanche of eight touchdowns this afternoon rolling UP score o. 55 TO O.. The powerful and fast Red baclsfle.d crashed through the visiting tackles and ends and broke through the line for repeatsd and sometimes spectacular gains, Pfann scoring the first touchdown in four minutes OF play. Eddie Kaw was the bright star of the dag, tearing off half dozen 25 yard runs. Pfann also figured extensively IN the open game. while Lechler and Ram sey smashed through the line. The WIS., itors made a gallant effort against the Cornell second team in the last period. reaching the 10 yard line on a series of spectacular passes. The lineup and summary:

  • The New-York tribune's story: Rochester Bowled Over By Cornell; Score, $50

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 9, 1921, page 1

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    Rochester Bowled Over By Cornell; Score, $50 ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. s.-Cornell towled Rochester over this afternoon by a score Of IS to 0, scoring eight touchdowns. The Ithacans sent Pfann across the line for the first score in four minutes, and followed that up by a smashing attack that overpowered the visitors. Eddie Kaw played SEN sational game. tearing off half dozen runs for twenty-five yards or more, and Quarterback Pfann also figured conspicuously in the open field. The line-un:

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)

Cornell 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Cornell leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings.

Recent meetings
1921Cornell 55, Rochester (NY) 0
1920Cornell 13, Rochester (NY) 6
1904Cornell 29, Rochester (NY) 6
1903Cornell 11, Rochester (NY) 0
1902Cornell 31, Rochester (NY) 0
1901Cornell 50, Rochester (NY) 0

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