Michigan at Illinois

Saturday, October 29, 1921

Michigan beat Illinois 3–⁠0. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 6–⁠2.

AwayMichigan5–⁠1–⁠1 in 1921
3
HomeIllinois3–⁠4 in 1921
0

FinalHigh 61°F, low 54°F, 0.56 in. of rainAttendance 14,000

In the newspapers

  • The South Bend news-times's story: FOOTBALL SCORES.

    South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 30, 1921, page 11 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES. Iowa, 10; Purdue, s. Depauw. 81: Georgetown. 0. Earlham-Kalamazoo, rain, post poned until Monday. Wisconsin, IS; Minnesota. 0. Michigan, 3 Illinois, 0. Chicago. IS; Colorado. o. Center. g. Harvard, 8. Penn State. 2s; Georgia Tech, Z. Princeton, “a; Virginia. 0. Yale. 45; Brown, Z. Army. 50; Susquehanna, 0. Navy. 81: Bethany. 0. Pittsburg, 2s; Pennsylvania, o. williams. %; Columbia, 0. Colgate, Z; New York Univ. 7. Univ. Of Detroit. IA. Taulane. 10. Marietta. 20; West Virginia Yves leyan, 0 Cornell. 30: Dartmouth. Z. Johns Hopkins, A; Western Maryland. 0. Lafayette, 35; Rutgers, O. Bucknell, Al: Catholic Univ. 0. Trinity. II; Stevens, o. Vermont, IA; Massachusetts, Ag- gies. T. Boston, IA; Rhode Island state, o. New Hampshire, IA; Bates. 0. Georgetown. 2S; George washing ton, 0. Miami, 21; Denison, s. Amherst, 20; Hamilton, o. Colby. 8 Maine. o. Wooster, Z: Western Reserve. 0. Northwestern. “a; Depaul, 0. Akron. %; Mount Union, IA. Lehigh, 21; West Virginia, IA. Muhlenberg. z; Swarthmore, 7. Boston College, o; Fordham, 0. Tufts. IA; Wesleyan. IA. Sewanee. 6. Univ. of Kentucky. 0. Marquette Univ. Z; Michigan Ag- gies, 0. Nebraska, ~; Oklahoma, 0. Washington, 2: Ames. 0. Univ. OF Georgia, Z; Auburn, 0. Virginia Holy Inst. 0. Washing ton and Lee. 8. Univ. OF Florida, “a; Howard. 0. Univ. OF Tennessee, O.; Wander bilt, IA. Univ. Of Alabama, I; Louisiana State, 7. North Carolina State. Z: Virginia Mil. Inst, Z. Utah. II; Idaho. 7. Missouri, 6 Drake, 0. Colorado college, o: Colorado Aggies. “a. University Of California. IA; Washington State college, 0. Texas univ, Sc: Rice, O. North Dakota univ, 3S: North Dakota Aggies, 3. Oregon Agricultural college, Z; Stanford univ, IA. Univ. Of Kansas. p; Kansas Ag- gies, T. Univ. of Arizona. “A; Texas School OF Mines, 0. Washington and Jefferson. II; syria cuse, 10. Ohio Northern. So; Hiram, 0. Case. IS; Heidelberg. 0. Univ. OF Maryland. Z; Univ. of North Carolina, 16. Muskingum college. 35; Dayton univ, 0. Otterbein. z; Kenyon. 7. Oberlin, 21; Ohio Wesleyan, 0. Wittenberg, Z; Univ. OF Cincin- natl. 2. Creighton, IA; st. Xavier. I.

  • The Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial's story: College Football. Delaware University, AZ; Washing ton College, o.

    Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial, Delaware, October 31, 1921, page 11 (results column)

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    College Football. Delaware University, AZ; Washing ton College, o. Delaware University, All Washing ton College, o. Centre, s; Harvard, 0. Princeton. “a; Virginia, 0. Yale, 3S; Brown, Z, Georgia Tech, Z; Penn state, 2s. Williams, 20; Columbia, 0. Lafayette, 35; Rutgers, 0. Navy, 21; Bethany, 0. Georgetown, 2s; Washington, 0. Hobart, 81; unions 7. Northwestern, “a; Depauw, 0. Washington and Jefferson, II; Syracuse, 10. Notre Dame, 2s; Indiana, Z. Missouri, O.; Drake, 0. Army. So; Susquehanna, 0. Lehigh, 81; West Virginia, IA. Georgetown, Z; Auburn, 0. 4 Chicago. 35; Colorado, 0. Michigan, 3: Illinois, 0. Wisconsin. 35; Minnesota, 0, University of Detroit, IA; Tulane, 10 Colorado, 10; Grinnell, Q. Iowa, l3; Perdue, s. Case, Ia Heidelberg, 0. Oberlin, 81; Ohio Wesleyan, 0. y

  • The Capital journal's story: Football Risals

    Capital journal, Salem, Or., October 29, 1921, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Risals Penn State 2S, Georgia Tech Princeton “a, Virginia 0 Centre College 6. Harvard 0 Michigan 3; Illinois 0. Pittsburgh 2S, Pennsylvania 0 Army SO. Susauehanna 0 Navy 2l, Bethany 0 Iowa 1s; Perdue 6. Second Period Illinois 0. Michigan 3 Nebraska Is, Oklahoma 0 Yale “a, Brown Z Indiana Z. Notre Dame

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story: Football Scores

    The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, October 29, 1921, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Scores Penn State, %; Georgia Tech I final. Center, s; Harvard, O.; end third. Scores end second period: Notre Dame, 7; Indiana, 7. Chicago, 21; Colorado, 0. Illinois, 0: Michigan, 3. Wisconsin,, Z; Minnesota, 0. Yale, “a; Brown, 4.

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)

Illinois 55% to win. Michigan won as Elo’s underdog.

Michigan leads 72–⁠24–⁠2 in 98 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Illinois 21, Michigan 7
2022Michigan 19, Illinois 17
2019Michigan 42, Illinois 25
2016Michigan 41, Illinois 8
2012Michigan 45, Illinois 0
2011Michigan 31, Illinois 14

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