Michigan at Illinois
Saturday, October 29, 1921 Share
Michigan beat Illinois 3–0. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Michigan led the series 6–2.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 54°F, 0.56 in. of rainAttendance 14,000
In the newspapers

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.

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

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 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.
The series
Every Michigan–Illinois gameMichigan leads 72–24–2 in 98 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.
| 2024 | Illinois 21, Michigan 7 | |
| 2022 | Michigan 19, Illinois 17 | |
| 2019 | Michigan 42, Illinois 25 | |
| 2016 | Michigan 41, Illinois 8 | |
| 2012 | Michigan 45, Illinois 0 | |
| 2011 | Michigan 31, Illinois 14 |
Around this game
Michigan
- Next gameat WisconsinNov. 12, 1921
- SeasonMichigan in 1921
- ProgramMichigan history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. DePauwNov. 5, 1921
- SeasonIllinois in 1921
- ProgramIllinois history and records

