Purdue at Chicago
Saturday, October 21, 1922 Share
Chicago beat Purdue 12–0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 23–4–1.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 49°F
In the newspapers

Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, October 22, 1922, page 1
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COPHERSPLAY II TIE GAME AT EVANSTON Chicago Uses Subs to Lick Purdue 1910; Iowa Wins s to Z. Evanston, Ill, Oct. 21.-A sensational 105-yard run by Chuck Palmer, Northwestern’s right halfback, upset the dope bucket here today and the Purple held Minnesota to a tie, 7 to Z, running what at first looked like an easy game for Minnesota. Palmer’s feat was all the more sensational because 1t climaxed a series of pile driving linebucks and beautiful for ward passes which had taken the ball to Northwestern’s two-yard line. It was fourth down and Mitchell, Mime sofa fullback, burst through the line and was on the point of downing the ball when it slipped from his hands and rolled to Palmer. Palmer rushed wide around his W right end and the Northwestern team rushed In behind for interference. Mar tineau made a great effort, but Palmer turned and s~tiff-armed his way just as the two crossed Northwestern’s So yard line. Minnesota’s touchdown came in the first quarter when the Gophers recovcred a pit on their opponents 35-yard line. A line buck failed but a 34-yard pass, Martineau to Eklund, worked smoothly and Eklund stepped across thO IAIC U n IOuCIAdOh u dAu a hlOment later drop-kicked the point after touchdown. Stagg Field, Chicago, Oct 21.- Starting with a team of substitutes with two exceptions. Chicago defeated Purdue, II to 0. before 10000 people or Stagg field today in the last game before the important inter-sectiona1 contest with Princeton next Saturday. Coach Stage held his stars on the side lines until the second half as he did not care TO risk injuring them. He used nearly three complete teams in the long-drawn-out game, which re- CURED two hours and three quarters to play. - Urbana, I’ll, Oct. 21.-(By The Associated Press. )-Illinois fighting a desperate battle and playing their heavier Iowa opponents to a %standstill. lost one of the hardest-fought football bat ties ever staged on Illinois field, s to I. East Lansing. Mich, Oct. 21.-Plac-

The New York herald, October 22, 1922, page 57
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Chicago University Scores Easy Victory Over Purdue Burgess Accounts for Only Touchdown of the Game. Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK IIERALp. CHICAGO. Oct. 21. - Rcsorting to straight football. Chicago University defeated Purdue to-day. IL TO 0. Burgess went over for the only touch down and Caruso kicked goal. Caruso later drop kicked field goal from his % yard line. The Purdue players he came confused behind their goal line and as a result Chicago added a safety to its count All the scoring was done IN Che first malt Tho lineup

The Bemidji daily pioneer, October 23, 1922, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS Minnesota u Northwestern Z Iowa 8; Illinois z. Michigan 10; Ohio State 0. Wisconsin 20; Indiana 0. Chicago 12; Purdue 0. St. Olof 20; St. Johns 10. Macalaster TO-; Gustavus o. Carleton AZ; Knox 7. St. Thomas z; Hamline 2. Harvard, “a; Centre 10. Cornell ID; Colgate 0. Navy 13; Georgia Tech 0. Pittsburgh 21; Syracuse IA. Yale 80; Williams O. Princeton 26; Maryland 0.
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)
Chicago 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Purdue–Chicago gameChicago leads 27–14–1 in 42 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.
| 1936 | Purdue 35, Chicago 7 | |
| 1935 | Purdue 19, Chicago 0 | |
| 1934 | Purdue 26, Chicago 20 | |
| 1933 | Purdue 14, Chicago 0 | |
| 1932 | Purdue 37, Chicago 0 | |
| 1931 | Purdue 14, Chicago 6 |
Around this game
Purdue
- Next gameat IowaOct. 28, 1922
- SeasonPurdue in 1922
- ProgramPurdue history and records
Chicago
- Next gamevs. PrincetonOct. 28, 1922
- SeasonChicago in 1922
- ProgramChicago history and records
