Illinois at Northwestern

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  , October 28, 1923

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  ILLINOIS WINS by Bic SCORE Northwestern Humbled 20 to 0 in Game at Cubs Park. CUBS PARK, CHICAGO, Oct. 81, UNITED Press.)EHarold Grange Coach Zuppke’s backfield phenom proved the undoing of Northwestern here This afternoon and the Iuckless Purple went down to defeat before illinois powerful machine 20 to o Thirty.five thousand spectator. crammed into the local park to sec the DOWNSTAIRS administer the North Shore aggregation it’s third successive conference defeat. The game, played on n water. soaked WELD with a slippery, elusive ball, was marred by frequent fun. bles and substitutions, due to the n going. Grange made three touchdowns in the first half. The Purple team showed little in the way of attack, having but n on portunity TO score. This chance, the result of a tumble in the second period, went awry when Grange in. tercepted a forward pass on his owr 10 yard line. and ran the entire length of the field for a touchdown Grange departed from the game in the second half. and the Illinois offensive Immediately suffered q visible slump. Coach zuppke sen, some of his second string into the fray IN the latter periods and sue. oeeded in scoring another touch. down but the game had resorted to a Kick and passing contest. BY way of diversion. Furbacl Britton booted a field goal from the Purple sS.yard line in the third quarter.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 28, 1923, page 59

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  ILLINOIS NOT PRESSED TO BEAT NORTHWESTERN CHICAGO. October 27-Harold Grange, assisted ably by the remainder of the Illinois foot ball team. defeated Northwestern here today. % to 0. Grange started the game. and before he was taken out to save him from possible injuries he had crossed >~Northwestern’s line three times, one being q 50-yard run through the field The last two periods were more even, Illinois scoring three points as the result of Britton’s booting goal from field, and Muhl catching a long forward pass thrown by Britton and going over. Only once did Northwestern prove

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Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 99 since this game.