Illinois at Northwestern
Saturday, October 22, 1927 Share
Illinois beat Northwestern 7–6. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 13–5–3.
FinalAttendance 46,580
In the newspapers

New Britain herald, October 27, 1927, page 12 (results column)
Read the text
.S|DEL|NE VIEWS 0F BIG ELEVENS East and Mid-WeSt to Have Hot Time on Saturday night for Columbus, where they play Ohio State Saturday. From practice indications, Coach Stagg will combine an off-tackle attack with a forward passing offensive in the game. Evanston, III. Northwestern S Wildcats, jared by the 7–6 defeat handed them by Illinois Saturday. are hard at work in preparation for Missouri. next Saturday. Coach Dick Hanley is handicapped by q non-scouting agreement and has outlined only general defensive to be used in the game. Ann Arbor, Mich. - Development of a defense which will stop the Illi- nois short pass attack is occupying the attention of Michigan coaches. The team was given a blow in the announcement that Joe GembiS, fullback, is definitely out of Satur- days game. Rich probably will take his place. Champaign. III. For three straight afternoons Coach Zuppke has used the same regular lineup, indicating he is satisfied. Stuessy is playing the quarterback position. Bloomington, Ind. Thirty three Indiana players were scheduled to leave here today for Harvard. They will arrive Friday, when a banquet will be given them by Indiana and 1 Big Ten alumni. Iowa City, Ia. -- Fearing Den vers tricky attack, Coach Burt Ing wersen is spending much of his time drilling the Iowa team in pass de- fensive. Chatterton has replaced Brown in the line and Porter and Bauer, two sophomores, have been given places in the backiield. Minneapolis, Minn. - There is some doubt whether Barnhart, | Minnesota’s kicker, will be able to do the teams bunting Saturday. He will be able to play but it is thought his injured leg will not permit kick | ing, Otherwise the squad will be in good shape for Wisconsin, traltIers announced. | Princeton-Pink Baker. who stood | high in Princeton football history, will probably be used today on the scrub team as an all-Star alumni rc- enforcement goes against the varsity. | Yesterday Jake Slagle, member of two Tiger championship teams, and three other alumni helped the Scrubs run through to a GO victory over i the varsity. Cambridge, Mass-Several shifts | in the line took place during liar wards scrimmage yesterday and seemed to indicate that coaches were undecided on the lineup to use against Indiana Saturday. ] New York-Herb Neilan. third string quarterback at the start Of | the season. probably will see acton 1 in Fordham’S game with Boston col lege here Saturday. In yesterdays s scrimmage, he directed the regular l team. West Point-Armv will hold a strenuous work -out today in prepar- ntion for the Buckucll game. Yes terday many shifts in the regular team were made. Ithaca. x. Y.-Corncll’s line was shifted during yesterdays practice .as Coach Dobie is discouraged over | the showing it has made. Who will | be ,hr guards in the Columbia game still is unanswered with Richards, ! left guard, out with injuries received in the Princeton game last Satur- day. New York -Columbia’s squad of fl players and trainers will leave ‘bUlEll TOT liHd’d io pi”S ‘-‘l i’‘ II Saturday The last heavy workout prior to the game was held ycster- day. ] Syracuse, \. Y. - The syracuse university football team today was travelling westward for Saturday $ game with the University of Nc braska. They left here last night. Easton. Pa Numerous shifts in , the varsity lineup yesterday found , Mile Wilson, veteran halfback, on the second team. State College, Pa Captain Hocp- kc and Hamas yesterday returned for practir” and both went through the second team Ime for snbsantia gains. Hamilton. \. Y.- About &o mem. bcrs of the Colgate football team will leave tonight for New York where they will battle New York . university Saturday. The lineup tol the game was unannounced since only secret practices were held this l week
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.
Photos from the game

Illinois vs. Northwestern, October 22, 1927, Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Ill.Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
From the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 62% to win. Illinois won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Illinois–Northwestern gameIllinois leads 59–55–5 in 119 meetings, counting the 98 since this game.
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gamevs. MichiganOct. 29, 1927
- SeasonIllinois in 1927
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. MissouriOct. 29, 1927
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1927
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records

