Ohio State at Princeton

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 7, 1927, page 12 (results column)

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  N. D., Minnesota, Illinois Only Major Indicated Teams in Section. MARooNs AT URBANA Chicago May Spill Dope; |. U. VS.. Northwestern. CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Notre Dame, Minnesota and Illinois today entered the final fortnight of the 1927 football season as the only major I’M defeated teams of the Middle West. From present indications none of these teams is likely to lose between now and the close of the season. The game between Minnesota and Notre Dame last Saturday had been looked upon with interest in the belief that one of those two great teams would be eliminated from the undefeated column. But, they played to a 7-to-7 tie and left the matter of supremacy still in doubt. Illinois, meanwhile, kept its record clean by defeating Iowa, IA to 0. Tie for Each Perhaps the most unusual thing about these three leading teams is that all of them have suffered at least one tie game. Illinois was tied in a conference game by Iowa State; Minnesota was tied by both Indiana and Notre Dame. Notre Dame, in being tied by Minnesota, probably eliminated itself from any hope Of a mythical national title. Notre Dame is not in the Big Ten Conference and the tie game did not have any effect on Minnesota’s standing in the title chase. Michigan climbed a notch in the standing by defeating Chicago, IA to 0; Purdue, after beating Harvard and then losing it’s first two games against Conference opponents, final ly broke into the victory column by giving one more boot to the crumbling Northwestern team, IL to 6. Other Results The other members of the Big Ten played non-conference opponents. Ohio State suffered 20 to 0 humiliation at the hands of Princeton; Indiana whipped Michigan State, 33 to 7; Wisconsin turned back Grinnell of the Missouri Valley Conference, 20 to 2. From a championship standpoint this weeks feature game will be at Champaign where Illinois will have it’s unbeaten record attacked by Chi cago. The Illini should win if dope holds good, but supposedly poor Chi cago teams have been known in the past to spring surprises against their downState rivals, and with so many upsets this year it would not be shocking to see Maroon victory. Indiana and Northwestern meet at Evanston and unless Coach Dick Hanley can get his Northwestern team back on it’s feet, Indiana should win. Iowa and Wisconsin clash at Madison with the Badgers topheavy favorites 10 win. All the other Big Ten teams go outside the Conference this week. Michigan takes on Navy at Ann Arbor, but probably will hold back considerable of its strength for the important game with Minnesota the following week. Ohio State meets Denison, Purdue plays Franklin and Minnesota tangles with Drake each of the Big Ten teams being favored to win. Features of Season The outstanding features to date in the 1927 season in the Middle West are the surprising strength of Illinois, the equally surprising COL lapse of Northwestern, the defeat of Michigan, and the ID to IA deadlock between the Gophers and Indiana. Although he failed to score a point Saturday, Shorty Almquist of Min resota held to his lead in individual scoring with 81 points. Gilbert of Michigan gained on Almquist by scoring touchdown and now has go points to his credit. Lewis of Northwestern is in third place with 33 and WEIGH of Purdue has 80 DOintS.

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Princeton leads 1–⁠0–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.