Rutgers at New York University
Saturday, October 20, 1928 Share
New York University beat Rutgers 48–0. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Rutgers led the series 6–2.
Final
In the newspapers

The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 22, 1928, page 10 (results column)
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Five Elevens Set Pace on Eastern Grid Army and Pennsylvania Turn Hardest Tricks on Saturday. By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Five teams Army, New York university, Penn sylvania, Dartmouth and Yale were at the top of the football heap in the east today by virtue of their clean records and impressive VIC tories Saturday. Army and Pennsylvania turned the hardest tricks by defeating Harvard and Penn State IS to and IA to 0, respectively. Yale increased its reputation by scoring a lop-sided victory over Brown, 80 to IA, and Dartmouth revealed a powerful Of fensive, defeating Columbia 81 to Z. Syracuse displayed unexpected strength on it’s invasion of the west when it lost to husky Nebraska eleven by one point, to 6. New York university routed Rutgers, 48 to 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)
New York University 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Rutgers–New York University gameRutgers leads 15–9–1 in 25 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.
Around this game
Rutgers
- Next gameat New York UniversityNov. 23, 1929
- SeasonRutgers in 1928
- ProgramRutgers history and records
New York University
- Next gamevs. ColgateOct. 27, 1928
- SeasonNew York University in 1928
- ProgramNew York University history and records
