Northwestern at Illinois

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  Evening star, October 28, 1928, page 82

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  T|MM’S END SWEEP WINS FOR ILLINOIS Results in Only Touchdown of Brisk Contest With Northwestern. ~ HAN1PAIGN, Ill, October 27.- Illinois, Western Conference 1927 foot ball champion, con- ~ tinued its triumphal march to a second Big Ten title today turning back Northwestern, to 0, before a home coming crowd of $4,000. With Fritz Humbert carrying the ball in the second period the zuppkemen smashed their way from nnidfield to the 24-yard line, where the Northwestern line held for three downs. Jud Timm circled end for touchdown and what proved to be the margin of victory. Mo- Wack’s attempt at goal from the place. ment for the extra point was wild. Again the Illini came back, and with Humbert hitting the line pushed the ball to the 1-yard line. But Henry Anderson, the Northwestern junior, who was the nemesis to Zuppke’S men all afternoon, broke through and stopped the plunging Illinois fullback. But Northwestern was not to be denied it’s chance at touchdown. With Holmer gaining on every exchange of punts the Wildcats took to the air in the second half Two passes and couple of line bucks by Levison and Griffen placed the ball on Illinois A. yard line. but the Iliini line steadied and Northwestern was forced to give up the ball. Illinois started its last drive in the closing minutes OF the period, triple passes in which Fields, Mills and Timm and Hunbert figured, advancing the ball to the 3-yard line, but the last attempt was short of the required yardage, Northwestern taking the ball on downs and Holmer punted out of danger Illinois completed 6 out of IS passes for a total of 1876 yards. Northwestern S Haunted passing game that kept the H. lini on their toes in the last period was good for 70 yards, being COM pleted out of 18 attempted. North western intercepted three while Illinois grabbed one.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 29, 1928, page 5 (results column)

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  GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following are results Of the principal football games played last Saturday afternoon: Oregon State 29; Washington Idaho 20; California at Los An geles 6. Washington State 51; College of Idaho 0. Gonzaga 6; Whitman O. Stanford 47; Fresno State 0. Montana State 0; Montana Col lege 0. Olympic Club 12; California 0. Southern California 19; oeci- dental 0. Army IS; Yale 6. Illinois 6; Northwestern 0. Iowa [: Minnesota 0. Ohio State 13; Indiana 0. Nebraska 24; Missouri 0. Princeton 3; Cornell 0. Navy 6; Pennsylvania 0. Purdue 40: Chicago 0. Notre Dame 32: Drake O. Kentucky 8; Centre 0. Alabama 42; Suwannee 12. Utah 24; Colorado 6. Haskell IA; Regis 9. South Dakota State 13; South Dakota 0. Texas 13; Rice 6. Ohio 39; Ohio Northern 0. Pittsburgh 0; Carnegie Tech 6. Vanderbilt 34; Virginia 0. Georgia 20; Tulane IA Kansas Aggies 21; Oklahoma B New York University 1T; Colgate 6. Tennessee 26; Washington anf Lee

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Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 97 since this game.