Wisconsin at Chicago

Saturday, November 9, 1929

Wisconsin beat Chicago 20–⁠6. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 15–⁠14–⁠4.

AwayWisconsin4–⁠5 in 1929
20
HomeChicago7–⁠3 in 1929
6

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WISCONSIN ELEVEN WINS OVER CHICAGO

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 10, 1929, page 74

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    WISCONSIN ELEVEN WINS OVER CHICAGO By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. November 9-Wisconsin, victim of four gnercilesS adversaries, turned today to become the foot ball drillmaster at Stagg Field and climbed from the Western Conference cellar by lashing Chicago, 20 to 6, before nearly IS 900 spectators. The Badgers gained their victory making three breaks” count for touch downs, while Chicago, fresh from its 15-to-7 victory over Princeton last week, cracked at critical moments, although the Maroons generally outplayed Wis conSin. The first of the touchdown series, and the decisive play of the game, came in the opening three minutes, when the Chicago blockers melted before charge by Gantenbein, Wisconsin left end, who blocked Bluhm’S punt on the Chicago l3-yard line, and scampered to score. The second advantage the Badgers grabbed was near the end of the first half and was the result of a 40-yard run by r. Gebholz, halfback, who put the ball on Chicago’s 32-yard line. A | quick pass put the goal 10 yards away and the feet Badger halfback then passed to Ganteinbein for the score Wisconsin’s final touchdown was in the | fourth period, and was gained after Lewis Smith, Wisconsin substitute right | end, blocked punt on the Maroon 81 ! yard line. Three plays later LuSby substitute halfback, knitted three yards | to score. The Maroon made its only counter in the last minute of play by way OF 32-yard pass, Watenburg, sub full back, to Haywood, sub quarterback. The victory today gave the Badgers 15-to-14 edge in the foot ball rivalry between Wisconsin and Chicago. -Four ! games have been tied.

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: Wisconsin Climbs In Win Over Chicago

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 10, 1929, page 1

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    Wisconsin Climbs In Win Over Chicago CHICAGO. Nov. 6P-Wisconsin. victim OF four merciless adversaries, turned today to become the football drillmaster at Stagg field and climbed from the western conference cellar by lashlng Chicago 20 to 8. before nearly $1,000 spec tators.

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story: )RN Estate ELEVEN DEALS HARSH BLOW OCOPHERD DREAMS &C Spears Machine Is Beaten 9 to I After Being Badly 0utplayed APE REPEATS FOR A WIN ,ilermakers Now Figuring Out Best Plan to Eliminate HaWkeyes llPE REPEATS FOR A WIN

    The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 11, 1929, page 1 (results column)

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    )RN Estate ELEVEN DEALS HARSH BLOW OCOPHERD DREAMS &C Spears Machine Is Beaten 9 to I After Being Badly 0utplayed APE REPEATS FOR A WIN ,ilermakers Now Figuring Out Best Plan to Eliminate HaWkeyes llPE REPEATS FOR A WIN Chicago. Nov. 11.-tP-Purduc to- Y stands on the threshold Of its st western conference football ampionship-but with the omino,,s adow OF Iowa. wrecker of title pes, slanting across the doorway. Paradoxically, Purdue owes its un- ;puted leadership OF the race TO va. It was Iowa Saturday who left rdue without company at the top the heap by tossing Minnesota I’M the list OF undefeated teams. At 9 same time Northwestern gave Ito State, previously undefeated but d, It’s first conference beating. Purdue Faces Iowa Purdue will attempt to clear the va obstacle Saturday at Lafayette the standout contest of the Big n card. In the other games, Chi 90 and Illinois will play their lditional contest at Urbana, Mich IN will tackle Minnesota at Minneoils, and Indiana will venture into & lair of the Northwestern Wild t at Evanston. Ohio is down for q It game with Kenyon at Columbus, d Wisconsin will have an open date d an opportunity to prepare at lgth for Minnesota q week from turday. Iowa not only ruined Minnesota’s lrch toward the championship Satday, for the second time III two ars. but accomplished the job in most the same manner as last year. it’ll but 60 seconds left to play, and filing by four points, Oran Pape, the ne Iowa halfback who scored the lning touchdown against the Gophlast season, rushed over with the IRE that gave Iowa a Q to 7 triumph. va, still as much out of the con ‘ence as in it. presented great foot II In defeating Minnesota The undering herd from the north and Iowa’s defense impregnable, !cept in the fourth period when onko Nagurski. who was called ,m his tackle position. to fullback. altered nearly SO yards for the .ophers’ only touchdown. The de- 1t was a stunning ono for MinnesO- which has been lowering around e championship doorway for sew Ill years. and this season seemed to I’ve found the combination Of the TX. 4 Buckeyes Meet Inevitable Ohio State finally al into the in titable Saturday and was beaten, l8 ( 6, by Northwestern. The victory 60 left Northwestern III a position ! demand to be cut i’ll on the CHAM onship il Iowa succeeds III taking irdue Saturday. Ohio States ‘Qlchdown was the result Of the INCEST run in a Big Ten game this Jason, when Wesley Fcsler. Ohio Yates great end, caught a tumble III re air. and raced % Yards owe the ,iorthwcstern goal line wisconsin at last was able TO tlrd team 1t could beat. defeating Chi 90. 20 TO 6. Michigan grabbed all re breaks to score its first triumph Tier q Harvard team by n IA to Il sore, and Illinois even more deci- ‘Vely thrust back the assaults Of Nsd eagle and the Army eleven by II 4 Z. Purdue, using its regular line I only a few minutes in the second sriod, and its ball carrying aces Pest WEIGH and Glen Harmcsoll. ut at all. Walloped Mississippi, y

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 11, 1929, page 5 (results column)

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    GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following scores are the fi’ nals in the various football games played in the States last Saturday afternoon: Stanford 6; Washington 0. Washington State fl; Idaho ‘. Tulane 52; Auburn 0. Michigan State 33; Mississipp. Aggies 19. Illinois IT; Army ‘. California 53; Montana Is. Wisconsin 20; Chicago 6. Notre Dame 19; Drake T. Iowa Q; Minnesota 2. New York University 27; Georgia 19. Michigan IA; Harvard 12. Cornell 36; Western Reserve O. Colgate 33; Columbia 0. Yale 13; Maryland 13. Northwestern IS; Ohio State 6. Pittsburgh 21; Washington-Jef- ferson O. West Virginia O; Detroit 36. Southern California 66; Nevada 0. Pomona IS; Arizona 12. Vanderbilt 22; Georgia Tech ‘. Kansas T; Oklahoma 0. Amherst 13; Tufts 13. Princeton 20; Lehigh 0. Syracuse 20; Niagara 0. Bucknell g.; Villanova 0. Fordham T; Boston College 6. Maine %; Bowdoin 6. Penn State 19; Pennsylvania 2. Dartmouth 13; Brown 6.

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)

Chicago 54% to win. Wisconsin won as Elo’s underdog.

Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Wisconsin 27, Chicago 0
1936Chicago 7, Wisconsin 6
1935Chicago 13, Wisconsin 7
1933Wisconsin 0, Chicago 0
1932Wisconsin 18, Chicago 7
1931Wisconsin 12, Chicago 7

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