Chicago at Illinois

Saturday, November 16, 1929

Illinois beat Chicago 20–⁠6. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 16–⁠14–⁠3.

AwayChicago7–⁠3 in 1929
6
HomeIllinois6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1929
20

FinalHigh 47°F, low 32°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: FOOT BALL SCORES

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1929, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOT BALL SCORES Tulane, 10; Sewanee. o. Lynchburg College, IA; Bridgewater, o.. StetSon, 10; Miami, 0. Louisiana Normal 40; Lou Morris. O.. Burleson. o; Austin College of Sher- man, Tex, 0. New Mexico Aggies, Z; U. Of New Next CO, z. MIDDLE WEST. Notre Dame, 10; Southern California. IL Kansas Teachers, 10; Southwestern, 8. Illinois Wesleyan, Z; Illinois College, O. Charleston Teachers, g; Carbonate Teachers, 6. Elmhurst, 90 Valparaiso, o.. Oklahoma City u, IL; Oklahoma Bap- lists, 0. Milliken, 6; Butler o. Danville Normal, 25 Franklin, 6. Depauw, 46; Ball Teachers, 6. st. Johns (Wis), IS; Culver, z. Otterbein, IA: Hiram, g. Manchester, 10; Indiana Teachers, 0. Emporia, 6; Wichita. 6. Kansas, 49, Washington, o. Central State Normal, 81; Toledo, IL. Baldwin Wallace, Ia; Kent State, 0. Michigan B., ID; Western State Normal. z. North Dakota, 6; South Dakota, o. Coe, 5; Knox, 8. Cornell College, 6; Monmouth, 0. Ripon, 10; Beloit, 6. Illinois B, 49, Iota B, IL. Detroit, 25; Michigan State, 0. Grinnell, 81; Carleton, 6. Indiana, l9: Northwestern, IA. Drake, Z; Iowa State, 0. John Carroll, 6; Ypsilanti Normal, 6 (tie). Michigan. 7: Minnesota, 6. Purdue, Z; Iowa, o. Illinois, 20; Chicago. 6. Ohio State, 54; Kenyon, 0. Heidelberg, “a; Ohio Northern, Z. Marquette. 20; Boston. s. Findlay, IA; Bluffton, IL. Bowling Green. rs; Detroit, 2. Nebraska, 10; Oklahoma, 10 (tie). Kansas Teachers, 19; Pittsburgh (Kans.) Teachers, o. st. Mary’s (Kans), o; Baldwin, 0 (tie) Rockhurst (Kansas City,. IS; Kemper Military, 0. FAR WEST. California, Z; Washington. o. Santa Clara, 10; Stanford, Z. Denver. 10; Utah Aggies, o. Washington State, 10; Montana, o. st. Mary’s, “a; California (Southern Branch), 0. st. Ignatius, O; Nevada, 0. Pomona, 10: San Diego. 0. Colorado College, 81; Western State, 2l Occidental, Of; California Tech, 0. Billings Poly, Al; Montana Normal, O.. Gonzaga, 90; Idaho, Ia. Oregon, 16; Oregon State. 0. Colorado, s; Colorado Aggies, 0. Utah, A; Wyoming, 0. Colorado Mines, 7; Regis, 0. South Dakota, g. North Dakota State, g..

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)

Illinois 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1939Illinois 46, Chicago 0
1938Illinois 34, Chicago 0
1937Illinois 21, Chicago 0
1936Illinois 18, Chicago 7
1935Chicago 7, Illinois 6
1934Illinois 6, Chicago 0

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