Illinois at Ohio State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1929, page 74

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  Illinois Displays Real Po’Uer In 27-O Win From Ohio State goal than the latter’s 27-yard line. This came near the Close Of the half. Yam uskus stopped that drive when he in tercepted a pass. An Illinois pass, Peters to Yanuskus who ran 80 yards, made the third touchdown of the first half Zuppke substituted freely in the final half, but Ohio could not control CT advance the ball consistently. Mallin Illinois end forced a safety on Ohio when he blocked a Mcconnell punt and knocked it behind Ohio’s goal in the third quarter. =. Illinois marched down the field SO yarGs to open the final period and Schultz scored the final touchdown. Peters drop kicked. Ohio threw for ward passes desperately in the closing minutes, but was unable to make them count.

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 25, 1929, page 1 (results column)

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  NOTRE DAME MEETS ARMY Purdue, Pittsburg, Micks, Tennessee, Tulane, Frogs Leaders NEW YORK, Nov. 25-tF- The college gridiron campaign faces its double barreled climax this week, on Thanksgiving Day and Saturday, with every prospect of a sem sational finish TO the champion ship races still undecided. Fate CT six Of the seven major title contenders Is involved. Purdue. champion Of the Big Ten, has double-riveted its place in the top group by finishing the season with a clean and impressive ste OF eight victories. but Pittsburgh in the east, Notre Dame in the mid west, Tennessee ard Tulane In the south, Texas Christian in the south west, and st. Mary’s on the Pacific coast, all stake their title aspiratons in important battles this week. indicated None OF these teams has tasted defeat or tie. except st. Mary’s which was held TO a scoreless dead lock by California. but nevertheless remains ms the outstanding team on the Pacific coat 20 far as the records are concerned. since STAN ford’S 2l-6 defeat or California scrambled the big conference race In the far West. On Thanksgiving Day. Pittsburgh will seek to clinch its claim to the eastern championship as well as the bid for national honors by conquer1ng Penn state. In the south. Tennessee will meet Kentucky al Lexington and Tulane will oppose Louisiana state TO determine perhaps the final Southern conference rating. Nebraska, bv defeating Iowa state In another holiday tilt, can cllnch the Pc Six crown once more. Micks VS.. Arr. Notre Dame. on Saturday. viii battle the Arm at the Yankee stadium in the most colorful FRAY OF the week. an eastern climax game that over-shadows even such attractive contests as the Cornell Penn and Navy–Dartmouth contests, both at Philadelphia. The Southwest expects a sensational fight for its conference hon orS when the Texas Christian Horn cd Frogs tangle with the Southern Methodist Mustangs Saturday. The Frogs beat Baylor Saturday 3i Ia 2, more decisively than S. M. u. defeated the Bears previosuly, but there Is not much to choose between this weeks main rivals. Pacific JumbIed On the coast, St. Mary’s must beat Oregon to keep at the top OF the heap. Southern California, by defeating Washington state, can claim az least O percentage edge i’m the Pacifict coast conference race. Victory would give the Troians six triumphs out OF seven conference games. Stanford has fin iShed with five out OF six and Cal ifornia with four out OF five. II was a stand-off so far as the BIG Three was concerned. California losing to Stanford. but beating Southern California which had previously trimmed Stanford. The Big Ten season has closed with Purdue the titleholder for the first time in Western conference history. Illinois. put out Of the race BY Northwestern after win ming the championship two years in succession, gained the runner up position by overwhelming Ohio state, 27 to 0. Detroit unexpectedly was knock ed from its high Derch bv Oregon states IL to z victory. 1t was the first defeat In over two years for the T1tans.

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Officially, Ohio State leads 70–⁠30–⁠4; as played, 71–⁠30–⁠4 in 105 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.