Illinois at Army
Saturday, November 8, 1930 Share
Army beat Illinois 13–0. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–1.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 29°FAttendance 68,186
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, November 10, 1930, page 5
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ILLINOIS DEFEATED BY US. ARMY ELEVEN NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Nov. 10-The Army rallied in the second half last Saturday to beat Illinois 13 to O. The game drew 10000 spectators. Ray Stecker plunged for one touchdown in the third period and raced 49 yards after an intercepted forward pass to count for the other score in the fourth quarter.
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)
Army 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Illinois–Army gameArmy leads 4–3–1 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1985 | Army 31, Illinois 29 | Peach Bowl |
| 1959 | Illinois 20, Army 14 | |
| 1948 | Army 26, Illinois 21 | |
| 1947 | Army 0, Illinois 0 | |
| 1934 | Illinois 7, Army 0 | |
| 1933 | Army 6, Illinois 0 |
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gameat ChicagoNov. 15, 1930
- SeasonIllinois in 1930
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Army
- Next gamevs. Kentucky WesleyanNov. 15, 1930
- SeasonArmy in 1930
- ProgramArmy history and records

