Bradley at Illinois
Saturday, October 17, 1931 Share
Illinois beat Bradley 20–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 4–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1931, page 1
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Wisconsin and Ohio State Spring Uses BY Defeating Purdue ILLINOIS 800 VICTOR Evans 47-Yard Run to Touchdown Is Feature Of Win Over Bradley. CHAMPAIGN, Ill, October II [P.- Illinois subdued an unlucky but fight ing Bradley Tech foot ball squad here today, 20 to 0, before $1,000 spectators. A spectacular run by John Evans, Dayton, Ohio, for Al yards and a touch down in the final quarter, provided the biggest thrill of the day. The other Illini touchdowns were scored by Gil Berry and Ed Snavely. Herman Walser and Bob Horsley contributed the extra points with place kicks.

The Bismarck tribune, October 19, 1931, page 8 (results column)
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FOOTBALL 6l|2B BIG TEN ‘OlLo State, 20: Michigan, Z. .ldiana, o; Iowa, o. Yale, 27; Chicago, O. Wisconsin. 81; Purdue, IA. Northwestern, 10; U. G. L. A., o. Illinois, 20; Bradley, 0. st. Johns. Is: Augsburg, o. Concordia. o; Moorhead Teachers, o. st. Olaf, Is; Carleton, 6. Eveleth, 13: Hibbing, o. Virginia, 8; Duluth, 0. Stout. q: st. Paul Luther, o. st. Cloud, 18; Bemidji, o. Mankato, “a; Waldorf, 0. Notre Dame, So; Drake, o. Mich. State, “a; Ill. Wesleyan, s. Ohio Reserve, s; Mich. Reserve, 0. Miami, IS; Georgetown College, O. Ohio u, %; Simpson. o. Cincinnati. so; Marietta, o. Alma, 20; Hope, 0. Wabash, 81: Ball, o. Kansas State, Is; Kansas o. Case, “a; Oberlin, 2. SOl44CA, “. Luther, 13: Western Union, Z. Monmouth, 16; Coe. 0. Central, IA: Iowa Wes., IA. De Pauw, IL; Earlham, 2. Ferris, 10; Albion, s. Lake Forrest, O: Normal, o. Lawrence, IA: Carroll, 6. Milwaukee, 8: Stevens, 6. Columbia College, 6; Mt. Morris, O. Nebraska, ~; Frosh, Is. East Pittsburgh, 80; Western Reserve o. Dickson, 10; Penn State, Frosh, Z. Navy Plebes, 81; ManaSSen. 6. Villa Nova, IL: Boston College, 6. Conn. Aggies, z; Trinity. o. Bates, 8; Rhode Island, o. New Hampshire, 13; Maine, z. Harvard, IA; Army, 13. Nayys ~: Delaware. Z. r,,h:ky, 6: Maryland, s. a,,+ ~ s: Vermont, 0. w an, Z: Bowdon, o. .u24; Oberlin, 0. Will, 80; Princeton, o. Lafayete, %; st. John, o. Allegheny. 20: Thiel, 0. williams, 13: Rochester, 6. Fordhan, g.: Holy Cross, 6. Amherst. 10; Manhattan, o. Colgate Frosh, L.; Manhattan oSh, 0. Y. Y. o., ~: Rutgers. 7. Providence, 6; Clarkson. o. 7aussalaier. 13; G. C. N. Y. 3. Columbia, 10: Dartmouth, s. 3rown, 80: Tufts. IL. Syracuse, 80: Florida, II. Middlebury, IS; Coast Guard, 0. Geneva, z; Boston u, 0. “a Sale, 18; Moravian, 6. Jrsinus, Z; F. and w., 6. Union, 80; Hobart, Z. Iuniata, 6: Gettysburg, 0. Arnold, g.: N. Y. Aggies, 0. penn. 80: Dehigh, o. hamilton, 6: Buffalo, 2. N. and j., 13: Western Maryland Albright, So; Penn Mill, o. Aass. Aggies, 80; Norwich, s. Iaverford, ~; WASH, 7. South 1exas Christian, s; Texas Aggies, o hampton, o; Virginia State. 0. suke, o; Davidson, 0. William and Mary 6; v. p. l., s. ‘urman, “a; Richmond, 6. tulane. 10: Vanderbilt, 0. ‘ennessee. Is: Alabama, 0. 4uburn, 13; Georgia Tech. 0. ;eorgia, 80: North Carolina, Z. Y. Virginia, 19; Wash. and Lee, o baylor, 13: Arkansas. Z. [exas. 3; Oklahoma, 0. ewanee. 6: Chattanooga. 0. Far West ,outhern Calf, So; Oregon, Q. ‘tanford, 25: Oregon State, Z. vestern State, 10: Colorado Mines
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 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bradley–Illinois gameIllinois leads 7–0–1 in eight meetings, counting the four since this game.
| 1940 | Illinois 31, Bradley 0 | |
| 1939 | Bradley 0, Illinois 0 | |
| 1934 | Illinois 40, Bradley 7 | |
| 1932 | Illinois 20, Bradley 0 | |
| 1931 | Illinois 20, Bradley 0 | |
| 1929 | Illinois 45, Bradley 0 |
Around this game
Bradley
- Next gameat IowaOct. 1, 1932
- SeasonBradley in 1931
- ProgramBradley history and records
Illinois
- Next gamevs. MichiganOct. 24, 1931
- SeasonIllinois in 1931
- ProgramIllinois history and records
