Chicago at Illinois

Saturday, November 14, 1931

Chicago beat Illinois 13–⁠6. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 17–⁠15–⁠3.

AwayChicago2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1931
13
HomeIllinois2–⁠6 in 1931
6

FinalHigh 73°F, low 52°F, 0.17 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Bismarck tribune's story: FOOTBALL 6Q2S BIG TEN

    The Bismarck tribune, North Dakota, November 16, 1931, page 6 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL 6Q2S BIG TEN BIG TEN Minnesota, Al; Cornell College, 7. Michigan, 0; Michigan State, 0. Purdue, %; Iowa. o. Ohio State, 6; Wisconsin, 0. Northwestern, Z; Indiana, 6 Chicago, 13; Illinois, 6 WEST Concordia, Z: st. Thomas, 0. st. Mary’s, Is: Gust. Adolphus, Z. N. D. u, IA; Morningside, 4. N. D. State, 13; S. D. University, 0. Carleton, As; Lawrence, 6. st. Olaf, IA; Luther, 6. Northland, Z; River Falls Teachers, Superior Teachers, 6; La Crosse, 0. Coe, Z; Knox, 0. Lake Forest, Z; Beloit, 6. Hamline, 6; Manchester, 6. Yankton, 7; Western Union, 6. Springfield, S. D., IL; Huron, Z. Nebraska, 6; Kansas AggieS, 3. Drake, Z; Iowa State, 6. Missouri, Z; Oklahoma, o. Marquette, 81; Butler, 0. 1AdAlodos 20, w d~oA44AA6 WA ~ w. Ohio U, 13; Miami, 0. Detroit U. 0; Villa Nova, o. Western Reserve, 8; Case, 6. Creighton. 8; Grinnell, o. Cincinnati. 46; Heidelberg, z. Simpson, Z; Columbia College, 0. DePauw, g.; Hanover, o. Culver, 10; st. Johns Military, 0. Manchester, 13; Valparaiso, IL. Dayton, q; John Carroll, 0. Kent, 6; Otterbein, o. Ohio State Reserves, Is: Akron, 0. Wittenberg. q; Marshall, 13. Wisconsin B, s; Michigan B, O. Ohio Wesleyan. 60; Wabash, 0. Oberlin, 6; Denison, 6. Mt. Union, l8: Wooster, 0. st. Ambrose, 26; Macomb, O.. Wisconsin Mines, 6; Dubuque. o.

  • The The Nome nugget's story: FOOTBALL. SCORES

    The Nome nugget, November 14, 1931, page 3 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL. SCORES Following are the scores of the football games played last Saturday. Louisiana 0 Army 20 Georgia New York U. Indiana 0 Michigan g Virginia 0 Colorado 2T Lehigh 19 Princeton Villanova ‘ Temple F Dartmouth Harvard Navy o Ohio State 20 Colgate 32 Penn State ‘ Carnegie Tech 6 Pitt. 14 Nebraska z Iowa o Penn 0 Notre Dame 4H St. Johns 0 Yale 52 Ohio 27 Depau 0 Iowa State Kansas Aggies 6 Arkansas E Chicago 13 tie Wisconsin Illinois 6 Kansas 0 Oklahoma 10 Utah 2S Colorado College Idaho s Wash State g University Wash Calf. 13 Montana 0 Oregon State 1S Stanford 0 Southern Calif 19

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 76% to win. Chicago pulled the upset.

Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the eight 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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