Notre Dame at Illinois

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  Evening star, October 10, 1937, page 31

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  NOTRE DAME HELD TO TIE BY ILLINOIS ScoreIess Duel a Triumph for zuppke- -”|rish” Gain Much More Ground. 0HAMPAIGN. ILL.,. October g. The Fighting Illini” lived up to the glorious tradition Of their name with the gridiron upset OF the day by holding the vaunted NOtre Dame eleven TO a scoreleSs tie today in the first game between these teams In 80 years. There was everything OF q surprising nature about the outcome Of the battle before q crowd Of $4,000. On form. the highly rated invaders from South Bend. Ind. were favored to win, and the result was a personal triumph for the 56-year-old Robert Zuppke, celebrating his twenty fifth anniversary rs coach 1T Illinois. No finer tribute could be offered Zuppqe than the performance Of his untried sOphomores. who not only fought back the Fighting Irish.” but actually took the play away from them on of1ense, although the statistics disagreed. Illineis \ Outrushed. zach team made one serious threat to score in the first half and Illinois made another halfhearted one in the final quarter. In the fourth period with so SEC onds to 60, the Irish opened up with . bewildering forward passing attack. Jack Mccarthy fired the ball In all directions, hoping to find . receiver, but none was available. The Irish outrushed the Illini, gain ing \ net yardage from scrimmage of 118 to 40 and compiling 10 first downs to Illinois S.

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Notre Dame leads 11–⁠0–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.