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Ohio at Illinois

Saturday, September 24, 1938

Ohio beat Illinois 6–⁠0. It was their third meeting; after it, Ohio led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayOhio1–⁠0 in 1938
6
HomeIllinois3–⁠5 in 1938
0

FinalHigh 87°F, low 59°FAttendance 31,378

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: FOOT BAIL @a {A{SSW{5 IFS Nn

    The Daily Alaska empire, September 26, 1938, page 5 (results column)

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    FOOT BAIL @a {A{SSW{5 IFS Nn The following are scores of prln- cipal football games played in varl- ous parts of the nation last Satur- day afternoon: University of Washington 0; Min nesota 15. William and Mary 0; Navy 26. Ohio 6; Illinois 0. Wichita 0; Army 32. West Virginia 0; Pittsburgh 19. Texas IS; Kansas 19. Purdue 19; Detroit 6. Texas Christian 13; Centenary C. Clemson 13; Tulane 10. Ohio S. Illinois o. Richmond 19; Maryland G. Southern California T; Alabama 19 California 12;. St. Mary’s T. Idaho 13; Oregon State O. Oregon 10; Washington State 2.

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 93% to win. Ohio pulled the upset.

The series

Every Ohio–Illinois game

Ohio leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2006Ohio 20, Illinois 17
1950Illinois 28, Ohio 2
1938Ohio 6, Illinois 0
1937Illinois 20, Ohio 6
1935Ohio 6, Illinois 0

Around this game

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Illinois