Indiana at Vanderbilt

Saturday, October 28, 1899

Indiana beat Vanderbilt 20–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Indiana led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayIndiana6–⁠2 in 1899
20
HomeVanderbilt0–⁠1 in 1899
0

FinalHigh 73°F, low 52°F, 0.63 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The age-herald's story: VANDERBILT DEFEATED Goes Down Before the University OF Indiana

    The age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 31, 1899, page 1

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    VANDERBILT DEFEATED Goes Down Before the University OF Indiana Nashville, Tenn, October S0.-A small crowd saw the University of Indiana defeat Vanderbilt at football on Dudley held today by a score of 20 to O. One toucn down in the first half and three IN the second Is tho story in nutshell. Inc playing of the Hoosiers was the most energetic performance seen in Nashville foot ball circles this or perhaps any other season. They were football players in strength, skill and strategy. There were no particular stars-they all played ball. TWO lineun WAS as follows:

  • The The Topeka state journal's story: Indiana 20. Vanderbilt O.

    The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 31, 1899, page 2

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    Indiana 20. Vanderbilt O. Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 31.-The Uni versity of Indiana football eleven defeated Vanderbilt on Dudley field by a score of 20 to 0. The playing of the Hoosiers was the most energetic per Torrance ever seen in Nashville foot ball circles VanderbiIt’s players made desperate efforts to stop the onslaughts

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)

Vanderbilt 63% to win. Indiana won as Elo’s underdog.

Indiana leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1979Indiana 44, Vanderbilt 13
1899Indiana 20, Vanderbilt 0

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