Tufts at Yale

Saturday, September 29, 1945

Yale beat Tufts 27–⁠7. It was their 10th meeting; Yale leads the series 10–⁠0.

AwayTufts2–⁠1 in 1945
7
HomeYale6–⁠3 in 1945
27

FinalHigh 85°F, low 48°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Yale Defeats Tufts In Opening Game, III

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 30, 1945, page 1

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    Yale Defeats Tufts In Opening Game, III NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. o. R)-Vandy Gandy) Kirk, predivinity student gave Tufts plenty OF heck today as the Eli inaugural ed their 1915 football campaign with a 27–⁠7 triumph. The 18-year-old Kirk tailed all four of the Blue S touchdowns, one on a beautiful ST. yard sprint through the middle. Tufts was tough during the first half, and for most of the second period led rs, but Kirk and the Yale power proved too much.

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)

Yale 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings.

Recent meetings
1945Yale 27, Tufts 7
1919Yale 37, Tufts 0
1910Yale 17, Tufts 0
1903Yale 19, Tufts 0
1902Yale 34, Tufts 6
1901Yale 29, Tufts 5

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