Yale at Columbia
Saturday, October 13, 1945 Share
Columbia beat Yale 27–13. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Yale led the series 18–5.
FinalAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 15, 1945, page 12 (results column)
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Grid Sturs Saturday 6S lne Associated ITeSS. Billy Garfield, Purdue-scored three touchdowns, one on a 41-yard run, anG carried ball 13 times for 131 yards in 400 rout of Iowa. toHchdown rms ms Of 81, s. sand and VI Yards di- to to lead the Blue Devils to 26–19 victory over Wake Forest Army-hccounted for most Of Army S yardage in 2S-7 triumph over Michigan with Blanchard scoring two touchdowns, sne on 6s-yard dash anG Davis running Gene Rossides. Columbia-Had hand IN all of Columhia’s tallies against Yale downs in leading Columbia to 27–13 Bob Evans, Pennsylvania-Passe for ers walloped North Carolina, 49–0. Charles Smith. Georgia–Ran for four et Georgia’ seven touchdown. one on “a an Fred Grant, Alabama--A second string South Carolina and made three touch downs in $50 drubbins of South Carolina. Johnny Rudan, Marquette-Swept end other and bucked for third as he led his team to a 55–13 victory over Kansas Byron Gillory and Hubert Bechtol, Tex. Both played big part in Texas 12–7 triumph over Oklahoma, Bechtol carrying o’ Bob Snf Fenimore. en- a s0uSRHw oRiahoma A. MA Friday night star. ALL American Fenimore scooted for sc&-ing runs OF 20 and 40 yards ss his team defeated Southern Meth odist 26–12. lob Miller. INDIANA – Carried kick .aCK 95 yards for q touchdown as the Hoosiers overwhelmed Nebraska, 54–14. Frank D?ncewicZ, Notre Dame-Heaved two touchdown passes in short workout against Dartmouth, the Irish winning $40. Dick Fisher and Paul Sarringhaus Ohio State–These two war veteran paced Ohio State to 1910 conquest of Wisconsin Fisher passed for the first goal and !Sarringhaus sma shed over for the second. Cal Rossi. U C. L. A.-Ran up 1O1 yards from scrimmage and Tailed both markers in 1870 defeat of California. Gordon Hungar Washington Inter; broke away for 41-yard scoring dash to upset Washington State, 80. Mel (Tommy Gum Tommervik, San downs and passed for two others to beat Southern California, 1915.

The Daily Alaska empire, October 15, 1945, page 3 (results column)
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GfN2 FOOTBALL l SCORES The following are final scores of major football games played over the weekend: SATURDAY Washington, 6; Washington State, D. Oregon State, l9; Oregon, 6. Farragut. IS; Idaho, ‘. UCLA, 13; California, o. San Diego Marines, 33; USC, 6. St. Mary’s, 6l; College of Pacific, D. Utah State, A; Montana U., 13. Notre Dame, 34; Dartmouth, 0. Ohio State, 12; Wisconsin, o. Purdue, 2l; Iowa, 0. Indiana. 54; Nebraska, IA. Missouri, 13; Iowa State, T. Michigan State, 12; Pittsburgh, ‘. Minnesota, IA; Fort Warren, 0. Ohio University, 20; Cincinnati, 19. Kansas, 12; Fort Riley, ‘. Army, 28; Michigan, T. Navy, 28; Penn State, 0. Princeton, l4; Cornell, 6. Columbia, 27; Yale, 13. Penn, 49; North Carolina, 0. Colgate, AT; Lafayette, 0. Harvard, 21; Rochester, 13. Alabama, 55; South Carolina, O.. Duke, 26; Wake Forest, l9. Texas, 12; Oklahoma, T. Rice, 13: Tulane, ‘. Holy Cross, 26; Villanova, 2. Mississippi State, Al; Detroit, 6. Tennessee, 30; Chattanooga, 0. Mississippi, 26; Louisiana Tech, 2l. Baylor, 23, Arkansas, 13. Texas, 12: Oklahoma, 2. Rice, IS, Tulane, ‘. Corpus Christi Air, 34; Berg Field, 0. Texas College, 35; Arkansas State, 9. Marquette, 55; Kansas State, 13 Louisiana State, 31; Texas Ag- gies, 12. Tulsa, IS; Texas Tech, ‘. Vanderbilt, 2; Florida, o.
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Columbia 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Yale–Columbia gameYale leads 62–17–2 in 81 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 24, Columbia 10 | |
| 2024 | Columbia 13, Yale 10 | |
| 2023 | Yale 35, Columbia 7 | |
| 2022 | Yale 41, Columbia 16 | |
| 2021 | Yale 37, Columbia 30 | |
| 2019 | Yale 45, Columbia 10 |
Around this game
Yale
- Next gamevs. CornellOct. 27, 1945
- SeasonYale in 1945
- ProgramYale history and records
Columbia
- Next gamevs. ColgateOct. 20, 1945
- SeasonColumbia in 1945
- ProgramColumbia history and records

