Illinois at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 22, 1946, page 27

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  Army Swomps ViNonovo, $50; Illinois 33–⁠7 Victor Over Pitt Ponthers Give Way After EorIy Stond PITTSBURGH, Sept. 21.-There was an upset in the making at Pitt Stadium today, until gears of the University of Illinois football power plant meshed in an awesome burst of power which crumpled a gallant, inexperienced lot of Pitt Panthers into crushing 1877 defeat. 1t was the season opener for both teams and Pitts first start under it’s new coach, Wesley Fesler. About $4,000 fans roared in delighted disbelief as the young PAN theirs clawed their way to TT first half deadlock after Claude Buddy Young, the Illini ebony express, spun off a 46-yard touchdown run before the echoes of the starting gun died Pitt matched that touchdown before the period ended as Louis Gee con, a freshman from Donora, Pa. piled through center from the l. yard lire after an interception by Pitt and a completed Panther for ward pass set up the score. The Panthers actually outplayed the bigger, faster, wiser Illir1i folthe remainder of the first half but that effort spent them and fired the Illini to a pace worthy of their high ranking on the Nations list of top flight team. Illinois o 13 1873 Pittsburgh - 0 O. Illinois scoring-Touchdowns Young 2 Dufelmeier for Stegerl Patterson 1or Young, Maggioli Cfor Patterson. Points after touchdown, Maetchle (place-kickl. Pittsburgh scoring-Touchdowns Clccone tsub for Depasaua). points after touchdown. Ciccone (place -kickD.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, September 23, 1946, page 3 (results column)

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  VI M n “ 7a GRID SEASON lSUNDERWAY NEW YORK, Sept 23.-Off to a flying start last Saturday, the col lege football season moves into high gear next weekend with choice atcrsectional struggles dotting the program and enough conference clashes to provide an early line sn title prospects in most of the mai,r loops. The midwest, where Cincinnati spilled Indiana l5–⁠6 in a startling upset which spiced the opening program, also beasts the top attrac- iou next Saturday-an early sea- sen collision between the two teams that are expected to be among the bes’ ln the land, Illinois and Notre Dame. Illinois, which will be on it’s home field at Champagne for this one, farmcd up to the task by rolling over Pittsburgh 33–⁠7 in the opener I0r ooth clubs Saturday Army Team Date h the east, a great Army which souashed Villanova 35–⁠0 to open the season with it’s 18th consecutive tri- umph. catches an unknown inter- sectional opponent in Oklahoma, striving to rebuild with a new coach and a galaxy of prewar stars. Vi.lanova meanwhile. will open Nays season at Annapolis, while Yale takes the wraps of what it expects will te a tough combina- tion at New Haven for a go at the Merchant Marine Academy, down. ed by Lehieh TO last week. Conference Tu3sle Two conference tussles get the big nine scheduling rolling, while four other clubs from that strong circ1it, in addition to Illinois, open against non-conference opposition. Pacific coast conference openers will find Oregon State at UCLA, and Idaho at Stanford. St. Mary’s will go to Washington, and College of the Pacific to oregon for non league tilts. In the Southwest, Texas, which surpassed early predictions by smothering Missouri APO. enter tains Colorado, 1877 conqueror of Iowa State. Oklahoma A. and M, which ran it’s victory string to 20 il q row by turning back Denver 40–⁠7, will be at home against Ar kansas. Alabama, southeastern conference favolite which was unimpressive in stopping Furman 26–⁠7, invades Tu- lane for its first league test.

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Illinois leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the four since this game.