Yale at Wisconsin

Saturday, October 16, 1948

Yale beat Wisconsin 17–⁠7. It was their third meeting; Yale leads the series 2–⁠1.

AwayYale4–⁠5 in 1948
17
HomeWisconsin2–⁠7 in 1948
7

FinalHigh 62°F, low 36°FAttendance 44,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Wisconsin Coach SIurred, Players Want to Fight

    Evening star, October 17, 1948, page 45

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    Wisconsin Coach SIurred, Players Want to Fight MADISON, Wis, Oct. 16.-A goodbye, Harry” sign, aimed at Wisconsin Coach Harry Stuhldreher, was unfurled at Camp Randall Stadium today as the Badger football team was losing to Yale, 17–⁠7. The banner, about 10 feet long, was held by several persons sit ting in the stands behind the Badger bench. Several Wisconsin players rose from the bench, turned around and shouted at those holding the sign. One, T. A. Cook, shook his fists at the banner holders, but was restrained by teammates from going into the stands. Coach Harry Stuhldreher is in his 18th year at Wisconsin. His team this year has won one and lost three games.

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)

Wisconsin 55% to win. Yale won as Elo’s underdog.

Yale leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
1948Yale 17, Wisconsin 7
1947Wisconsin 9, Yale 0
1899Yale 6, Wisconsin 0

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