The Citadel at Erskine

Saturday, October 30, 1948

The Citadel beat Erskine 19–⁠0. It was their 15th meeting; The Citadel leads the series 14–⁠1.

AwayThe Citadel2–⁠7 in 1948
19
HomeErskine0–⁠1 in 1948
0

FinalAttendance 5,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: ..o FOOT BALL ! SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 30, 1948, page 3 (results column)

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    ..o FOOT BALL ! SCORES Final scores of college football games played yesterday are as fol- ows: Lewis Clark IA; Willamette 13. Whitman IS; Linfield 13. Linfield Jayvee IA; L-W Jayvee 6. Wash. $. Frosh IA; Idaho F. 2. So. Idaho Coll 42; Carroll c. T. Clemson 36; Boston College 19. Temple 20; Bucknell 0. Ithaca 25; Moravian 20.. Denver 10; Georgetown U 10. Vanderbilt AT; Auburn O. Maryland 27; Miami (Fla) 13. The Citadel 19; Erskine 0. Villanova 27, Detroit $. Marietta 26; Wittenberg 2. John Carroll B; Case 13. Omaha 20; Washburn l9 Doane T; Nebraska Wesleyan G.. Kansas Yves. 2; Coll. Emporia o. Ft. Riley Kan. IS; Ft. Benning 6. NM. Aggies 26: NM. Hilandrs O.. Ark. AM T; Conway, Ark. 7. Occidental 25 Calf. Tech 13. Branch Agri. 20; Westminster (Utah) 0. Fullerton (CalifD JC 20; Weber (UtahD JIG 8.

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)

The Citadel 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The Citadel leads 14–⁠1 in 15 meetings.

Recent meetings
1948The Citadel 19, Erskine 0
1940The Citadel 45, Erskine 0
1939The Citadel 34, Erskine 0
1938The Citadel 33, Erskine 13
1937The Citadel 47, Erskine 7
1936The Citadel 13, Erskine 6

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