Ohio at Illinois

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  Evening star, October 1, 1950, page 44

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  Illinois Triumphs, 2S-2, Over Ohio University CHAMPAIGN. H., Sept. 30 Illinois mixed a strong running and passing attack today to post a 28-to-2 victory over Ohio Uni versity. The game, played before 80, ,685 spectators, was only five minutes old when Illinois Sam Piazza 150-pound halfback raced 40 yards for the first touchdown. After that, Illinois dominated the game completely. Johnny Karras. who led Big Ten ground gamers last year as a sophomore, passed for one of the Illinois touchdowns and scored another.

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.

Ohio leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.