Lombard at Chicago
Saturday, September 20, 1902 Share
Chicago beat Lombard 27–6. It was their third meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 57°F
In the newspapers

The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., September 21, 1902, page 1
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SEASONS FIRST FOOTBALL. Lombard college Scores Against Chicago for the First Time. CHICAGO, Sept. 2o.-The University Of Chicago’s goal fine was crossed today by the Team from Lombard college in h first college football game Of the season. The Chicago team retaliated, however, tally ~ to 8. The Lombard men made their touchdown in the second half, after Chicago had scored four ~touchdoWns and This is the first time Lombard has ever Been able to score On Chicago. The line up Of the game vast Chicago. LomDaro. Moloney and Mefford, r. Q. ....r: g., Ayres Maxwell and Trip, r. t...r. t., Hartgroye Lodge and Kahn, r. g.........r. 81 MAIN Ahlswede and Koehler, o....,.o., Shaner Parry and Buckley, l. g...,...L 8, Bruner
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)
Chicago 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Lombard–Chicago gameChicago leads 5–0 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1904 | Chicago 40, Lombard 5 | |
| 1903 | Chicago 34, Lombard 0 | |
| 1902 | Chicago 27, Lombard 6 | |
| 1901 | Chicago 38, Lombard 0 | |
| 1900 | Chicago 24, Lombard 0 |
Around this game
Lombard
- Next gameat Washington St. LouisOct. 4, 1902
- SeasonLombard in 1902
- ProgramLombard history and records
Chicago
- Next gamevs. Hyde Park HighSept. 24, 1902
- SeasonChicago in 1902
- ProgramChicago history and records