Monmouth at Illinois

Saturday, October 4, 1902

Illinois beat Monmouth 33–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 1–⁠0.

HomeIllinois10–⁠2–⁠1 in 1902
33

FinalHigh 63°F, low 50°F, 0.9 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS.

    The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 5, 1902, page 7 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS. West , Minnesota 16. Ames 0. Wisconsin “a, Hyde Park 5. , Michigan As, Case 0. } Chicago 5, Knox O. } Beloit 8. Chicago Dental 0. Northwestern 26, Lake Forest 0. Nebraska 10, Colorado 0. Drake IL, Iowa College 0. Illinois 33. Monmouth 0. Morningside %, Yankton 0. st. Thomas IS, Carleton 6. East Harvard %, Bates 0. Yale %, Amherst 0. Princeton %, Lehigh 0. Pennsylvania II, Pennsylvania State 0. Georgetown 4, Annapolis o. Columbia 43, Rutgers 0. Cornell 43, Union 0. West Point 5, Tufts 0.

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)

Illinois 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Illinois leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1908Illinois 17, Monmouth 6
1902Illinois 33, Monmouth 0

Around this game

Monmouth

Illinois