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Simpson (IA) at Missouri

Saturday, October 11, 1902

Missouri beat Simpson (IA) 11–⁠6. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwaySimpson (IA)2–⁠3 in 1902
6
HomeMissouri5–⁠3 in 1902
11

FinalHigh 75°F, low 54°F

In the newspapers

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: SIMPSON PUTS UP HARD FIGHT Missouri University Wins by Hard Work by Score of Eleven to Six.

    Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 12, 1902, page 1

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    SIMPSON PUTS UP HARD FIGHT Missouri University Wins by Hard Work by Score of Eleven to Six. COLUMBIA. Mo, Oct. 11-(Special Telegram.)-The game between the University of Missouri and Simpson (Ia.) college proved one of the hardest fought seen here for a couple OF years. Simpson came here a strong. we’ll trained team and made the Tigers fight for every inch they gained. Missouri won by a score of IL to 6, both touchdowns being made in the first half. The lineup:

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)

Missouri 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Simpson (IA)–Missouri game

Missouri leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1905Missouri 26, Simpson (IA) 0
1904Missouri 7, Simpson (IA) 0
1903Simpson (IA) 12, Missouri 0
1902Missouri 11, Simpson (IA) 6
1901Simpson (IA) 10, Missouri 0

Around this game

Simpson (IA)

Missouri