Vermont at Yale

Wednesday, October 15, 1902

Yale beat Vermont 32–⁠0. It was their first meeting; after it, Yale led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayVermont5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1902
0
HomeYale11–⁠0–⁠1 in 1902
32

FinalHigh 60°F, low 34°F

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: FOUTBALL. YALE EASILY DEFEATS VERMONT IN A WELL PLAYED GAME

    New-York tribune, October 16, 1902, page 5

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    FOUTBALL. YALE EASILY DEFEATS VERMONT IN A WELL PLAYED GAME NeW-Haven. Conn. Oct l5-Yale easily won tas’ game with the University OF Vermont a, Yale r’eid this afternoon by a score OF p to O. Yale maze sly touchdowns. All by hard driving line plays. while no time did Vermont gain an inch ‘.lI”ush the Yale defence. falling TO make single pay 60 during the entire forty minutes of play. Vermont lost heavily whenever attack was ‘lea the heavy Yale line throwing every attack oacA or holding il with gain II was the most remarkable exhibition OF line strength shown by ale this year. as Vermont held Brown TO a touch down apiece. and had a good lire Most OF Yale’s gains were made around the twO ends and between tackles. the Vermont holding we’ll attack. ward. ShevIin. Farmer. Metcalf and Vanderpoel mace the greatest gains for Yale while the all around play Of Glass Holt Goss and Hogan were star features. MetcaIfs run backs from kickofs were sensational making two 6l-yard runs. beslues three shorter ones. all OF which we’re made possible by clever interference Yale kicked OF, Captain Dane of Vermont get ths back ten Yards Vermont then tried Yale’s line three times without an inch Of gain. and had 70 kick Short pIunges for twenty-five yards by Ward. Farmer ard Preston netted Tales hrst score. Metcaf got back sixty yards on the return Kickoff. and in four minutes more Hogan. Farmer and Ward rushed the ball by end and tackle plays fo-ty-dve yards to the second touchdown Metsait ran forty ards from the third kickoff Preston Preston again. in flying plunges, pushed vermont Cack forty yards for the third score Yale Iost and Vermont tried her second attack OF the game me me arst play vas cleyery stopped by ny ing ing goa failed Shevlin then made fast t5-yard end run and Wards kick covered by Hogan in clever tackle. Vermont’s third attempt 20 force Vale back resulted In the visitors OF ten Yards. and Vale then rushed Vermont twenty-five yards across the goa line in short line gains. The half ended Yale. %. Vermont O. In the second half Captain Chadwick sent in a complete line Of substitutes. except at Centre. and very ragged play resulted. though even then Yer could not gain inch through the Vale defence The substitute backs MC,HutOck. Htnkle and NGDderpoel slow. and Rockwell played an erratC game n quarter. Morse right end and Captain Dane and KinEsdeu right guard. played clever games for tire visitors. Captain Chadwick. of Yale did not play Summary and lineup fol-

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story: YALE LANDS 1T, OF COURSE. Defeats University of Vermont by a Score of 50 to O.

    The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 16, 1902, page 5

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    YALE LANDS 1T, OF COURSE. Defeats University of Vermont by a Score of 50 to O. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 15.-The Yale football eleven defeated the Uni Versity of Vermont eleven today by the score of 80 to 0. The play was one sided. The record of the Vermont eleVen- in recently holding down Brown in a 10 to game, gave them prestige, which they failed to uphold. Yale pushed them up and down the gridlron st will, aid scored four touchdoWns in the first half and two in the Sec opd Until they retired from the game The Yale center, TriCkholt, Glass and CIoss, were in every play strongly. Glass alone many times broke UP the weak attempts Of the Vermonters to buck the line and to run the ends. They were the weakest team Yale has met Yale played a sub team in the second half Lineup: Yale Positions. U. of VT. Hare Moorehead. IL Eco. Patterson Shevlin- Hamlin. u T.,....... Ranney Glass Brown. IL G........... Parker Holt Morton. .....’. C:;.’..’‘‘‘‘‘. Gate Hogan Bisseu. r. T........... Adams Coffin-G. Ward 8 altman E.......... Morse Metcalf- Rockwell: :: Q........... Barrett Preston Hinkle-Wil- helm Soper. III. H.. Dane, Capt. Ward Vanderpoel. r. H.. woodward GARNER McClfntocz F.:.......:.. Strait Morris. Ely. Yale; linesmen, Telney,. Yale; FARMER, Ward, McCiintock, Hogan. VIII helm AMI Shevlin; goals from touchdownS, Ward 2; time Of halves, Is and 20 min utes.

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)

Yale 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1929Yale 89, Vermont 0
1921Yale 14, Vermont 0
1903Yale 46, Vermont 0
1902Yale 32, Vermont 0

Around this game

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