Illinois at Ohio State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1957, page 67

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  |IIIini FumbIes Help Buckeyes To21–⁠7 Victory COLUMBUS. Ohio. oct. IL tR.-Ohio State converted Il linois CANDLES and fumbles into long touchdown drives today for a alt victory in the opening Big Ten game for each. A crowd Of s2.23o saw the game. A scintillating passing per- Torrance by Tom Halter. Il linois quarterback. who COM pleted 10 Of 10 losses for 1873 yards. was not enough to over come the Buckeyes all-round Illinois had the ball. three times in the first half and lost 1t each time on a tumble. once after going SO yards to the Ohio 10, again on its own II after a 22-yard advance. and the third after a 60-yard drive to Ohio’s SO. Ohio State converted the first tumble into an 8l-yard. 10 play scoring drive. all on the ground. with Don Clark plunging 8 with only a second to play in the first quarter. Illinois tied 1t in the first two minutes Of the third period when Haller hit End Rich Kreitling with a 58-yard pass play which ended “a 77-yard march in four plays, The Buckeyes came right back after the kickoff and went IS yards in l6 plays with Quarterback Frank Kremblas sneaking a yard for a l4–⁠7 edge. The Big Break The big break came early In the fourth period. Illinois. after moving 80 yards in three plays on the ground. and needing only a bit more than a yard for first down on its own a.. tried a pass instead Of a run through the porous defenders. The pass was knocked down and Illinois elected to gamble for the short yardage on fourth down. Halfback Bob Mitchell failed to make 1t. and Ohio took over on Illinois as. The Buckeyes scored in nine plays. with Kremblas hitting Don Sutherin with a six-yard pass for the insurance” touch down. Illinois o o o. : Ohio State : O Z 7–⁠2i Illinois scoring: Touchdovn-Kreitling f3s. pass-lun from Halierl Conversion. Haller Ohio State scoring: Touchdown Clark tg, rum. KrembiaS ~. sneak Sutherin 20, pass from Kremblas) Conversions, Suthertn ,.

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Officially, Ohio State leads 70–⁠30–⁠4; as played, 71–⁠30–⁠4 in 105 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.