Knox at Northwestern

Saturday, October 25, 1902

Knox beat Northwestern 15–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayKnox9–⁠2 in 1902
15
HomeNorthwestern6–⁠6 in 1902
0

FinalHigh 67°F, low 53°F, 0.71 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story: PURPLE LOSES TO KNOX. Northwestern Proves an Easy PROPOSE ton for College Team.

    The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 26, 1902, page 1

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    PURPLE LOSES TO KNOX. Northwestern Proves an Easy PROPOSE ton for College Team. CHICAGO, Oct Northwestern was defeated e-day by the Knox college eleven-. The score was 10 to 0. Knox scored three touchdoWns, one in the first half and two in the second. Northwestern made a desperate effort in the final eighteen minutes, when darkness began to fall Zalusky, Knox’s regular halfback, who had a sprained knee, but who was put in as fullback in the second half made a sensational run Of ninety-four yards for touchdown. Hopkins, the colored right halfback, made the two other touchdowns, one in each. half.

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: RUNS WITH sPRAlNED KNEE Knox Halfback Aids Victory over Northwestern I'm Spite of Injury.

    Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 26, 1902, page 1

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    RUNS WITH sPRAlNED KNEE Knox Halfback Aids Victory over Northwestern I’m Spite of Injury. CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Northwestern was defeated today by the Knox college eleven. t~ouchdowns, one In the first half and two In the second, zalusky, KnoK’s regular half back, who had a sprained knee, but who made a sensational run Of ninety-ive yards for a touchdown. Hopkins, the colored right halfback, scored the two other touch downs, one in each half,

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)

Northwestern 76% to win. Knox pulled the upset.

Northwestern leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1920Northwestern 14, Knox 0
1918Northwestern 47, Knox 7
1902Knox 15, Northwestern 0
1900Northwestern 11, Knox 5

Around this game

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