Knox at Northwestern
Saturday, October 25, 1902 Share
Knox beat Northwestern 15–0. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–1.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 53°F, 0.71 in. of rain
In the newspapers

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.

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.
The series
Every Knox–Northwestern gameNorthwestern leads 3–1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1920 | Northwestern 14, Knox 0 | |
| 1918 | Northwestern 47, Knox 7 | |
| 1902 | Knox 15, Northwestern 0 | |
| 1900 | Northwestern 11, Knox 5 |
Around this game
Knox
- Next gamevs. KansasOct. 29, 1902
- SeasonKnox in 1902
- ProgramKnox history and records
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. PurdueNov. 1, 1902
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1902
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
