Washington & Jefferson at Cornell
Saturday, November 8, 1902 Share
Cornell beat Washington & Jefferson 50–0. It was their second meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 50°F, low 25°F
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, November 9, 1902, page 1 (results column)
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1 Vanderbilt, but superior coaching and training triumphed over brawn At crit ical points Vanderbilt used her fake pass with effect, misleading Kentucky into charging offside. During most of the game Kentuckys line had the best of 1t. Vanderbilt could not stop Kentucky’s bucks, and as in other games this sea- son, was weak in defensive while she excelled in offensive tactics. The tack ling was the fiercest seen here this year, long runs being few and far between. Vale, 36; BuckneII, 5. New Haven, Conn. November s.-In a game marked by the toughest play seen on the Yale field in years. Yale defeated the Bucknell football team today 36 to 5. Rafferty of Yale, was compelled to leave the field with a bad scalp wound, which bled freely, and Smith, oI the visiting team, was so badly hurt that he was una ble to stand when assisted to his feet after scrimmage. The spectators tir- ing of the rough work, protested loudly, and the referee, while not ruling any one off the field several times personally pun ished Bucknell players. Cornell, 50; w. & J. University, O. Ithaca, N. r., November S.-Cornell beat Washington and Jefferson today 50 to 0. In the first half 23 points were made by Cornell and at the beginning of the sec ond the sending in of substitutes began For some places three and four men were used. out still the visitors could not repeI Cornelrs attack. Brown, 2s; Columbus, 0. New York, November S-Browns’ foot ball team swept the Columbia eleven off Its feet today, winning the game at the Polo grounds by a score of 2S to 0. The visiting team was in the best of shape l and gave splendid exhibition of fast | football. Michigan, 1o7; Iowa, 0. Ann Harbor, Mich, November S.-Mich- igan defeated Iowa this afternoon at foot 1 ball on Ferry field 107 to O. It was the fastest game played this season by the 1 Wolverines, and considering the speed and strength of the Iowa team was a re- markable exhibition of team work and endurance. Michigans fast backs and | tackles ripped through the Iowa line at will, and went around both the Hawk eyes ends. Magnificent interference and long runs made the huge score possible. Wisconsin, 51; Northwestern, 0. Madison. Wis, November S.-Wiscon- sin university easily defeated the North western University on the gridiron this afternoon, the final score being 51 to 5. The feature of the game was the aggres- siveness and speed of Wisconsin North western several times tried to gain by line bucking but it was like going against stonewall. and Northwestern could not gain yard. North Carolina, 0; A. & M., o. Raleigh, N. C., November S.-Universi- ty of North Carolina, O; Agricultural and Mechanical College, 0. Other Games. Clemsen College, S. C., November e. Clemson college 36, University of Geor- gia O. Lexington, va.. November s-virginia Military institute 29, Hampden-Sydney college 0. Atlanta, Ga. November S-St Albans Preparatory school II, Georgia Techs 0. Rock Island, H.. November 8-Knox college ?, Notre Dame 0. Carlisle, Pa, November S.-Dickinson college 94 Haverford college o. St. Louis. November S.--Missouri uni versity 27, Washington university 0. Annapolis. Md. November S.-Annap- olis 12, Lafayette Il. West Point N. r., November S.-West Point 56, Union college 0. Minneapolis. Minn., November S.-Niln- neapolis II, Illinois B. Lincoln, Neb., November S.--Ncbraska 16 Kansas Carlisle, Pa. November s.--Carlisle In- dians 24 Susquehanna o.
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)
Cornell 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Cornell leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1912 | Cornell 3, Washington & Jefferson 0 | |
| 1911 | Cornell 6, Washington & Jefferson 0 | |
| 1902 | Cornell 50, Washington & Jefferson 0 | |
| 1900 | Cornell 16, Washington & Jefferson 5 |
Around this game
Washington & Jefferson
- Next gameat NavyNov. 7, 1903
- SeasonWashington & Jefferson in 1902
- ProgramWashington & Jefferson history and records
Cornell
- Next gamevs. LafayetteNov. 15, 1902
- SeasonCornell in 1902
- ProgramCornell history and records
