Illinois at Northwestern

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 23, 1902, page 1

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  REVENGE FOR ILLINOIS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DE- FEATED L. TO AT CHICAGO. All the Scoring Done in the Second HaIf-Big Score Piled Up by Mich igan Against Oberlin. CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov 22.-The University of Illinois football team wiped out last years defeat here to-day by downing the Northwestern University team, IL TO 0. All of the scoring was done in the second half. Baird’s excellent kicking kept the final count as low as it was. Northwestern was kept on the defensive throughout the game and in the first half, when the Purple was at its best, unfortunate fumbling spoiled several chances for the Illinois men to cross the Purple goal line. Despite all this, how ever. Northwestern played desperately to the end, and particularly in the first half put up a strong game defensively. Held to a 0-to-0 score in the first half the Illinois men became desperate in the sec ond half and in the twenty-five minutes Of play in this period literally ran over the Evanston players and piled up three touch downs in rapid succession. Cook converted two of these touchdowns into goals, making the total IL points Lineup:

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 23, 1902, page 1

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  ILLINOIS AVENeES DEFEAT Beats Northwestern be Seventeen 70 NOthinE and N%eutraIiIes Last Years Loss. CHICAGO, Nov. 22-The University OF Illinois wiped out last years defeat by downing Northwestern university, II to o. All the scoring was done in the second haif. Northwestern was kept on the defensive throughout the game and In the first half ate fumbhng spoiled several chances for Illinois men to cross the goal line. Despite this, however, Northwestern played desperately to the end, and particularly in the first half put up a strong game. Illinois became desperate IN the second half and in the twenty-five minutes OF play In this period literally ran over the Evans ton players and piled up three ~tOuchdowns in rapid succession. Cook converted two 70 seventeen.

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Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 111 since this game.