Cornell (IA) at Iowa

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., September 28, 1903, page 1

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  IOWA TEAM is WEAK Hawkeyes Score Only One Touchdown on Cornell College. Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 2s.-In a drenching rain, on mud -carpeted field the State University Of Iowa eleven opened its season with hard earned victory over the minor team from Cor nell college, Mt. Vernon. The score was to o. The varsity’s figure ought to have been much. larger, however. as Iowa outplayed her opponents a tevery point. The cenditon Of the field caused innumerable fun bles and the hawkeyes were the chief sufferers Repeatedly the slippery pigskin bounded from some Iowa players hands just when a touchdown seemed assured. Then Cornell, after vain efforts to make gains by smashing the line or springs around the end, would proceed to kick the ball out of danger. Again and again this was repeated. Eleven times, with Cornells goal line within easy reach – often but five or ten yards away, and once but 9 feet distant. the soaked ball bounded from the uncertain clasp Of the men in old gold. Iowa’s team compared favorably with the eleven last year, at the correspondine. time, but that does not mean an unbroken line of victories by great deal. There must be great improvement made in all departments of the game, or Minnesota Illinois and other strong teams viii ..yval- Top, the haWkeyes unmercifully The Iowa defense Is weak, for big team. /“ and it’s offense is none too strong. ! Saturday, the best gains were made nv Jones, who hit the. Cornell line hard. often, and profitably, making five to twenty yards at each plunge. First class line bucking was also done by Gibbs and

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Iowa leads 11–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.