Williams at Columbia

Saturday, October 8, 1904

Columbia beat Williams 11–⁠0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Columbia led the series 3–⁠0–⁠1.

AwayWilliams3–⁠7–⁠1 in 1904
0
HomeColumbia7–⁠3 in 1904
11

FinalAttendance 3,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story: ONE FOR COLUMBIA Williams Outplays New Workers in Second Half

    The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 9, 1904, page 16

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    ONE FOR COLUMBIA Williams Outplays New Workers in Second Half NEW YORK, Oct s.AColumbia, by excellent play during the first half, defeated Williams at football at American league park today by score of II to 0. Both touchdowns were made during the first half In the second half Columbia did not show as well. During the later part of the game Co Iumbia was really outplayed by Williams, although the local teams goal was never menaced. In the second half Columbia was outplayed in punting and in defensive play DurreIl and Finnegan, OF Columbia, were both ruled out of the game for rough play.

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story: Columbia Defeat. Williams.

    The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 9, 1904, page 20

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    Columbia Defeat. Williams. New York. Oct s.-Columbia, by excel lent play during the first half. defeated Will Hams at football today at American League Park by a score of II to o. Both touch downs were made during the first half. In the second half Columbia did not show as well. During the latter part of the game Columbia was really outplayed by williams although the local teams goal was never menaced.

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)

Columbia 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Columbia leads 13–⁠3–⁠1 in 17 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Columbia 40, Williams 6
1932Columbia 46, Williams 0
1931Columbia 19, Williams 0
1930Columbia 3, Williams 0
1929Columbia 33, Williams 0
1928Columbia 20, Williams 6

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