Niagara at Cornell
Wednesday, October 10, 1906 Share
Cornell beat Niagara 23–6. It was their first meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 34°F, 0.09 in. of rain
In the newspapers
The Richmond palladium, Richmond, Ind., October 11, 1906, page 2
Read the text
CORNELL BEAT NIAGARA Under Dogs Make Only Score by a Mixup Over Forward Pass Technics Score % Points. Ithaca, y. Y, Oct 10--Cornell defeated Niagara % to 6 this afternoon in two fifteen minute halves. The visitors scored on a mixup over for ward pass and fifty yard run by b. lander. Niagara played a fine aggressive game and was beaten only by weight and superior coaching. Cor neIl’s scores resulted from straight football, with occasional long gains on forward pass plays.
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 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Niagara–Cornell gameCornell leads 13–0 in 13 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.
| 1949 | Cornell 27, Niagara 0 | |
| 1932 | Cornell 7, Niagara 0 | |
| 1931 | Cornell 37, Niagara 6 | |
| 1930 | Cornell 61, Niagara 14 | |
| 1929 | Cornell 22, Niagara 6 | |
| 1928 | Cornell 34, Niagara 0 |
Around this game
Niagara
- Next gameat SyracuseNov. 10, 1906
- SeasonNiagara in 1906
- ProgramNiagara history and records
Cornell
- Next gamevs. BucknellOct. 13, 1906
- SeasonCornell in 1906
- ProgramCornell history and records