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Wesleyan (CT) at Williams

Wednesday, October 30, 1889

Wesleyan (CT) beat Williams 20–⁠17. It was their third meeting; after it, Wesleyan (CT) led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayWesleyan (CT)5–⁠7–⁠1 in 1889
20
HomeWilliams4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1889
17

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Waterbury evening Democrat's story: Wesleyan Beat williams,

    Waterbury evening Democrat, Connecticut, October 31, 1889, page 1

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    Wesleyan Beat williams, STRENGTHEN, Mass. Oct S1.-Wes- leyan beat Williams at football, 20 tQ IT. The game was hotly contested. Tho Williams team allowed their opponents to score 18 points within twenty min- utes, but after that both teams played stubborn game.

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)

Williams 62% to win. Wesleyan (CT) won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every Wesleyan (CT)–Williams game

Wesleyan (CT) leads 8–⁠5–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
1906Williams 18, Wesleyan (CT) 11
1905Wesleyan (CT) 18, Williams 0
1904Williams 23, Wesleyan (CT) 0
1903Wesleyan (CT) 5, Williams 5
1902Williams 28, Wesleyan (CT) 5
1901Williams 11, Wesleyan (CT) 5

Around this game

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