Springfield at Yale

Saturday, October 9, 1909

Yale beat Springfield 36–⁠0. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Yale led the series 8–⁠0.

AwaySpringfield0–⁠1 in 1909
0
HomeYale10–⁠0 in 1909
36

FinalHigh 78°F, low 48°FAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: EASY GAME FOR YALE BIG SCORE PILED Up Hobbs Plays Great Football a goi,,, Springfield.

    New-York tribune, October 10, 1909, page 12

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    EASY GAME FOR YALE BIG SCORE PILED Up Hobbs Plays Great Football a goi,,, Springfield. New Haven. Oct. S-Yals dfzni.-.. -. 20 mass attaeh to-day and fairly - - IAN OF the Springfield Training School - - - ne ~‘nn’ns oy score Of s. to a. the ra-n, p.eeR osR 80 I”enty-four points were &C., ~ ‘ne hrst half but the Yale attack al,ho,e o’9a “a ened by the number OF substft,s,o,- 81 weak. t”ehty-tour men being used was a1,,,s,,- ~ al o the demands upon H. ys equal 70 ne framing school men had lots % - ll1 @pp’‘eu “ poorly being outgeneralled 80 0ls - - tean work at all stages or re .. cue laie used little new football but r,,t. y. sains use OF the forward pass and onsf4s profitable ~p ~ “e’e CHOSEN. two forward passes -, ‘.’‘s ‘‘,S’Ue KICKS being factors In the scor,,~ ’4 no Logan acting as captain or yars p,e. u’dI pays each OF Vhich conrri5,,,.- 10 go. toNaIu a touchdown. when he selze5 80 -. a’‘er Spriugf “a backs had r,uessa - - ,ls bal was so hot that the playing tfr,a -. pul’‘S. L Io’ tne second time this week ana -..--‘‘ast aN’IOh was taken % save the varava,, t-s pa test that Is expected at West Po,.. g #-yard quarterback run by Hows 49,. one touchdown. and straight footsau ~ ~. 80 80 o’e+Alns type was responsible for three So neLd did not threaten the Yale goal s,4 .ls ss hrst down only twice Both tbAaa or.-- Seoisd In the hrst half II the hrst instance > -. pass netted seven yards. NcCuuazh 70 1I-‘-. This was followed oy 7-ysrd end nm ~, re- The second success for rhs visitors yv,, winters got oh an onstde kick which scs-,s raced OUT and recovered rur By How. -. sprlngheld the ball at Yals’s award Ine T,.s possible chancs for a score bur fo-uars – fell untouched on the next play and tae vt.’.--. we’re penalized back out OF danger Hobbs, who caPtatned the Yale eleven in thsI,. ter part OF the game. displayed the bssr aus,-, football for Yale. His interference bloeks5 - Springfield runners time and again and vas rs.,,, sl0le ror Two touchdowns- Captain Coy appear, on the field for signal practice before the ssr,.s viii take charge OF his eleven Nondsv The lineup follows

  • The Evening star's story: YALE'S GOOD GAME. Smothers Springfield With Many Substitutes in Line.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1909, page 58

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    YALE’S GOOD GAME. Smothers Springfield With Many Substitutes in Line. NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, October 9.-In a game marked by excellent playing, despite the Indian summer heat, Yale defeated the Springfield school eleven, SO to o. Yale used twenty-five men, the only player going through both halves being Hobbs. the left tackle, who kicked six goals from the six touchdowns His offensive work was feature Of the game. The line-up.

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)

Yale 96% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1947Yale 49, Springfield 0
1919Yale 20, Springfield 0
1915Yale 19, Springfield 0
1909Yale 36, Springfield 0
1907Yale 18, Springfield 0
1906Yale 12, Springfield 0

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