Williams at Cornell

Saturday, October 30, 1909

Williams beat Cornell 3–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 6–⁠2–⁠3.

AwayWilliams1–⁠1 in 1909
3
HomeCornell3–⁠4–⁠1 in 1909
0

FinalHigh 48°F, low 29°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CORNELL DEFEATED. Williams Scores q Brilliant Win by G tn d.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1909, page 62

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    CORNELL DEFEATED. Williams Scores q Brilliant Win by G tn d. ITHACA. N. Y, October 30.-Cornells eleven again went down to defeat today. this time at the hands Of Williams. by q score Of 3 to O. Cornells defeat was due to q goal from placement made from the 25-yard line by Wood Of Williams In the latter part Of the second half. Cornell put up an excellent game on the defensive, three times holding her opponents on the 5-yard line. but was weak on the offense. Williams excelled in the new foot ball. The lineup:

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS. Sunday.

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 1, 1909, page 1 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS. Sunday. - OA40cJJs Rock Island MaroOns, 0; Moline East Ends, 9. Moline West Ends, IS; Davenport West Ends, 8. Saturday. HIGH SCHOOLS. Rock Island, O.; Sterling, %. Moline. 6; Urbana, 0. Davenport, 3; Iowa City, o. WEST. Michigan, AZ; Syracuse, 0. Pittsburg u, 0; Notre Dame, 6. Minnesota, 20; Chicago, 6. Wisconsin, 81; Northwestern, IL. Kansas, II; Washburn, c. Oberlin, %; Hiram, o. Nebraska, 12; Doane, 0. Case, 80; Kenyon, IL. Ohio State, %; Denison, 0. Creighton, IS; Highland Park, o, Missouri, 10; Iowa, IL. Lake Forest, II; Monmouth, 2. illinois, “a; Purdue, 6. Indiana, 80; st. Louis, 0. CorneH, II: JcrningsiJe, 0. Wabash, As; Hanover. o. Washington, Il; Knox, 2. Depaw, IL; Butler, 6. Ripon. II; Beloit, D. Ohio Wesleyan, II; Wooster, 0. Lawrence, 81; Oshkosh Normal, O.. Drake, 50; Grinnell, 0. Cincinnati, o; Central u, 20. EAST. Harvard, 9; Army, 0. (Game call ed.) Yale, “a; Amherst, u. Princeton, 5; Navy, 3. Pennsylvania, 20; Carlisle, 6. Cornell. 0; Williams, 3. Carnegie Tech, IL; Lehigh. IS. Waynesboro, O; w. and J., 40. Ursinus, 21; George Washing ton, 0. Colby. Il; Bowcoin, :. Colgate. .. Jiinity. o. Dartmouth, ~; Holy Cross. o. Wesleyan, “a; Union, 8. Brown, II; Mass. A. c., 3. Vermont, II; New Hampshire, 0. Maine. 10; Bates, 6. Springfield T. s., g.; Tufts, 5. Worcester Poly, II; Rhode Is and, 0. Vanderbilt, II; Mississippi, 0. Sewanee, 10; louisiana State, 6. Alabama, Il; Georgia, o. Kentucky, AZ; Rose Poly, o. Georgia Tech, %; Tennessee, o. Rockford High Victor. Rockford, ILL.,, Nov. Rockford

  • The The Bennington evening banner's story: SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES

    The Bennington evening banner, Bennington, Vt., November 1, 1909, page 1 (results column)

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    SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES Princeton, 3; Amherst 0. Yale, “a; Annapolis, g. Harvard. g. West Point, 0. Pennsylvania, %; Carlisle Indians 6. Dartmouth -; Holy Cross, 0. Williams, 3; Cornell. 0. Brown, ~, Mass. Aggies, 3. Lehigh, IS; Carnegie Tech, IL. Wesleyan, “a; Union. 3. Trinity, 0; Colgate. 0. Springfield Train, 6; Tufts, s. Princeton Cubs, g. Harvard Cubs 0. Boston College. 6; St Anselm’s, 6 Stevens, 6; Hayerford, ,. Colby, II; Bowdoin, s. Univ of Maine. Is; Bates, 6. Rensselaer, Poly. 8; Rochester. 0. Worcester Poly. Il; Rhode island State. 0. Virginia Poly. “a; Wash. and Lee 6. st. Johns, 6; Virginia Military, 0 Vermont, II: New Elamp. State. 0 Ursinus q; George Washington. 0 Wash. and JEFF 46; Waynesborougt Swarthmore, as; Delaware College o. Dickinson. Il: Gettysburg, 0. Frank. and Mar 80; Muhlenberg, Michigan, 43; Syracuse. 0. Minnesota, 20; Chicago, g. Wisconsin, 81; Northwestern. II. Ohio State. %: Denison, o. Notre Dame, 6; Univ. of Pittsburg D. Illinois, “a; Purdue, g. Ohio Wesleyan II; Wooster, 0. Oberlin, %; Hiram, 0. Sewanee, Is; Louisiana State, G. Missouri, 10; Iowa, II. Washington Univ, II; Knox Col lege. 2.

  • The The Norfolk weekly news-journal's story: Football Results.

    The Norfolk weekly news-journal, Norfolk, Neb., November 5, 1909, page 7 (results column)

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    Football Results. TOOludlI nCSuItS, Nebraska, 10; Doane, 0. Kansas, II; Washburn, 0. Minnesota, 20; Chicago, 6. Michigan, 43; Syracuse, 0. Wisconsin, 81; Northwestern, II. Creighton, IS; Highland Park, 0. Yale, 34 Amherst, 0. Indiana, so; St. Louis, 0. Pennsylvania, 30; Carlisle, 6. Illinois, “a; Purdue, 6. Pittsburg, O; Notre Dame, 6. Missouri, 13; Iowa, IL. Williams, 3; Cornell, 0. Ohio, 30; Denison, 0. Cornell Qowa), II; Morningside, Drake, 80; Grinnell, 0. Princeton, s. Navy, 8. Harvard, 8; Army, 0.

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 86% to win. Williams pulled the upset.

Cornell leads 13–⁠5–⁠3 in 21 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1926Cornell 49, Williams 0
1925Cornell 48, Williams 0
1924Williams 14, Cornell 7
1923Cornell 28, Williams 6
1919Cornell 3, Williams 0
1917Williams 14, Cornell 10

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