Williams at Cornell
Saturday, October 30, 1909 Share
Williams beat Cornell 3–0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 6–2–3.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 29°F
In the newspapers

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:

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 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 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.
The series
Every Williams–Cornell gameCornell leads 13–5–3 in 21 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
| 1926 | Cornell 49, Williams 0 | |
| 1925 | Cornell 48, Williams 0 | |
| 1924 | Williams 14, Cornell 7 | |
| 1923 | Cornell 28, Williams 6 | |
| 1919 | Cornell 3, Williams 0 | |
| 1917 | Williams 14, Cornell 10 |
Around this game
Williams
- Next gameat HarvardOct. 8, 1910
- SeasonWilliams in 1909
- ProgramWilliams history and records
Cornell
- Next gameat HarvardNov. 6, 1909
- SeasonCornell in 1909
- ProgramCornell history and records
