Yale at Army

Saturday, October 15, 1910

Army beat Yale 9–⁠3. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 12–⁠2–⁠4.

AwayYale6–⁠2–⁠2 in 1910
3
HomeArmy6–⁠2 in 1910
9

FinalHigh 75°F, low 50°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Cadets 0utpIay New Haven Boys Throughout the Game and Win 9 to 3.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1910, page 59

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    Cadets 0utpIay New Haven Boys Throughout the Game and Win 9 to 3. WEST POINT. October 15.-The Army defeated Yale here today. to 3. in their annual foot ball battle. The cadets out played the New Haven boys throughout the game. and Yale’s only score was made near the finish Of the last period, when Capt. DAILY saved his team from a shut out by kicking field goal from the Do yard line. The Army scored in the first period of the game after Yale. failing to gain through the Army line, essayed a for ward pass. which Brown of the Army in tercepted on his 40-yard line and ran through the whole team to Yale’s 2-yard line. On the next play Surles and Dean executed a beautiful forward pass and the latter went over the Yale line for touchdown. Dean kicked an easy goal. Until the third period the cadets PLAYED defensive game. Dean outkicl1ing DAILY and winning on almost every exchange. Yale lost the ball once In this period on downs. the only time during the game when 1t thus changed hands Soon after the third quarter opened Dean for the Army made spendid place kick from the 40 yard line. scoring three more points for the cadets. Yale’s lonely field goal came I’m the last period after Hyatt had muffed punt on his 2O-yard line. Here Yale failed TO gain and DAILY booted the pigskin over the goal from the 2J-yard line and the game ended with the ball i’m midfieId The complete lineup was:

  • The Bismarck daily tribune's story: WIN FROM YALE New Have3 Boys 0utpIayed ThruOut Entire Game Dean, For the Army, Star Of the Contest

    Bismarck daily tribune, Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.], October 16, 1910, page 1

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    WIN FROM YALE New Have3 Boys 0utpIayed ThruOut Entire Game Dean, For the Army, Star Of the Contest West Point, Oct. 15.-The Army defeated Yale here today 9 to 3. in their annual football battle. The Ca diets outplayed the New Haven boys throughout the game and Yale’s only score was made near the finish of the last period, when Capt. Daily kicked a field goal from the 25-yard line. Tine Army scored IN the first percd of the game after Yale, falling to gain through the Army line, as sayed a forward pass, which Brown, of the Army, intercepted on his 40 yard line and ran through the whole team to Yale’s 2-yard line. On the next play Surles and Dean executed a forward pass and the latter went over the Yale line for a touch down. Until the third peoriod the Cadets played a defensive game, Dean out kicking DAILY and winning on almost every exchange. Yale lost the ball once in this perloud on downs, the only time during the game when it thus changed. Soon after the third period opened, Dean of the Army, made place kick from the 4Oyard line, scoring three more points for the Cadets. Yale’s only field goal came after Hyatt had muffed a punt on his 20 yard line. Daily booted the pigskin over the goal from the 25-yard line and the game ended with the ball in mid-field.

  • The The Washington times's story: YALE IS STUNNED BY ARMY VICTORY Blues Punting Game Is Blamed for Their Defeat at West Point.

    The Washington times, October 16, 1910, page 18

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    YALE IS STUNNED BY ARMY VICTORY Blues Punting Game Is Blamed for Their Defeat at West Point. WEST POINT, y. Y, oct. 16.-Yale has been beaten, For the FIRST time in many years the Blue of old Eli has been trailed I’m the dust of defeat by a West Point team, Yale has been beaten, beaten fairly and squarely, by an eleven that has been sadly crippled by army regulations throughout the year. Yale has been beaten. and only the clever toe of Captain DAILY saved the Eli aggregation from the overwhelming disgrace Of being shut out by minor team. Yale has been beaten. and the score Of 9–⁠3 fully tells the relative strength Of the two eIevens as they played The result OF the game is one Of the big surprises Of modern football. II was known that the Eli aggregation was not up to the standard Of former New Haven teams. West Point. however. WAS supposed 10 he out Of condition, owing 10 the days OF enforced rest on account Of the now famous silence case. Il was therefore reasoned that the Blue would win out 10y the narrowest Of mar gins

  • The Morning standard, Ogden, Utah, October 16, 1910

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    West Point Defeats Yale WEST POINT, Oct l5.-The Army defeated Yale here today 9 to 3 in their annual football battle The ca. diets outplayed the blues. Captain Daley snyed his team from a shutout by kicking a field goal from the 25yard line In the last quarter, The Army scored In the first period of tho game after Yale, failing to gain through the Army line. essayed q forward pass. which Brown of the Army intercepted on his 40.yard line and ran through the whole team to 1ale’s 2-yard line. On the next play Surles and Dean recruited a beautiful forward pass and the lattor went over tho Yale line for Il touchdown. Dean kicked an easy goal. In the third period Dean again, with q splendid play, kicked from tho 10 yard line, scoring points for tho ca. dets.

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 66% to win. Army pulled the upset.

Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.

Recent meetings
2014Yale 49, Army 43
1996Army 39, Yale 13
1988Army 33, Yale 18
1986Army 41, Yale 24
1985Army 59, Yale 16
1955Yale 14, Army 12

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