Colgate at Yale

Saturday, October 29, 1910

Yale beat Colgate 19–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Yale led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayColgate4–⁠2–⁠1 in 1910
0
HomeYale6–⁠2–⁠2 in 1910
19

FinalHigh 53°F, low 31°F

In the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story: YALE TEAM IMPROVING HoWe's Brilliant Play at Fullback Encouraging Feature. COLGATE EASILY DEFEATED Attack of the Blue Still Shows Weakness, and the Visitors Often Repulse It.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 30, 1910, page 1

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    YALE TEAM IMPROVING HoWe’s Brilliant Play at Fullback Encouraging Feature. COLGATE EASILY DEFEATED Attack of the Blue Still Shows Weakness, and the Visitors Often Repulse It. TRY Telegram to TIE Tribunal New Haven. Conn, Oct. 29.-YaIe scintfllated football sparks enough IN to-day’s game to indicate that with her veterans back I’m the game, she will not be out cIassed even II she Is beaten In the matches with Brown. Princeton and Harvard, “ hich alone remain between to-day and the seasons close. Little Colgate was beaten by 10 20 0 score and flashes OK sensational play by Howe In his new pOsition at fuIIback. by Fitzpatrick at END and Captain Daily at halfback showed strength which Yale needs only TO concentrate TO prove herself a trouble maker Ragged handling Of the ball by Colgate gave Yale many Of her opportunities and the weakness Of the Yale attack was gIarfngiy disclosed in the final period Of NAV when on four separate occasions y hft CoIgate’s rush line ar the Ohe-SaiN line without gaining an inch Inc IOOIhorr critics regarded this piece OF play ae the most significant Of the day De- .e-r,ined tn test the Yale ATTACKING HI chino Captafn DAILY three times ofosreo vaIa IN exhaust It’s quota or GOWNS III dashfng efforts to shatter the Coi5Ate HH7- Each time YaIe’s backs were hurled INTO the line without gain Three times iai0 relinGutshed the ball on Gowns On l fourth occasion Captain DAILY alo”eu 81” o..ocl- 70 90 10 fourth down. but MS TIRES rrevious experiences had convinced Hlili that Yale could not gain the needed sIOuN” I’D he resorted to the try for goal from placement and scored Wales nineteen points were made on C”o | touchdowns, both OF which were OH | nrod1cts OF the forward pass, one OF mem u-hen Yale had tried TO line piuhses VII. out from Colgate’s fve-yard hne’ TWO ga, s-o,, placement. a safety and one soI from touchdown | The Blues III fortune IN injured players | continues. for Walter Camp. jr-. was GRIP n1ed during the twelve minutes he was az | a,d His ankle was wrenched and ne was carried off the field. He was cleVer handler OF forward passes and one Oh tns | best punters In Yale | blanchard. Of Colgate. was disciplined Ior rough playing. He is the first player 20 % removed from the game IN years at ia’ | on this account | Hovrs got OF for a forty-yard run IN ths / first minute of the play This was one ol several dashes by the former q1arteroacA’ | nbosa work indicates that he promises 20 | be one of the most formidable running Iulihacks Yale ever had His run pianIeo Ino hall thirty yards from the colgate soal’ and after two unsuccessful attempts gain. DAILY lifted the oval through ING p09’‘ for a goal from placement / In the second period Cook punteo lIOii, behind his goal 20 the Colgate tnirly-S a. I’m. hut Howss long forward pass 80 tcf1natrtck gave that player enahee dash twenty yards for toucnoo”n- / kickout failed, and the first nan Si’o0- / without furt-er scoring | A fun,ble by Howe at the Yale thiE yard line, gave Colgate the ball just Oeioi0 che half closed. but Cooks try al soaA Ai’AA placement was fiukey- Colgate blocked one OF Howe’s kicks soon ertsr tbs third period opened, but COOK | - ,o- a nIaeeuent goal hit his own rusn IT, uous kicked to the Colsate 1o-yaFo I,na Fuller receiving the ball 1aie useu too forward passes Howe nnally IOSSlns ~. saco,d 70 brooks. the ball barely toucning bis fingers behind the Colgate soaI- 1bras Yale rushers Owed for 1t and Stroot fell on Il for the touchdown | Howe made another long run IN return ing the kickoff, and then punted 10 HUNT t,qton on the Colgate 5-yard line hiIpa[ rick dived into Huntington so asgresSiVeN mat both fell back Of the Colgate line ior q safety. -. Yale’s driving play swept down the neio In the final period till the defenders OF 1ne | Colgate goal stinened when their o-Sdru line was reached. 1 YsIa showed nothing new In attack exceUt a peculiar diamond shaped lorna cion OF her backs, which twisted easily IN either direction II was OId-fashioned foOtDaA IOF beth teams. lacking mass plays, from starr

  • The Norwich bulletin's story: YALE SHOWS FORM. Runs Up 9 to o Score on Colgate.

    Norwich bulletin, Norwich, Conn., October 31, 1910, page 3

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    YALE SHOWS FORM. Runs Up 9 to o Score on Colgate. Playing in much improved form and putting up a more consistent game all the way through than has been the case this season, the Yale eleven defeated the Colgate kicllers at Yale field Saturday afternoon by the score of 10 to 0. The Yale goal was never in dam ger. The first score came shortly after the beginning of the game, when Cap tain DAILY kicked a field goal from the Is yard line. In the second period fitzpatrick dashed across the line for a touchdown after a beautifully executed pass from Howe from the II yard line Strout also crossed the line for a touchdown in the third period after receiving a forward pass, and shortly after Fitzpatrick forced Colgate into safety. In the last period DAILY kicked another goal from the field. Howe. for Yale, was the shining star of the day, his work whether in the kicking department or in bucking the line standing out prominently at all times Captain Days ground gaining work was another feature. ThA lineups: Yale: fitzpatrick lie. Skully It, Nc Dewitt IL. Morris C, Fuller re-. Tomlin son TT, Brooks re- Strout OBJ, Baker lib, Daily RIB, Howe fb. Colgate: Loebar lie, Stipp 1t, Parker lg, Dockstader C, Blanchard rg. Thur Der TT, T. Sullivan re, Huntington qb, Connolly lib, Peterson RIB, Cook fb.

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: YALE WINS FROM COLGATE Score Stands Nineteen to Nothing and Game is Exciting. FITZPATRICK IS PAINFULLY HURT Knee 10 Injured and He In Carried from the FieId--HOwe Plays Brilliantly for Men from New Haven.

    Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 30, 1910, page 1

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    YALE WINS FROM COLGATE Score Stands Nineteen to Nothing and Game is Exciting. FITZPATRICK IS PAINFULLY HURT Knee 10 Injured and He In Carried from the FieId--HOwe Plays Brilliantly for Men from New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 2s.-The Yole eleven defeated Colgate 10 to 0, the contest being more exciting than the score would indicate. Within five minutes after the game had started, Baker and Howe had rushed the ball to Colgate’s twenty yard line and Daily kicked a field goal. In the same period Fitzpatrick crossed Colgates line for a touchdown. DAILY failed to kick the goal. In the third period Howe made a forty-ysrd run, followinging that with a twenty five-yard dash and then Strout on a forward pass from Howe, went over for another touch down, DAILY kicking goal. In this period, on a fifty-yard punt by Howe, Huntington Of Colgate was forced to make a safety, lrop kick by DAILY in the fourth period, netting three points more, ending the scoring. Walter Camp, IT., who temporarily replaced fitzpatrick at left end had his knee seriously hurt in a scrimmage and was carried from the field. Todays was the first game in which Howe has played full back. He played brilliantly. Lineup:

  • The Evening star's story: COLGATE CHASED BY THE YALE BULLDOG Contest Is More Exciting Than the Score, 19 to O, Would Indicate.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1910, page 58

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    COLGATE CHASED BY THE YALE BULLDOG Contest Is More Exciting Than the Score, 19 to O, Would Indicate. NEW HAVEN, Conn, October 2a.-The Yale eleven this afternoon defeated Col gate, ID to q, the contest being more exciting than the score would indicate. Within five minutes after the game had started Baker and Howe had rushed the ball to Colgates 20-yard line, am DaIy Kicked field goal. Later in the same period. on forward pass from Howe. Fitzpatrick secured the bali and crossed ColSates line for touchdown Dalv failed to kick the goal. In the THU d period Howe made ii 40-yard run follow ing that with a 2J-yard DASH and then Strout, on Il forward pass from Howe went over tor another touchdown DAILY kicking the goal. In this period, on y D-yard punt by Howe HUNTINGTON OF Colgate was forced TO make a safety. \ drop kick by Daily in .the fourth period netting three points more. ended the scoring waiter Camp jr., who rad temporarily replaced Fitzpatrick at left end. had his knee hurt badly in scrimmage and had TO be carried from the field Today’s was the first game in which Howe has played fullback. He played brilliantly 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 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 25–⁠10–⁠3 in 38 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.

Recent meetings
2016Colgate 55, Yale 13
2015Yale 29, Colgate 28
2014Yale 45, Colgate 31
2013Yale 39, Colgate 22
2012Colgate 47, Yale 24
2004Yale 31, Colgate 28

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