Northwestern at Iowa
Saturday, November 25, 1911 Share
Iowa beat Northwestern 6–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 2–1–1.
FinalHigh 33°F, low 10°F
In the newspapers

Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 26, 1911, page 2
Read the text
IOWA VICTOR LATE IN GAME Spectacular Plays in Final Period Win from Northwestern. FORTY YARDS In TWO PLAYS lows Loses Chance for TOuchdOwn In second Period, when Hall slips Behind the Goal Line. IOWA CITT. Ia. Nov. 25.-Iowa dis pensed with It’s “hoodoo’ here this ser noon and defeated Northwestern university by a series Of spectacular plays IN the final Period, the score being 20 0. The two winning plays sent Curry over the line Tor q touchdown. O’Brlen kicked goal. In the fourth quarter Murphy, on o clrcling play, made an attempt for . touchdown, but the referee was unable to see him and he was called back Late ia the fourth quarter Mc0innIs. on a fake left end run, skirted right end for a thirty-yard geib. carrying the bal to the ten-ySrd line. on tbs next play Curry carried the left end foi 4 touch down Town Loses First ChaaCc. In the second quarter OBrier blocked a Northwestern punt, but the ball slipped and rolled back of tho goal line, losing for Iowa q touchdown The half ended with the bnll In Iowa’s possession. four inches from the Northwestern goal. Linn was easily the star for North western, with his spectacular tackiins and nHe-smashins Touchdown: Curry GoslefruIa touch down; UBrien. Referee: HOlderneas u Leigh. Unipire Ensley OF Purdue. Field Judge. Hewitt OF Chicago. Head lines man: Seymour II Springfield Training school. litae “ quarters; Ia minutes.

Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 27, 1911, page 1 (results column)
Read the text
Football Saturday WEST Chicago, >: Wisconsin, 0. Iowa, 6: Northwestern. 0. Minnesota, Il; Illinois, 0. Purdue, u; Indiana, 5. Michigan, 6; Nebraska, 6. AInes, 6; Drake, i. Kansas, s; Missouri, 3. Marquette. 81; LJvola, 0. Cincinnati. 5; Wttenberg, 0. Ohio Wesleyan. l.; Denison. 0. Syracuse, c; Ohio state, 0. case. 16; Wooster. 0. Miami. 8; Western Reserve, .. arkansas, 8: Washington, Q. Earlham. 10: Depauw, 0. Cornell college. 9: Grinnell, 0. EAST Vale. 0: Harvard o. -.avy. 3; Army. . Carlisle, 90. joins Hopkins. 6. “ and J., II; Villa Nova, 6. lafayette, II; LenIgh. O. Bucknell. 10; Haverford, 0. Brown, 6; Trinl,F o

The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 26, 1911, page 7 (results column)
Read the text
FOOTBALL SCORES. Harvard 0. Yale 0. Cincinnati 5. Whittenberg 0, Army 0, Navy 3. Ohio 0, Syracuse 6. Chicago s, Wisconsin 0. Purdue 2, Indiana 5. Lafayette IL. Lehigh 0. w. and ]. O. Ella Nova s. Miami s, Western Reserves 5. Michigan s. Nebraska 9, Marquette So, Loyols o. Arkansas 3, Wash ‘ngton o. st. Louis, second 2s, Springfield 0 Missouri 3. Kansas 3. Minnesota III, Illinois O.. Brown 0. Trinity 8. Iowa 6. Northwestern 0. Ames .. Drake 0, ---~~~ , TIN Mo UvCY pT CYYpE TVsc TYcI
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)
Iowa 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Northwestern–Iowa gameIowa leads 55–28–3 in 86 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.
| 2024 | Iowa 40, Northwestern 14 | |
| 2023 | Iowa 10, Northwestern 7 | |
| 2022 | Iowa 33, Northwestern 13 | |
| 2021 | Iowa 17, Northwestern 12 | |
| 2020 | Northwestern 21, Iowa 20 | |
| 2019 | Iowa 20, Northwestern 0 |
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gamevs. Lake ForestOct. 5, 1912
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1911
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Iowa
- Next gamevs. Northern IowaOct. 7, 1912
- SeasonIowa in 1911
- ProgramIowa history and records

