Illinois at Purdue

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  Evening star, November 10, 1912, page 59

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  BATTLE TO A TIE. Purdue and Illinois Struggle to Q 9 to 9 Score. LAFAYETTE, Ind, November 9-Purdue and Illinois battled to tie here this afternoon. the game ending. to o. IN the first part of the game Purdue showed superiority, but in the last quarter ethe visitors rallied and had Purdue on the run. Finally Purdue braced sufficiently to save itself from defeat. The first touchdown was made in the first quarter by O’Brien of Purdue. Oil phant failed to kick goal. There was no further scoring until the final quarter, although both teams fought hard to gain an advantage. The ball changed hands frequently and neither goal was in dan ger in the second or third quarter. BY end runs and forward passes the ball was placed on Illinois 5-yard line. Then Ohphant dropped back to the H. yard line and made a perfect field goal. tying the score. Illinois had no chance to try for goal after the touchdown, as Oliphant downed the man who received the ball on the punt-out, and he did not catch the ball. The game ended just after Oliphant made his field goal. There was huge crowd at the game, Illinois sending 1000 rooters with the team. The lineup.

• The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 10, 1912

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  PURDUE AND ILLINOIS STRUGGLE TO A TIE LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov 9.-Purdue and Illinois battled 10 tie this after noon. the game ending to O. In the first part OF the game Purdue showed super ioriLy, but In the last quarter the visitors rallied and had Purdue on the run Finally Purdue braced sufficiently to save itself from defeat. The first touchdown vas made In the first quarter by OBrten OF Purdue. There was no further scoring until the final quarter. in which Illinois put into use a forward pass. Silkmau scored a touch down. Woolston soon afterwards booted field goal from the thirty five yard Olphaut for Purdue carried the ball thirty five yards on an end run, and by end runs and forward passes the ball was placed on Illinois fye-yard line Then Onphant dropped BACK 10 the Twelve ward linc and made a perfect field goal tying the score just as the game ended.

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., November 11, 1912, page 6 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. California, 3; Stanford, 8. Denver, A; Baker, o. University of Colorado, g: J-nfversity Of Utah, 0. Wyoming, “A; South Dakota, 8. Lehigh, 3; SWartmOre, O. Pennsylvania State, Il; Villa Nova, O. Nebraska 81; DOane college, 6. Montana university, SO; Montana AS gies, 8 Whitman, so: Washington State. O. St Louis University, Z; Notre Dame, Purdue, 9; Illinois, 9. Iowa, IS; Indiana, 6. Wisconsin, 81; Arkansas, Z. Missouri, II; Drake, Il. Army, 6; Carlisle. 81 Washburn, 10; Kansas University, 0. Cornell, 0; Dartmouth, “a Princeton, 81; New York University, 0. Chicago, 3; Northwestern. 0. Harvard, 8; Vanderbilt 3.

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Officially, Purdue leads 49–⁠47–⁠6; as played, 48–⁠47–⁠6 in the 101 games on file; the official count covers all 102 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.