Virginia Tech at Cornell

Saturday, October 30, 1915

Cornell beat Virginia Tech 45–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayVirginia Tech4–⁠4 in 1915
0
HomeCornell9–⁠0 in 1915
45

FinalHigh 48°F, low 43°F, 0.1 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington herald's story: use Open STYLE PLAY To FOOL virginia tech Cornell Rolls Up IS Points with Ease and Holds Opponents Scoreless.

    The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 31, 1915, page 1

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    use Open STYLE PLAY To FOOL virginia tech Cornell Rolls Up IS Points with Ease and Holds Opponents Scoreless. Ithaca. Oct. o.-Cornell had no trouble defeating Virginia Polytechnic Institute today. running up IS points ard hold ing their opponents scoreless. The 1thacans for the first time this year exbanded their offensive tactics, using the forward pass to good effect in the third period. From their own S5-yard line they took the ball over Virginias goal line by three passes. and in a few moments, two more forward passes took the oval from midfield to the 5-yard line. from which Collins was rushed over. CorneI was penalized frequently and Virginia made four first down, but they never got beyond the Cornell 25-yard line. Barrett. Collins. and Shiverick made their usual gains for Cornell, and tho second team in the last period scored a touchdown by consistent PUSHES. The lina-nn

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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Cornell leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

Around this game

Virginia Tech

Cornell