Colgate at Illinois

Saturday, October 14, 1916

Colgate beat Illinois 15–⁠3. It was their first meeting; after it, Colgate led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayColgate8–⁠1 in 1916
15
HomeIllinois3–⁠3–⁠1 in 1916
3

FinalHigh 63°F, low 40°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening public ledger's story: MANY SURPRISES PULLED IN SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES; JOHNSON TO START TROUBLE Large Eastern Colleges Find Smaller Opponents Hard to Beat, While Colgate's Victory Over Illinois Startled Country

    Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 16, 1916, page 11

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    MANY SURPRISES PULLED IN SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES; JOHNSON TO START TROUBLE Large Eastern Colleges Find Smaller Opponents Hard to Beat, While Colgate’s Victory Over Illinois Startled Country TUE nrr real important week of s 1 20 @ss ss rs looked % sur. - played and the ,SDnsS high 3 % s’ @ % @ % Of teams s ssoan % eo coming week will be changed hands vnrno perhap. the creates, ans and look tn. triumph nuke They point out S sustained on’n ‘N’” today s s s as S % r % % Ps s ‘ % s’ S vi R p” 40 ‘ not p to Ihn Navy Colgate washington jump Princeton like hs, should have scored least two touch the Harvard had pas Yale Colgates Victory Was Greatest Achievement of Day TUE This .hp the chance to- nw the ss, that w the the country and counted upon running up such large score Colgate that again wonhe western pons also territory dansouSy stronger .sm s and hs Colgate Victory win give ssn critics a% sH the relative strength of the of the Michigan longer vale s nSn % @ .non % Impossible % to % get line on the the teams % OF the defeat It is likely to again win the Conference title with its veteran team which 40 because d easter prejudice Ban Johnson win Clean House JOHNSON president of the American League and the – snsa baseball. said on Saturday Th: worlds series conducted at 1 approached exorbhant 7 think safely n. % , .n @ e u IN the an r better no = %osd ss % all than , b patron to feel that he being Disseminated against ona interview and which have been expecting For prediction it ,nr the National Commission as II now amuoed s & ne several franchises of which the Boston that Johnson Owner IAnnin Has won nNanyH Hard JOHNSON pulled has harder battle his hands than he his fight to house that his time that he contemplated this with his plans than uaasnes and 1t whatever National believed that there ssted party comprising the supreme body Lasue Chairman Garry Hermann the National which would Tener This Johnson hesied criticize OF Tsns investigate recent aasoo Brooklyn hs Sm ana when leader bitterly aaed him and did everything but tell seem little more Dsoaehns ‘‘‘‘” is ‘D o h wO The schedule at. with Isss this game . won the season success rsssrss the beaten and all was forgotten [,,.- 49, Oh FMr. Ps7sS

  • The New-York tribune's story: COLGATE WINS GAME FROM ILLINOIS TEAM

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 15, 1916, page 19

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    COLGATE WINS GAME FROM ILLINOIS TEAM Vrbana, H., Oct. 14.-Colgste won nom Illinois by a score Of 10 20 3 N one Of the sDeedieyt exhibitions ever .sen on Illinois Field to-day. Colgate se’feo on place kick by West in the sAt Quarter. a touchdown by Spencer an. second and touchdown By Hub arg Just before the game ended. ILL., rrsss lone score was made on d place neg oY Aaeonber in the fourth. No,vate’s Interference was guDerior – Illinois. Illinois’s weakness lay In NJ M inability 20 work the forward pass. nnhois showed clever offence during .as second half and scored in the last s;ssr.r on a place kick by Macomber s.tf forward passes and line plunging iaree. a forward pass 20 Hubbard and a Eve no nun scored for ColYste’s second rseho’.n. Good failed 70 kiok goal. ne game ended with Illinois, ball in centre field.

  • The The Sunday telegram's story: COLGATE WINS From Illinois in One Of the Fast est Games Ever Played on the Illinois Field.

    The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., October 15, 1916, page 11

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    COLGATE WINS From Illinois in One Of the Fast est Games Ever Played on the Illinois Field. URBANA, III, Oct. 14.-CoIgate won from Illinois 10 TO in one of the speediest exhibitions ever seen on Illinois field today. Colgate scored on place kick by West in the first quarter a touchdown in the second by Spencer and touchdown by Hub bard just before the game ended. Illinois score was made on place kick by Macomber in the fourth quarter. Colgate’s interference was superior to that of Illinois. Illinoiss weakness lay in its inability to work the forward pass.

  • The The sun's story: WEST SHOCKED BY COLGATE'S VICTORY Defeat Of Illinois Eleven by New York Gridders First Since 1918. INDIANA IS ELIMINATED

    The sun, New York, October 16, 1916, page 1

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    WEST SHOCKED BY COLGATE’S VICTORY Defeat Of Illinois Eleven by New York Gridders First Since 1918. INDIANA IS ELIMINATED ~ -. ShIoAoo. oc. !o-Cnampionsh!p as ,rna”ons arc ouuuins IN tne camp OF nv ‘n’vers’ty OF chicago Football eleven 90 a resui, OF its surprisingly clean cut .lc.ory over Inciana saturday in the J., game OF the BIG sine season. u ‘r’uInpn rees.ao’lshed chicago as as’rans candida’e Tor the western Con- .erehse honors’ aithough critics agree nv minnesota sun has the edge The MaIoohs crushed Indiana with a new

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)

Illinois 68% to win. Colgate pulled the upset.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1957Illinois 40, Colgate 0
1916Colgate 15, Illinois 3

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