Purdue at Chicago

Saturday, November 4, 1916

Chicago beat Purdue 16–⁠7. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 18–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayPurdue2–⁠4–⁠1 in 1916
7
HomeChicago3–⁠4 in 1916
16

FinalHigh 64°F, low 51°F

In the newspapers

  • The Ottumwa semi-weekly courier's story: Maroons Beat Purdue.

    Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 7, 1916, page 5

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    Maroons Beat Purdue. Chicago. Nov. 6-The University Of Chicago football eleven defeated Purdue university 16 to Z here Saturday. Coming from behind at the start Of the second half, Chicago scored touch down and field goal. Shafer booted drop kick squarely between Purdue’s goal from the thirty yard line. Hut fine plowed through Chicaso’s line for touchdown In the first period for Pur dues only score.

  • The Daily Kennebec journal's story: SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES School Games.

    Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 6, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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    SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES School Games. 0Snooi 1ameS Deering 0: Seminary 0. Waltham 6: Portland 0. South Portland 20: Westbrook O. Biddeford As; Berwick H. Hebron 20; Kent’s Hill 0. Lewiston O; Morse o. Thornton 81; Newburyport 0. College Games Colby %; Bates Z. Bowdoin q; Maine z. Harvard 81: Virginia 0. Yale 7: Colgate 3. Pittsburg 46: Allegheny 0. Williams z: Wesleyan 0. Dartmouth Is: Syracuse 10. Pennsylvania 10: Lafayette 0. Princeton AZ; Bucknell Q. Harvard Freshmen q; Phillips Exeter 20. Maryland State 81: st. Johns 6. Yale Freshmen z; Phillips Andoyer 0. Brown 40; Vermont 0. Cornell Is; Carnegie Z. Washington and Lee 10; Navy 0. Tufts g; Massachusetts, 0. Illinois IA; Minnesota 9. Penn. State 70; Geneva 0. Rutgers IA; Holy Cross 6. Grove 0; Buffalo 0. Springfield 20; Worcester 0. Swarthmore a.; Johns Hopkins 6 Lehigh 8; Muhlenburg 0. Rochester IS; Hobart 0. Dickinson %; Delaware 0. Union IS; Rensselaer, 0. Haverford q; r. and NJ. 0. Michigan 6s; Washington University Z. Ohio State IA: Wisconsin 10. Army 30; Notre Dame 10. Boston College 80; Rhode Island 0. Nebraska 3. Ames Q. Amherst Il; Trinity 0. N. H. State 2s; Conn. Aggies 0. Chicago 16; Purdue 7. Hamilton 20: st. Lawrence 6. Northwestern Z; Indiana 0.

  • The Williston graphic's story: GridirOn Results Saturdays Games

    Williston graphic, Williston, Williams County, N.D., November 9, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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    GridirOn Results Saturdays Games N. D. A. C. O; U. N. D. 10. Kenmare High, 21; Minot 0. Park River high 26; Grafton 6. Jamestown high IS; Valley City O. Casselton high 6; Hope 0. Mandan high 12; Bismarck 0. Enderlin high So; LaMoure 6. New Rockford high 27; Darlington Mohall high 80; Rugby 0. Northwest South Dakota IT,, 3; Michigan Agyies, 3. South Dakota State, Z; Hamline, O. Carleton, 70; Beloit, 0. West Illinois, ID; Minnesota, g., Ohio State, IA; Wisconsin, 13. Chicago, 16; Purdue, 7. Northwestern, Z; Indiana, 0. Nebraska, 8; Ames, 0. Michigan, 66; Washington U, z. Grinnell, 21; Drake, 0. Oregon, 0; Washington, 0. East Yale, 7; Colgate. 8. Army, 30; Notre Dame, 10. Dartmouth, Is; Syracuse, 10. Harvard, 81; Virginia, 0. Princeton, AZ; Bucknell, 0.

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)

Chicago 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
1936Purdue 35, Chicago 7
1935Purdue 19, Chicago 0
1934Purdue 26, Chicago 20
1933Purdue 14, Chicago 0
1932Purdue 37, Chicago 0
1931Purdue 14, Chicago 6

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