Tufts at Army

Saturday, October 20, 1917

Army beat Tufts 26–⁠3. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Army led the series 18–⁠0.

AwayTufts1–⁠2 in 1917
3
HomeArmy7–⁠1 in 1917
26

FinalHigh 69°F, low 42°F, 0.48 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: ARMY BEATS TUFTS, 26--3 ohphant Leads West Point TO Vic tory. Scoring Three of Teams Touchdowns.

    Evening star, October 21, 1917, page 47

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    ARMY BEATS TUFTS, 26--3 ohphant Leads West Point TO Vic tory. Scoring Three of Teams Touchdowns. WEST POINT. y. Y. October .o-Tne Army won in easy fashio. from tufts today. The fiaal score was 2s to , OIL phaht’ the Army star, was credited with three OF ms teams touchdowns. The army leader played three periods. In the fiaai period Tufts faced an entire substitute Army eleven. and during this period O’Coanor registered fiei, goa for his team, drop kicking from the % yard line. Smith, Knight and Bartlett shared the honors OF the day with Oil pnaNt. Line-up and s;I,1ularv:

  • The Arizona republican's story: ARMY SHOWS MEN 0F TUFTS UNDER

    Arizona republican, October 21, 1917, page 9

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    ARMY SHOWS MEN 0F TUFTS UNDER WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 2O.-The Army won easily from Tufts, 26 to 3. In the final period, Tufts faced an en- tire sub-army eleven and O’Conner reg istered field goal from the 25 yard line Lineup: Score by periods: Army 6 6 7–⁠26 Tufts .............0 0 0 g. 3 Army scoring: Touchdown, Oliphant 3; Horr Goals from touchdowns, Oli- phant ?. Tufts scoring: Goal from field, OConnor. Time of periods two of 10 and two of 12 minutes each.

  • The The Topeka state journal's story: Army an easy Winner.

    The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 22, 1917, page 1

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    Army an easy Winner. West Point, Oct. 22-The Army won in easy fashion from Tufts Saturday. The final score was 26 to 3. Oil plant, the Army star, was credited with three of his teams touchdowns. The Army leader played three periods

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)

Army 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Army leads 19–⁠0 in 19 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1919Army 24, Tufts 13
1917Army 26, Tufts 3
1913Army 2, Tufts 0
1912Army 15, Tufts 6
1910Army 24, Tufts 0
1909Army 22, Tufts 0

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