Northwestern at Chicago
Saturday, October 27, 1917 Share
Chicago beat Northwestern 7–0. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Chicago led the series 20–6–3.
FinalHigh 47°F, low 37°F, 0.04 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], October 28, 1917, page 12
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STAGG ELEVEN BEATS NORTHWESTERN 7 TO 0 CHICAGO, Oct 27.-The light, speedy Northwestern eleven held Chi cago 10 Z to o score today in the most bitterly contested game played on Stagg field this season. Higgins the big Chicago fullback, plunged across Northwestern goal in the third period for the only touchdown Of the game. The contest was marred by fire. quent penalizations for both teams There was suspicion OF unfair roughness on both sides.

The Watertown news, Watertown, Wis., October 29, 1917, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES. WEST. Chicago, 7; Northwestern, 0. Illinois, 27 Purdue, O. Wisconsin. 20; Iowa, O. Michigan. 20; Nebraska, o. De Pauws14; st. Louis university. o. Marquette, %; Haskell, O. Kansas. Z; Ames, O. Grinnell. 48; Coe. O. Missouri. 40; Drake, O. University Of Detroit, IA; Michigan 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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Northwestern–Chicago gameChicago leads 26–8–3 in 37 meetings, counting the eight since this game.
| 1926 | Northwestern 38, Chicago 7 | |
| 1925 | Chicago 6, Northwestern 0 | |
| 1924 | Chicago 3, Northwestern 0 | |
| 1923 | Chicago 13, Northwestern 0 | |
| 1922 | Chicago 15, Northwestern 7 | |
| 1921 | Chicago 41, Northwestern 0 |
Around this game
Northwestern
- Next gameat PurdueNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1917
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records
Chicago
- Next gamevs. IllinoisNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonChicago in 1917
- ProgramChicago history and records
