Headline for October 4, 1902
CHICAGO EDGES KNOX, REMAINS PERFECT
The first big clash of the 1902 season is everything people were hoping to see. The teams go back and forth in the first quarter with Knox gaining the upper hand at 15-10. Knox puts up 10 more in the second compared to a Chicago touchdown to lead 25-16 at the half, leaving the home crowd wondering if they'll pull this out. They do it in fine fashion as the defense, non-existent in the first half, plays with purpose in the second half and shuts out Knox. Meanwhile, the offense works through two touchdown drives in the third and fourth quarters to put Chicago ahead 28-25. Knox never threatens and the Maroons move to 7-0 after completing another weekend sweep of games.
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10/04/1902
Knox(14/-4/3/10/7/P/-4) at Chicago(15/-3/7/12/15/O/4)
CG: Knox fails to move the ball into field goal range.
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q CG Final
Knox 15 10 0 0 0 25
Chicago 10 6 6 6 0 28
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Line: Chicago -8 (-5)
Knox 0, Chicago 5 in real life (-2)
Current Records:
Knox: 2-1
Chicago: 7-0
Game of the Week
Princeton 27, Lehigh 26
Ordinarily, the Knox-Chicago game should win the award, but this game had a little more. Lehigh again plays hard and gets in front at halftime 16-12. Penn rallies in the third with 10 unanswered to lead 22-16 going to the fourth. Lehigh cuts it to 22-21 with a field goal, then the Lehigh kicker stuns the crowd by converting an astonishing 53-yard attempt. Penn still has time and the offense is able to get into position for one last chance from 44 yards. He's able to boot it through and Penn pulls out a thrilling 27-26 win.
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10/01/1902
Lehigh(16/0/0/10/9/P/-8) at Princeton(12/-4/8/11/15/O/8)
CG: Lehigh converts a 53-yard field goal attempt!
CG: Princeton converts a 44-yard field goal attempt!
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q CG Final
Lehigh 6 10 0 5 5 26
Princeton 6 6 10 0 5 27
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Line: Princeton -6 (-5)
Lehigh 0, Princeton 23 in real life (-22)
Current Records:
Lehigh: 0-2
Princeton: 2-0
Upset of the Week
Hyde Park HS 15, Wisconsin 11
Wisconsin did not lose a single game in 1901 and usually razed their opponents with ease. So, to have a bunch of kids from Chicago's South Side come walking onto the field in Madison, hang with Wisconsin for four quarters, then stun everybody in attendance with a 45-yard field goal to win the game pretty much clinches this category.
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10/04/1902
Hyde Park High(5/0/0/0/5/Q/-5) at Wisconsin(24/0/5/0/24/L/5)
CG: Hyde Park High converts a 45-yard field goal attempt!
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q CG Final
Hyde Park High 0 10 0 0 5 15
Wisconsin 0 5 0 6 0 11
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Line: Wisconsin -19 (-23) *UPSET*
Hyde Park High 5, Wisconsin 24 in real life (-23) *WIN BECOMES LOSS*
Current Records:
Wisconsin: 1-1
Biggest Departure from Reality
Amherst 45, Union (NY) 0
Gets the award because Amherst actually improved on its shutout of Union in real life. A 16-0 pasting turns into a 45-0 humiliation of Union this time, a 29-point tilt in favor of Amherst.
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10/01/1902
Amherst(7/0/18/15/36/I/11) at Union (New York)(-6/30/7/14/-5/ZZ/-11)
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Final
Amherst 17 6 17 5 45
Union (New York) 0 0 0 0 0
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Line: Amherst -41 (+ 4)
Amherst 16, Union (New York) 0 in real life (+ 29)
Current Records:
Amherst: 1-0
Union (New York): 0-1
Comeback of the Week
Chicago Dental 10, Northwestern 10
Northwestern shouldn't have struggled as they did, but they did. Frankly, they should have lost the game. Chicago Dental put Northwestern in a 10-0 hole at the half and kept it that way through three quarters. However, Northwestern managed to net a pair of field goals that forged a tie that would stand the rest of the game. Good on them for rallying, but they shouldn't have had to.
Code:
10/01/1902
Chicago Dental(0/0/0/0/0/Z/-2) at Northwestern(11/0/2/0/11/P/2)
CG: Northwestern fails to move the ball into field goal range.
CG: Chicago Dental fails to move the ball into field goal range.
TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q CG Final
Chicago Dental 0 10 0 0 0 10
Northwestern 0 0 0 10 0 10
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Line: Northwestern -11 (-11)
Chicago Dental 0, Northwestern 11 in real life (-11) *WIN BECOMES TIE*
Current Records:
Northwestern: 1-1-1
How the Top 15 Fared
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RK TEAM Opponents
1 Chicago (10/1) W vs Fort Sheridan, 42-16, W vs #3 Knox, 28-25
2 Illinois (10/1) W vs American Osteopath, 17-0, W vs Monmouth, 18-0
3 Knox L at #1 Chicago, 25-28
4 Carlisle bye
5 Nebraska W at Colorado, 6-0
6 Penn State L at Pennsylvania, 17-23
7 Syracuse W vs Clarkson, 59-15
8 Beloit L vs Chicago Dental, 11-22
9 Michigan W vs Case, 66-6
10 Purdue W vs DePauw, 51-5
11 Vanderbilt bye
12 Iowa State L at Minnesota, 5-41
13 Vermont (10/1) L at Brown, 0-5, W at Dartmouth 5-0
14 Yale (10/1) W vs Tufts, 51-0, W vs Amherst, 46-0
15 Sewanee bye
A handful of unbeatens go down in flames, chiefly Knox, who gets knocked out by Chicago, a devastating loss early in the season.
Ranking the 15 Best
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RK LW TEAM W-L-T WIN % APD
1 1 Chicago 7-0-0 1.000 13.3
2 2 Illinois 4-0-0 1.000 30.2
3 14 Yale 3-0-0 1.000 44.0
4 7 Syracuse 3-0-0 1.000 22.7
5 5 Nebraska 3-0-0 1.000 18.0
6 NR Harvard 3-0-0 1.000 15.0
7 NR Princeton 3-0-0 1.000 8.0
8 NR Pennsylvania 3-0-0 1.000 7.0
9 9 Michigan 2-0-0 1.000 69.5
10 10 Purdue 2-0-0 1.000 52.0
11 NR North Carolina 2-0-0 1.000 36.0
12 NR Lafayette 2-0-0 1.000 33.0
13 4 Carlisle 2-0-0 1.000 33.0
14 NR Bucknell 2-0-0 1.000 17.0
15 NR Brown 2-0-0 1.000 13.0
A number of new entries this week, but they're mostly familiar faces. Teams like Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania...you know, the classics.
Schedule for the Top 15 for October 11, 1902
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RK TEAM Opponents
1 Chicago (10/8) vs Cornell (IA), vs #10 Purdue (2-0)
2 Illinois (10/8) vs Haskell (1-0-1), vs Washington (MO) (0-1)
3 Yale (10/8) vs Wesleyan (1-1), at #15 Brown (2-0)
4 Syracuse vs Colgate
5 Nebraska vs Grinnell (1-2)
6 Harvard (10/8) vs Amherst (1-1), vs Maine
7 Syracuse Clarkson
8 Princeton vs Haverford
9 Michigan (10/8) vs Michigan State, vs Indiana (1-0)
10 Purdue at #1 Chicago (7-0)
11 North Carolina vs Furman
12 Lafayette (10/8) vs Gettysburg
13 Carlisle at #14 Bucknell (2-0)
14 Bucknell vs #13 Lafayette (2-0)
15 Brown vs #3 Yale (3-0)
*A number of interesting clashes this week. The Western Conference opens up play this week with a fairly important game between Chicago and Purdue. Yale gets a test against Brown. Meanwhile, Bucknell and Lafayette are going to play an elimination game.