Iowa vs Illinois Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Illinois on 11/30/1899 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 58 - 0

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Head Coach: Alden Knipe
Attendance: 5,000
Start Time: 02:30 PM CST

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In Iowa's final game of the season, the Hawkeyes defeated Illinois in their first ever meeting by a 58–0 score. So outmatched were the Illini that both sides agreed to shorten the second half by ten minutes. Willis Edson scored 5 TDs. James Brockway, Ray Morton, John Griffith, Emmett Burrier and Ernest Little also scored TDs for the Hawks.

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This is the best team we ever had. Team work is what made the tremendous gains, every man playing his game. I am immensely proud of the team and can hardly believe the score - 58 to 0.
-- Alden Knipe

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