We were four-touchdown underdogs in the 1930 USC game?

We were four-touchdown underdogs in the 1930 USC game?
by G.K.Chesterton (2020-07-10 13:40:36)
Edited on 2020-07-10 13:40:58

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The post below on Frank Carideo led me to the Chicago Tribune obit on him, which includes the following (bolding mine):

Cardieo was an All-American on Rockne`s 1929 and 1930 teams and regarded Rockne`s last game against USC in `30 as his greatest thrill. The Irish were a four-touchdown underdog and won 27-0.

If we were undefeated, how could we have been such huge underdogs? Moreover, how did we win so big and shut them out?

Click here for link at https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-03-22-920126

Replies:

Off the front page - olson 2020-07-10 14:02:40
- Question - Paddyoreilly 2020-07-12 21:36:27
  - Francis Wallace - olson 2020-07-13 09:25:57
    - Francis Wallace - paddyoreilly 2020-07-13 11:37:26
- I think I have the source of the alleged four-TD spread. - G.K.Chesterton 2020-07-10 16:25:09
  - Thank you. * - Fresno MIke 2020-07-12 18:34:51
- And the Irish were missing a few running backs... - hudsonvalleyirish 2020-07-10 16:18:18
  - Also off the front page * - olson 2020-07-10 18:03:30
    - Mullins presumably got his name from the comic strip. - G.K.Chesterton 2020-07-10 18:13:32