Iowa at Nebraska

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  Cheyenne record, October 10, 1918, page 7

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  SPORT. The Eaton High football eleven de feated the Manual Training High team of Denver by the score Of to at Eaton, Colo. For the first time in football history the Loveland High school team defeated Longmont High, 7 to 0, in the best gridiron exhibition ever seen al Loveland, Colo. A company Of Chinese theatrical players presented a drama at Oakland Cal, recently which started at II o’clock in the morning and did not end until midnight. Capt R. w. Schroeder’s world rec ord breaking altitude flight at Wilbur Wright field, near Dayton, Ohio, Sept 18, was certified at 2S,9OO feet in a statement by the Aero Club of Amer. lea at New York. The University Of Nebraska football squad, champions of last years Mis-. souri, Valley conference, went down to defeat at Lincoln at the hands Of the strong University Of Iowa team by a score of 12 to 0.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1918, page 29

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  BIG VICTORY FOR IOWA Defeats Nebraska Foot Ball War riors for First Time Since 1899, IL to O. LINCOLN. Neb., October 5.-The University of Nebras ska foot ball squad, champions of last years Missouri valley conference, was defeated today by the University of Iowa team. IL to 0. 1t was the first game the Nebraska team has lost to Iowa since 1899. Superior charging ability by the Iowa team was responsible for Nebraska’s defeat. Nebraska lost it’s best chance to score in the first quarter, when it carried the BALTIC Iowa’s vineyard line and then lost it on downs. Iowa’s scores all came in the third quarter on two touchdoWns.

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  The sun, New York, October 6, 1918, page 1

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  NEBRASKA ELEVEN BEATEN. Champions Fall Before University of Iowa. LINCOLN. Neb.. Oct. 5.-The University OF Nebraska football squad, cham pions of last years Missouri Valley Conference, was defeated to-day by the University Of Iowa team. IL to o. 1t was the first game the Nebraska team had lost to Iowa since 1899. Superior charging ability by the Iowa team was responsible for Nebraska’s defeat. Nebraska lost its best chance to score In the first quarter, when It carried the ball to Iowa’s one yard line and then lost It on downs Iowa’s scores all came in the third quarter on two touchdowns.

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  Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, October 6, 1918, page 5

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  Nebraska 0, Iowa “4” 12 Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 5.-The Uni versity of Nebraska football squad, champions of last years Missouri valley conference, went down to de feat here this afternoon at the hands of the strong University of Iowa team bv score of 12 to 0. It was the opening contest for both teams and the first time the Corn huskers have lost to Iowa since 1899. Superior changing ability by the Hawkeys aggregation was respon- sible.

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.

Nebraska leads 26–⁠20–⁠1 in 47 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.