Notre Dame at Nebraska

Saturday, October 18, 1919

Notre Dame beat Nebraska 14–⁠9. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayNotre Dame9–⁠0 in 1919
14
HomeNebraska3–⁠3–⁠2 in 1919
9

FinalHigh 68°F, low 46°FAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening capital news's story: NoTRE DAME TRIMS NEBRASKA; 90-YARD HUN FROM KICKOFF

    Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, October 19, 1919, page 9

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    NoTRE DAME TRIMS NEBRASKA; 90-YARD HUN FROM KICKOFF Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 1S-By score of IA to Q, Notte Dame defeated the Uni versity of Nfbraska today. Notre Dame scored touchdown i’m the opening minute of play when Gipp received the Kickoff on the Hoosier seven-yard liie and passed to Berg man, who racsd 80 yards for touch down. Captain Bahan kicked goal In the second quar.er Nebraska on series of line pAunges pushed Halfback Wright over fot their lone touchdown Dale missed goll. DARTMOUTH, 10; PENN STATE, 10. Hanover. N. III, Oct 1S.-Penn State went down to defeat for the first time this season whe9 Dartmouth won a bitterly contested game here this after noon, 10 to 49, The largest crowd in years saw the CONTEST. Big Pat Holbrook, the Green’s right halfback, made a clean run of 35 yards for touchdown I’M the third quarter, but missed goal. The game was featured by heavy line plunging by Dartmouth and strong defensive work by Pennsylvania Sustanned line attackss however. broke Penn’s resistance.

  • The The Morning Tulsa daily world's story: NOtre Dame Defeats Nebraska University by Brilliant Passing

    The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., October 19, 1919, page 26

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    NOtre Dame Defeats Nebraska University by Brilliant Passing LINCOLN. Nob.. oct ls.--Succemggul use Of the forward pass and the speed OF Bergman, Notre Danes right halihack. enabled Soire Dame university football team 10 score ~ to 3 triumph over the University Of Nebrasta here today. IN straight football Nebraska pounded the Nu’re Dame line hard lmmcdtat after Nenrashs Kicked Oft NJ the opening Of the contest. Gipp, Sotre Danes left hplfbauk. who caught the kickoff. tossed lhc bail TO Bergman who rncod from the Sotre Dame 10 ward llne for Il touchdown. A feut hy G.pp sent the Cornhuskrra tackles tp ono side OF the ficld. enabling Bergman to ran eat’ly down the other. Hghnn, Notrc Danes. captain. kicked goal

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)

Notre Dame 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2001Nebraska 27, Notre Dame 10
2000Nebraska 27, Notre Dame 24
1972Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6Orange Bowl
1948Notre Dame 44, Nebraska 13
1947Notre Dame 31, Nebraska 0
1925Nebraska 17, Notre Dame 0

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