Kansas at Nebraska

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 21, 1923, page 13

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  NEBRASKA PLAYS KANSAS TO co TIE LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 20.-(By As- sociated Press.)-Kansas and Ne- braska universities. traditional foot ball rivals, battled to a scoreless tie in the new Nebraska memorial stad- ium today, following the stadium in connection with the annual Corn huskers alumni reunion. The Cornhuskers had little diff culty in gaining through the Kansas line, but the jayhawker forwards frightened when their goal was threatened, stopping Nebraska on their three-yard line during the sec ond quarter and halting an attack six inches from the goal during the third period. Nebraska made 15 first downs and two were negotiated by the Jayhawkers.

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., October 23, 1923, page 6 (results column)

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  MANY SURPRISES IN DIXIE FOOTBALL GAMES SATURDAY Saturdays football games in the south again were productive of sur prises. Georgia Tech had its hands full with Geortown, though outplaying the visitors all through the game, and winning finally, 20 to 10. George. town scored all its points in the first half of a long run from an in tercepted pass and later a goal from field, while Tech did all it’s scoring in the second half. Tech gained 800 yards more than it’s opponents. University of Georgia defeated University of Tennessee handily and impressivelyy at Knoxville, II to O. The game was an even affair dur ing the first half, neither scoring. Long John” Fletcher, of Triton, Georgia’s star, ran wild in the Sec ond half. University of Alabama, expected to defeat Sewanee easily at Birmingham, was fought to standstill and only managed to score the lone touchdown of the game two min utes before the end Score, z to. 0. Auburn scored on the powerful West Point cadets in the first period, and held the score at to 6 until the intermission, but the Army teams superior weight and strength told in the last half and the final score was “a to against the Ala bamians. University of Florida overwhelmed Rollins, % to 0, at Gainesville; Vanderbilt journeyed to Dallas to NV TI1oiunrcitI “ of Texas, 16 to 0, and Louisiana State university was even more i’m pressively beaten by Texas A. and M, % to 0. Mississippi A. and M. defeated University Of Mississippi, 13 to T., and Virginia Military institute ran all over University of Virginia, IS to 0. Centre defeated Oglethorpe, 20 to 0; Mercer found University of Chat tanooga fairly easy, winning Is to 8, and Tech Freshman beat Dab lonega, IA to 0, while Georgia fresh men were walloping Auburn fresh men, 35 to O. Of the big eastern and western games, the features were Notre Danes great victory over Prince ton, 25 to 2. Michigans easy affair with Ohio State, 23 to 0, and Cor neI’s twentieth consecutive victory Colgate being beaten this time, “a to Z. On Thursday University of North Carolina beat North Carolina State, IA to 7, and on Friday University of South Carolina easily beat New berry, “a to 0. Other games: w. and J., 9; Carnegie, Z. Carolina Freshmen, “a; Clemson Freshmen, o. University OF Tennessee Medical college, SIS; Southwestern Presbyterrain university, 0. Swathmore, 8; Susquehanna, O.. West Virginia, II; Marshall, 0. Kansas, 0; Nebraska, 0. Chicago, IS; Northwestern, 0. st. Louis university, o; Missouri, Syracuse, 5; Pittsburg, 0. Penn, 10; Columbia, Z. Lafayette, 81; Springfield, 0. New Hampshire State, 0; Connecticut Aggies, 0. Virginia Polytechnic institute, 16: University of Maryland, 7. Harvard, 6; Holy, Cross, 0. Yale, 90; Bucknell, IA. Navy Freshmen, 10; Virginia

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Officially, Nebraska leads 91–⁠23–⁠3; as played, 88–⁠18–⁠3 in the 109 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.