Nebraska at Oklahoma

Saturday, October 11, 1924

Oklahoma beat Nebraska 14–⁠7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 4–⁠1–⁠1.

AwayNebraska5–⁠3 in 1924
7
HomeOklahoma2–⁠5–⁠1 in 1924
14

FinalHigh 81°F, low 63°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: OKLAHOMA WINS FROM NEBRASKA

    The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 12, 1924, page 12

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    OKLAHOMA WINS FROM NEBRASKA NORMAN, Okla, Oct. 1.-The Uni versity of Oklahoma team defeated Ne braska today in their first Missouri Valley conference football game of the season, IA to z. The Boomers scored in the first minute of play, and again in the second period. The Cornhuskers made the touchdown on long punt and a pass by Bloodsoot in the third.

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)

Nebraska 58% to win. Oklahoma won as Elo’s underdog.

Oklahoma leads 47–⁠38–⁠3 in 88 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 14
2021Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 16
2010Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20Big 12 Championship Game
2009Nebraska 10, Oklahoma 3
2008Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28
2006Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7Big 12 Championship Game

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