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Nebraska at Drake

Saturday, November 7, 1925

Drake beat Nebraska 14–⁠0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 4–⁠1.

AwayNebraska4–⁠2–⁠2 in 1925
0
HomeDrake5–⁠3 in 1925
14

FinalHigh 46°F, low 18°F, 0.91 in. of snow

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: DRAKE BEATS NEBRASKA IN AN ERRATIC CONTEST

    Evening star, November 8, 1925, page 73

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    DRAKE BEATS NEBRASKA IN AN ERRATIC CONTEST DES MONIES. November (P- In 3. game featured by fumbling and kicking, Drake defeated Nebraska. IA to o. Drake showed superior ability in covering ground. The feature play was by Spears. who recovered a tumble and ran so yards for touchdown.

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 51% to win. Drake won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

Every Nebraska–Drake game

Nebraska leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1926Nebraska 21, Drake 0
1925Drake 14, Nebraska 0
1916Nebraska 53, Drake 0
1915Nebraska 48, Drake 13
1906Nebraska 5, Drake 0
1900Nebraska 8, Drake 0

Around this game

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