Notre Dame at Nebraska
Thursday, November 26, 1925 Share
Nebraska beat Notre Dame 17–0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–5–1.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 27°FAttendance 41,000
In the newspapers

San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., November 27, 1925, page 22
Read the text
HEAVY SCORES IN MIDWEST W|NDUPS Notre Dame Decisively Defeated by Nebraska, II to 0. CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-CP)-The Middle West resounded its football program Thanksgiving Day with scores that gave some aspiring elevens little to be thankful for. Nebraska shocked Notre Danes shock troops in the first period of the game in Lincoln when Rhodes and Mundery, Cornhusker backs, went across for touchdowns. Captain Ed Weir, all-American tackle, added two points after touchdown and a field goal TO put the game on ice. 1t was a clean cut victory for the Huskers. The final score was 10. The Rocknemen were able to complete but one of dozen forward passes. A crowd of $1,000, the greatest number that has ever attended Missouri, Valley conference game, wit messed Nebraska’s triumph. LEADS LITTLE 49,” Monmouth’s 12-to-12 win over Knox gave it a strong claim to the Little 49, conference title with six games, while Bradley, its nearest competitor, downed Lombard, Z to 0, and put forward a championship claim. Defeats of Columbia, Dubuque, Iowa, by Luther, DEBORAH and Depaul by ST. Fiator, scrambled the finish of the Western Interstate Conference campaign. The last games in the Mission Val ley Conference saw a considerable shifting in the standings. Washing. ton, one of the valley weaklings, sur prised football followers by rising up and defeating one Of the valley strong men. Grinnell, 80. and climbing out Of the cellar. Drake displaced Iowa State as runner-up when the Kan sas Aggies defeated the Ames team and Oklahoma improved its position by defeating the Oklahoma Aggies easily. BEAT OUTSIDERS” The conference teams have Jared well in non-confercnce and intersectional play. having won five, lost four and tied two of the principal outside games. To the Nebraska Cornhuskers goes the greater share of the credit in upholding the valley prestige. Besides NotTe Dame, Ne braska defeated Illinois and tied viii the University of Washington. The standings:

The Bismarck tribune, November 27, 1925, page 6
Read the text
IN THANKSGIVING GAMES MANY Nebraska Decisively Defeats NOtre Dame-kanSaS Aggies NictOrs Chicago, Nov. 27.-LP) -Fickle fate had part in college footballs fare well to the midwest Thanksgiving day and as a result some aspiring elevens had little to be thankful for Nebraska shocked Notre Danes shock troops in the first period of the game at Lincoln when Rhodes and Mandcry, husker backs, went across for touchdowns. Captain Ed Weir, all American tackle, added two points after touchdown and u field goal to put the game on ice. The Rocknemen added to a bad start running attack below standard and were able to complete but one in dozen forward pass attempts. The Notrc Dame debacle was viewed by 5000 homecomin” spectators, the largest crowd that ever saw game in the Missouri valley conference. kangas Aggies Down Iowa State In Missouri valley conference games the Kansas Aggies downed Iowa State II to :; Washington beat GrinneIl by the margin cf field goal. and Oklahoma overwhelmed Oklahoma A and NJ, 80 to O lnterscctjonal invaders Jared bad ly. st. Louis took advantage of II blocked punt and a successful line plunge to beat Vermont 7 to O and Marquette sent Mercer back to Dixie on the short end of 30 to O.. Title Claim Disputed Monmouth’s y to o win over Knox gave it Il strong claim to the little nineteen conference title with six

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 27, 1925, page 8
Read the text
Parades is stuff Before and Receives $zOOOO Nebraska Whips .Notre Dame and Eyens in Contests Memorial Stadium Eteid, Lincoln, ,Neb., Ncv. 26.-(AP)-The Unlver- .sity OF Nsbraska defeated Metre Dame: II to 0. before football crowd Of 1900 spectators. ~. The corHhuskers opened a brill liant offensive In the early, minutes of play and Rhodes. Nebraska full back; scored after a kick. by Roach had gone out of bounds on the SIX yard llline. The second score came soon after when q pass to A. Nam derry, Nebraska half. by Brown. quarterback, netted 81 yards and q touchdown. Captain Ed Weir added the extra points and in the third period bowled over a place kick for the final three counters. tq5ac I Nepraska’s victory today evened the count for the eleven contests between the two teams, each having won five victories with one game a tie. ST. The Notre Dame offensive failed to pierce the Nebraska line, and the cornhuskers were never seriously, in danger during the game. Coach fKnute Rockne started his second string backfield but replaced them by O’Boyle. Hearndop and Enright, after Nebraska had scored IN the first period.
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 59% to win. Nebraska won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Notre Dame–Nebraska gameNebraska leads 8–7–1 in 16 meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2001 | Nebraska 27, Notre Dame 10 | |
| 2000 | Nebraska 27, Notre Dame 24 | |
| 1972 | Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 | Orange Bowl |
| 1948 | Notre Dame 44, Nebraska 13 | |
| 1947 | Notre Dame 31, Nebraska 0 | |
| 1925 | Nebraska 17, Notre Dame 0 |
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gamevs. BeloitOct. 2, 1926
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1925
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Nebraska
- Next gamevs. DrakeOct. 2, 1926
- SeasonNebraska in 1925
- ProgramNebraska history and records

