Nebraska at Oklahoma
Saturday, October 11, 1930 Share
Oklahoma beat Nebraska 20–7. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 6–2–2.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 65°F
In the newspapers

Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 13, 1930, page 1 (results column)
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STRONG TEAMS PLAY AT WACO Frogs Take on Aggies At College Station With High Hopes Associated fTeSS Sports Wfitrr DALLAS, Oct. i3-R)-Two vet eran elevens. Baylor University and Southern Methodist, ranking contenders for the Southwest Confer ence football flag, will clash Saturday at Waco in a bout {. at not only headlines the weeks sectional program but possibly will go e .ong way toward foretelling the out come Of the 1880 scramble. Two other conference tits are scheduled. but neither assumes the Importance OF the conflict at Car roll field. Texas Christian. as 2 result of its crushing 40 TO 0 win over Arkansas. may be expected to subdue the Aggies at College Sta ton, while the Rice Owls will be favored to score their first confer ence victory in some two years at the expense OF Arkansas. The Mustangs and Bears vii occupy the spotlight. with the Methodists perhaps a Sigh. favor lite to win. It will be the first championship test for both after compiling brilliant preliminary records. The loser will be all but eliminated from the race before II IS well under way; the winner automatically will establish itself a prime contender for the title now held by the Frogs. Baylor Strong Regarded rather lightly I’D to a fortnight ago, Baylor suggested j. might have been overlooked when II held the powerful Purdue eleven TO e 20 to z score and then proved It’s point by overwhelming Trinity Uni versity, 81 to 0, Saturday. There has never been any doubt Of South ern Methodist’s punch. even before its sensational performance against Notre Dame. Rivaling the tilt at Waco as q spectacle. but with no --aring on the championship, is the twenty fifth meeting between the Universites OF Texas and Oklahoma carded at the new state fair bow al Dallas Saturday. The Longhorns will be seeking their sixteenth VIC tory Of the long rivalry, the Soon ers their eighth. Texas crushing victory over Okla home last year is not likely TO be repeated. Coach Littlefield’s ma chine is not the powerful one 1t wa this time a year ago. while the SoonerS’ 20 TO 7 triumph over Nebraska in their last appearance was impressive. The Longhorns displayed improvement In humbling Howard Payne college. rs to o. Sat urday, after being held for a half T. c. U. Flashes The outstanding feature OF the last weeks warfare was the explosive running attack unveiled BY the champion T. c. u. Frogs in their conference opener with Ark ansas. II the Christians miss the superb generalship Of Howard Grubbs. last years quarterback, II was not apparent as they moved down the red-jerseyed lads from the Ozarks. With Hinton. Leland Griffith. Dennis. Oliver and Spear man all carrying the ball brilliant ly and the Frog forwards function ing almost perfectly. the champs appeared every bit as dangerous az in MIDI October last year. Southern Methodist. incidentally demonstrated a SIMILAR plentitude Of reserve power in crushing Austin College. “a to o. on Friday. The Rice Owls continued 70 courage their followers by he bus mess like manner in which they polished off the University of Arizona, Fl to o. Unless they take a decided brace the Aggies will have little hope Of stopping the Frogs Saturday. even II they do play at KYLE field Tulane. with a strong running at tack. beat the farmer line down tc a whisper In winning their a ment here, 10 to 8. and 1t IS doubt ful the green wave can muster , greater set z gallopers or better olockers than Texas Christian dis played against Arkansas.
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 53% to win. Oklahoma won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Nebraska–Oklahoma gameOklahoma leads 47–38–3 in 88 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.
| 2022 | Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 14 | |
| 2021 | Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 16 | |
| 2010 | Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20 | Big 12 Championship Game |
| 2009 | Nebraska 10, Oklahoma 3 | |
| 2008 | Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28 | |
| 2006 | Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7 | Big 12 Championship Game |
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gameat Iowa StateOct. 18, 1930
- SeasonNebraska in 1930
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Oklahoma
- Next gameat TexasOct. 18, 1930
- SeasonOklahoma in 1930
- ProgramOklahoma history and records

