Nebraska at Iowa State

Saturday, October 18, 1930

Nebraska beat Iowa State 14–⁠12. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 18–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayNebraska4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1930
14
HomeIowa State0–⁠9 in 1930
12

FinalHigh 40°F, low 26°FAttendance 5,611

In the newspapers

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: Nebraska Downs Iowa State By IA to II Score

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 19, 1930, page 1

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    Nebraska Downs Iowa State By IA to II Score AAfES. Ia. oct. 1S-tP-The Nebraska Cornhuskers. 1929 champions OF the Big Six. we’re given a bitter battle here today as they defeated their old rivals. Iowa State ia 80 IL before nine thousand shiverinE spectators. Nebraska scored both OF It’s touchdowns In the first half when Young and Frahm plunged over the goal following terrific line attacks. The Cyclones came back strong IN the last period. cutting loose with A deceptive aerial game that direct N accounted for both touchdcwns- They missed both trys FOR extra point after the scores.

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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Nebraska leads 86–⁠17–⁠2; as played, 84–⁠16–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Iowa State 30
2009Iowa State 9, Nebraska 7
2008Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7
2007Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17
2006Nebraska 28, Iowa State 14
2005Nebraska 27, Iowa State 20

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