Montana State at Nebraska

Saturday, October 25, 1930

Nebraska beat Montana State 53–⁠7. It was their second meeting; Nebraska leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayMontana State6–⁠3 in 1930
7
HomeNebraska4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1930
53

FinalHigh 75°F, low 45°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: NEBRASKA WINS, So TO 7 Montana State willis Before Drive After Impressive Start.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1930, page 1

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    NEBRASKA WINS, So TO 7 Montana State willis Before Drive After Impressive Start. LINCOLN, Nebr.. October IS R.- Ne5raska’s Cornhuskers today trounced the Montana State College Bobcats, So TO 7, here this afternoon before a crowd Of approximately 10000 persons The visitors played the Cornhuskers on better than even terms in the first quarter, but wilted under a steady driving attack by Nebraska shock troops” Driving against the sturdy Husker Zine, the Bobcats could gain nothing, but overhead their attack was deadly, although IN opening up they paved the way for at least two Nebraska touch downs. After Defrate’s brilliant 88yard dash with an intercepted Husker pass for a touchdown in the first quarter, i; was virtually q parade of Nebraska touchdowns. the Huskers scoring twice in the second quarter, four times In the third and twice in the fourth.

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 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1930Nebraska 53, Montana State 7
1928Nebraska 26, Montana State 6

Around this game

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