Nebraska at Colorado State
Saturday, December 5, 1931 Share
Nebraska beat Colorado State 20–7. It was their third meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 37°F, low 8°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, December 6, 1931, page 71
Read the text
NEBRASkA’S BELATED DRIVE WINS, 20 TO 7 Colorado Aggies Bow to Big Six Champs After Getting Lead in Charity Tilt. DENVER, Colo, December 5.-Scoring three touchdowns in a last-period drive, the University of Nebraska, Big Six champion, defeated the Colorado Aggies, 20 to 7, in charity game here today. The Aggies scored in the first period after completing two long passes. The HuSkers tailed early in the fourth quarter on a 27-yard drive after Sauer had placed punt out of bounds on the Aggies’ 1-yard line. The second Nebraska touchdown came after recovery of tumble on the Aggies’ 26-yard mark. Brown ended the scoring with an 81 yard return of a punt In the closing minutes of the game.
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)
Colorado State 51% to win. Nebraska won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Nebraska–Colorado State gameNebraska leads 6–0 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gamevs. Iowa StateOct. 8, 1932
- SeasonNebraska in 1931
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Colorado State
- Next gameat Northern ColoradoOct. 1, 1932
- SeasonColorado State in 1931
- ProgramColorado State history and records

