Nebraska at Colorado State

Saturday, December 5, 1931

Nebraska beat Colorado State 20–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayNebraska8–⁠2 in 1931
20
HomeColorado State5–⁠4 in 1931
7

FinalHigh 37°F, low 8°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: NEBRASkA'S BELATED DRIVE WINS, 20 TO 7 Colorado Aggies Bow to Big Six Champs After Getting Lead in Charity Tilt.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, December 6, 1931, page 71

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    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.

Nebraska leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1996Nebraska 65, Colorado State 9
1993Nebraska 48, Colorado State 13
1991Nebraska 71, Colorado State 14
1931Nebraska 20, Colorado State 7
1921Nebraska 70, Colorado State 7
1920Nebraska 7, Colorado State 0

Around this game

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