Nebraska at Missouri

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 5, 1939, page 28

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  eyes scored an unexpected 40 triumph over Purdue’s Boiler makers on two fourth-quarter safeties, while Northwestern Wildcats were upsetting Mime sofa, 14–⁠7, thanks to q 6l-yard touchdown run by young Bill De Correvont. Only Ohio State performed as expected in rolling over Indiana, $40. Meanwhile, in the neighboring Big Six Conference, Missouri, sparked by the great passer, Paul Christman, handed Nebraska’s Cornhuskers q 27–⁠13 defeat that was almost as shocking rs Michigan’s setback. In other sections, however, there was little cause for surprise. Tennessee, Notre Dame, Okla homa, Cornell and Texas A. and M, among the elect, came through more or less dacihvely.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 6, 1939, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL SCORES The following are final scores Of games played last Saturday: Idaho 19; Utah State T. Oregon 38; Washington State 0. Southern California 19; oregon State ‘. Santa Clara 27; Stanford T. U.C.L.A. 20; California T. Chicago 0; Virginia AT. Villanova 13; Detroit 6. Washington and Lee 6; Washing ton University 12. Vanderbilt T; Mississippi IA. Texas 0; Southern Methodist 10. Oklahoma 38; Iowa State 6. University of Washington g.; Montana 0. Notre Dame 14; Army o. Rice T; Fordham 13. Navy 6; Penn 8. Harvard 6; Princeton 9. Columbia ‘; Cornell 13. Pitt 13; Temple T. Indiana 0; Ohio State 27. Michigan State IA; Syracuse 3. Marquette l3; Duquesne 2l. Dartmouth 33; Yale 0. Lafayette :; 1sew York U. IA. North Carolina State 0; North Carolina IT. Florida 0; South Carolina 6. Coast Guard Academy T; Wes- leyan University 20. Maryland O.; Penn State 12. Centre 6; Cincinnati 6, tie. Wake Forest IA; Marshall 13. Tulsa T; Catholic U 13. West Virginia 0; Georgetown IA Iowa 4 Purdue 0. Texas Aggies 2l; Arkansas 0. Duke T; Georgia Tech 6. Nebraska 13; Missouri 27. Northwestern IA; Minnesota 2. Kentucky 2; Alabama 2, tie. Michigan 2; Illinois l6. Tennessee 20; Louisiana State O.

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  The Nome nugget, November 6, 1939, page 3 (results column)

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  Football Scores November 4 Iowa 4-Purdue o Texas Aggies 21-Arkansas 0 Duke 7-Georgia Tech 6 Nebraska 13-MisSouri 27 Northwestern 14-MinneSota 2 Kentucky 7-Alabama ‘, tie Michigan 7-Illinois 16 Tennessee 20-Louisian State c Washington 9-Montana 0 Idaho 19-Utah State ? Oregon 38-Washington State 0 Southern California 19- Ore gen State 2 Santa Clara 27-Stanford ‘ UCLA 20-California Notre Dame 14-Army 0 Rice 7-Fordham 13 Navy 6-Penn 13 Harvard 6-Princeton 9 Columbia 7-Cornell 13 Pitt 13-Temple 7 Indiana 0-Ohio Etate 27 St. Marys 6-Dayton Univer- sity 6 San Francisco University IA Loyalo Los Angeles ‘ Texas Christian 0-Baylor 27

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Officially, Nebraska leads 65–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 60–⁠33–⁠3 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 104 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.