Nebraska at Oklahoma

Saturday, October 24, 1942

Nebraska beat Oklahoma 7–⁠0. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 16–⁠3–⁠3.

AwayNebraska3–⁠7 in 1942
7
HomeOklahoma3–⁠5–⁠2 in 1942
0

FinalHigh 56°F, low 45°F

In the newspapers

  • The Henderson daily dispatch's story

    Henderson daily dispatch, Henderson, N.C., October 26, 1942, page 2

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    Bob Steuber collected 20 points TO re.nin his nationsl scoring title as Missouri crushed Iowa State A. 10 g. in a Big Six contest. Kansas finally broke its scoring famine and down ed Kansas State. 10 to =. Nebraska needed only touchdown to trim Oklahoma, 7 to 0. Tulsa handled ST. Louis university Al 10 0. in the Missouri Valley cir cult and remained unbeaten, united

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)

Oklahoma 70% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset.

Oklahoma leads 47–⁠38–⁠3 in 88 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 14
2021Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 16
2010Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20Big 12 Championship Game
2009Nebraska 10, Oklahoma 3
2008Oklahoma 62, Nebraska 28
2006Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7Big 12 Championship Game

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