Missouri at Nebraska

Saturday, November 7, 1942

Missouri beat Nebraska 26–⁠6. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 18–⁠7–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayMissouri8–⁠3–⁠1 in 1942
26
HomeNebraska3–⁠7 in 1942
6

FinalHigh 54°F, low 30°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Teammates Break Arms in Victory

    Evening star, November 8, 1942, page 40

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    Teammates Break Arms in Victory LINCOLN, Nebr., Nov. Two members of the Missouri football team which scored 26 to 6 vic tory over Nebraska today broke their arms in the contest, Coach Don Faurot said tonight. Faurot said they were Center Jack Keith and Right End Jack Lister. The Missouri mentor said they were returning to Missouri with the team.

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)

Missouri 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

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 68 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Missouri 17
2009Nebraska 27, Missouri 12
2008Missouri 52, Nebraska 17
2007Missouri 41, Nebraska 6
2006Nebraska 34, Missouri 20
2005Missouri 41, Nebraska 24

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