Nebraska at Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 14, 1942

Pittsburgh beat Nebraska 6–⁠0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 11–⁠3–⁠3.

AwayNebraska3–⁠7 in 1942
0
HomePittsburgh3–⁠6 in 1942
6

FinalHigh 32°F, low 24°F, 0.51 in. of snowAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Results of Football Games Yesterday

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 15, 1942, page 36 (results column)

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    Results of Football Games Yesterday North Carolina Naval, II; Manhattan, o. Holy Cross, Is; Temple, 0. Harvard, 7; Brown, O. Lakehurst Naval Air Station, IA; Lafayette, O. Navy 13; Columbia, 8. Army, 10; Virginia Tech, 7. Pittsburgh, 6; Nebraska, 0. Hamilton, ID; Union, IA (tie). Gettysburg, IL; Ursinus, 0. Yale, 13; Princeton, 6. Pennsylvania Military, IA; Juniata, 13. Grove City, IL; Clarion, 2. Drexel, 10; SusQuehanna, O. Swarthmore, %; Johns Hopkins. I.

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)

Pittsburgh 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pittsburgh leads 15–⁠6–⁠3 in 24 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2005Nebraska 7, Pittsburgh 6
2004Nebraska 24, Pittsburgh 17
1958Nebraska 14, Pittsburgh 6
1957Pittsburgh 34, Nebraska 0
1955Pittsburgh 21, Nebraska 7
1954Pittsburgh 21, Nebraska 7

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