Nebraska at Iowa State

Saturday, November 10, 1951

Nebraska beat Iowa State 34–⁠27. It was their 46th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 35–⁠7–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayNebraska1–⁠8–⁠1 in 1951 (2–⁠8 official)
34
HomeIowa State4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1951
27

FinalHigh 64°F, low 28°FAttendance 15,519

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Iowa State Defeated By Nebraska, 4-n

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 11, 1951, page 61

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    Iowa State Defeated By Nebraska, 4-n AMES, Ia, Nov. 10.-Nebraska struck Iowa State with a four touchdown thunderbolt in the third period to stun the confident Cyclones, “a to q, today in a wild Big Seven football duel, chiefly fought in the skywayS. Nebraska, without a victory ir five games, and apparently headed for another defeat. tore Iowa State apart with its third-quarter blast after the Cyclones had scared to q 21–⁠7 halftime lead on three touch down passes by Dick Mann. -- The turning point came in the third quarter. Tackle Jerry Min nick snatched an intended hand off by Mann on the Iowa State 18 and tromped over the goal. Sophomore John Bordogna, who threw for four touchdowns, hit Ray Novak in the end zone from the nine and Bob Decker made the extra point for a 21-all tie. The Huskers shot ahead with an other touchdown pass, Bordogna to George Paynich and put on the clincher on Bordogna’s throw to Novak from the four. Decker’s kick made it “a to 81. Iowa State scored a touchdown in the last period when Mann tossed to Bob Voetberg.

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)

Iowa State 70% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset.

Officially, Nebraska leads 86–⁠17–⁠2; as played, 84–⁠16–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Iowa State 30
2009Iowa State 9, Nebraska 7
2008Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7
2007Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17
2006Nebraska 28, Iowa State 14
2005Nebraska 27, Iowa State 20

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