Oregon at Nebraska

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 20, 1953, page 67

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  Oregon Scores Upset OF Nebraska, 2O.12, In First N Game LINCOLN, Nebr., Sept. 49, Two bad passes from center sent Nebraska to a 20–⁠12 defeat before underdog Oregon here today in the Nations first ma tionally-televised football game of the season. Oregon scored five plays after John Boroogna couldn’t handle the first bad pass, from Tom Oliver. Nebraska center. Guard Jack Patera gobbled up the errant ball on the Nebraska 16. Fullback Cece Hodges hammered over from the one-foot line and Oregon had a 60 lead. A few moments later in the first period, Oliver cut loose a fourth-down pass that sailed over Bordogna’s head back to the 2 where Bordogna finally caught up with the ball and tried to kick. The ball went only nine yards and on the next play, from the IL, Oregon’s Dick James circled his own left end for the touch down. When George Shaw converted Oregon had enough to win. Nebraska came back with 63yard march sparked by Rex Fischer, sophomore tailback, who scored from the 4. But Dennis Korinek, who was to score Ne braska’s second touchdown on a 68-yard pass play with Fischer throwing, missed the conversion. Oregon flew right back with touchdown on the third play after the kickoff. Sprinter Ted Anderson, who carried the ball just once in the first half, got it from Sc yards out. He broke fast over the middle and then turned on the steam to go over untouched. Shaw converted and it was 2O-6 at the half. After the Korinek touchdown for Nebraska in the fourth pc riod Glenn Berry bulled through and blocked the very important try for point, leaving Nebraska eight points behind. One more big threat came from Nebraska. The home club got down to the Oregon 80 and on fourth down, a peculiar play popped up for the $1,000 fans. Nebraska passed. The ball was hit by an Oregon player. then caught on the bounce back by Oliver on the But the whole thing was nullified because Nebraska had an ineligible man downf1eld and the ball went over to Oregon along with the game. OREGON -------- 13 E 0–⁠2o Nebraska ---------- o o--l : oregon scoring; Touchdowns, HodEes’ james, Anderson. Conversions, Shaw Holland, cher Korinek.

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Nebraska leads 6–⁠3 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.