Nebraska at Kansas State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 4, 1953, page 67

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  MARYLAND,2 20 CLEMSON, 0 Kansas State Routs Nebraska, II 10 0, In Major Triumph MANHATTAN. Kans., Oct. s. The Kansas State Wildcats scored their greatest football vic tory in a decade today by out CHASING the highly favored Nebraska Cornhuskers 27–⁠0 in a Big Seven conference game. The Wildcats, without a Big Seven victory since 1949, struck for a pair of touchdowns in each of the second and fourth quarters. They had another touch down called back by a penalty and rules violations nullifled at least two other scoring chances. Veryl Goe) Switzer, Senior Negro halfback, and Corky Taylor, Junior half, hit the most telling blows. Sophomore Quarterback Bob Whitehead went for the first touchdown after Kanses State had recovered a tumble on the Nebraska one. Bob Dahnke kicked the point. Later in the period, the Wildcats moved 80 yards in II plays to score with Switzer sweeping left end the last nine yards. The fourth quarter touch downs were by Taylor on a three-yard sweep and by End Ed Pance on a 40-yard pass play from Whitehead. Left-footer Ed Linta kicked one point and Taylor ran for the last one after bobbling the pass from center. Nebraska --- q o q O. O Kansas State ..---- o II q 14–⁠21 Scoring Kansas, touchdowns-White head. Switzer, Taylor, Pence; conver sions-Dahnke. Linta, Taylor.

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Officially, Nebraska leads 78–⁠15–⁠2; as played, 77–⁠15–⁠3 in 95 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.