Miami at Nebraska

Saturday, October 17, 1953

Nebraska beat Miami 20–⁠16. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayMiami4–⁠5 in 1953
16
HomeNebraska3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1953
20

FinalAttendance 39,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Favored Nebraska Collars Hurricanes For First Victory

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1953, page 65

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    Favored Nebraska Collars Hurricanes For First Victory LINCOLN, Nebr., Oct. IT, Miami’s Hurricanes ran head-on into the pent-up fury of a ia vored Nebraska football team that had failed to win in four games and were hurled aside today, 20–⁠16. 1t was a grinding ground game that turned the trick for the

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)

Miami 55% to win. Nebraska won as Elo’s underdog.

Tied 6–⁠6 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2015Miami 36, Nebraska 33
2014Nebraska 41, Miami 31
2001Miami 37, Nebraska 14Rose Bowl
1994Nebraska 24, Miami 17Orange Bowl
1991Miami 22, Nebraska 0Orange Bowl
1988Miami 23, Nebraska 3Orange Bowl

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