Nebraska at Iowa State

Saturday, November 7, 1953

Nebraska beat Iowa State 27–⁠19. It was their 48th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 37–⁠7–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayNebraska3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1953
27
HomeIowa State2–⁠7 in 1953
19

FinalHigh 44°F, low 20°FAttendance 12,116

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Nebraska Grinds Down Iowa State, 27-19

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 8, 1953, page 71

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    Nebraska Grinds Down Iowa State, 27–⁠19 AMES, Iowa, Nov. 7.-Grinding out three touchdowns drives of n yards or better and taking back a pass interception for 80 yards and another, Nebraska defeated Iowa State 27–⁠19 today. Quarterback and safety man John Bordogna and fleet Jon McWilliams each accounted for two husker touchdowns. Nebraska r IL O-o1 Iowa State q & q 12Io

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 51% to win. Nebraska won as Elo’s underdog.

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 57 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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