Missouri at Nebraska

Saturday, October 25, 1902

Nebraska beat Missouri 12–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file.

AwayMissouri5–⁠3 in 1902
0
HomeNebraska10–⁠0 in 1902
12

FinalHigh 79°F, low 55°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Red Cloud chief's story: NEBRASKA BEATS MISSOURI The 81. Joe tame Wa. q Humme -1g to u

    The Red Cloud chief, Nebraska, October 31, 1902, page 1

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    NEBRASKA BEATS MISSOURI The 81. Joe tame Wa. q Humme -1g to u % Nebraska triumphed over Missouri on the gridiron. but the defeated tigers Hsged desperate defense. forcing the oornhuskers in achieving the victory TO be content with but two touchdowns. Benedict kicked both goals and the final o stood II 10 - in Sebraska’s favor. Nebraska deserved TO win BY playing a superio! game. but her partisans who expected a runaway score were wrong in their reckoning. The tiger fought back desperately az all sta com pelling their opponents 10 extend them selves 10 the Utmost. The halves we’re cut short. Missouri asking il and Ne braskA gladly acquiescing hat the men might husband their energies for next Saturdays crucial contest against the Haskell Indians.

  • The The Topeka state journal's story: KANSAS WON. Nebraska and Missouri Easily Defeated at Ten Pins.

    The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 27, 1902, page 5

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    KANSAS WON. Nebraska and Missouri Easily Defeated at Ten Pins. tri-state bowling match took place at the Elite hall Saturday might Neither Nebraska or Missouri were ever in the game at any stage. Kansas winning with many points to spare. Kirkpat trick BOWED 5e9SS pins better than his heaviest competitor Hayward made the high score for Nebraska, with a total of l79, while Schnaitman bowled over as pins for Missouri,. Topeka should be glad that though we may lose at football, we can win at tenplns Following are the scores:

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)

Nebraska 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Nebraska leads 65–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 60–⁠33–⁠3 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 104 meetings, counting the 93 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Missouri 17
2009Nebraska 27, Missouri 12
2008Missouri 52, Nebraska 17
2007Missouri 41, Nebraska 6
2006Nebraska 34, Missouri 20
2005Missouri 41, Nebraska 24

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