Army at Nebraska

Saturday, October 15, 1960

Nebraska beat Army 14–⁠9. It was their third meeting; after it, Army led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayArmy6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1960
9
HomeNebraska4–⁠6 in 1960
14

FinalHigh 60°F, low 47°FAttendance 36,244

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Rebels Risk No. ! Spot In Game at Arkansas

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1960, page 1 (results column)

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    Rebels Risk No. ! Spot In Game at Arkansas the defending national cham pion, beat OF stubborn Penn State, Ellis, for q 15-game streak. Navy and Missouri continued to press the leaders. The Mid dies, ranked No. 5, won their eighth in q row and their fifth this season by whipping Air Force, 35–⁠3, in the first meeting of the two service academies. Missouri 800, ranked No. 8, had to be impressive against three-time loser Kansas State and was winning 45–⁠1. Seventh-ranKed Baylor (4-O) beat Texas Tech, lat, as Rom ME Bull hauled a screen pass so yards for one touchdown and then bulled a yard for the other. Baylor is the only club which has beaten Arkansas (28–⁠1D. Looking for Upset The Razorbacks shoot for their second straight upset in this week ends game with MissiSsippi. The Porkers beat IA vored Texas, 24–⁠23. on Mickey Cissell’s 22-yard field goal in the last Is seconds Saturday. Clemson, rated eighth, was upset for the second year in a row by Maryland, 1917. And ninth-ranked Kansas failed ir its bid to overcome still-danger- Gus Oklahoma In the Big Eight coming of with 1913 tie in thu Sooners’ conference opener. GOphers Make Bid Minnesota, rated No. 10 made q bid to move up b! rocking Illinois, 21–⁠10. Only tn Gophers and Iowa are unbeater in the Big Ten. They NEE November 5 at Minneapolis after Minnesota plays Michigan and Kansas State, and tht Hawkeyes take on Purdue ant Kansas. Syracuse and Navy have an other chance to pick up hackers this week end. Each has chance to pile it on. Syracuse plays at Vest Virginia. The IMountaineers were whomped 42-O, by Pittsburgh for theil 10th straight loss in a string that began with a 44–⁠0 lacinl by the Orangemen last year Navy plays Penn. The Ivy League Quakers are 2–⁠2, but they surprised with a 22–⁠22 til against the Middies q year ago Missouri, paired with Colo rado as the only unbeaten, un’ tied entries in the Big Eight plays Iowa State (3–⁠2). Colo RADIO plays Nebraska, which turned back Army. 14–⁠9. Baylor, sharing the top o the Southwest Conference standings with Rice in a BIZ for the Cotton Bowl, play Texas A&M, while the Owls after walloping Southern Meth odist, 47–⁠0. meet Texas. Among the contenders for thu top 10, Washington (4-D goe’ against Oregon State withou All-America Quarterback Boil Schloredt. The Huskies’ ac( See COLLEGES, Page Az;

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)

Army 66% to win. Nebraska pulled the upset.

Nebraska leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1972Nebraska 77, Army 7
1970Nebraska 28, Army 0
1960Nebraska 14, Army 9
1957Army 42, Nebraska 0
1928Army 13, Nebraska 3

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