Northwestern at Nebraska

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 28, 1902, page 1

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  GOAL LINE UNCROsSED. Nebraska Won from Northwestern Yesterday / 2 to o. Lincoln, Neb. Nov 2S-Before an as semblage of 5000 enthusiasts, the greatest gathering that ever witnessed contest on a gridiron in Nebraska Booths Corn huskers took the measure of the North western university eleven, the victorS Scoring u points and maintaining their own goal line uncrossed Nebraska’s victory marked the climax of the most successful year in the athletic annals of the institupreventing all opponents from crossing their goal has been duplicated by few. if any. college aggregationS in the country during the present gridiron season. North western Spurted near the close of the first half and worked the ball under the shadow of Nebraska 5 goal posts. but the whistle ended the half and destroyed their only chance for a score. At all other times the Cornhuskers held their opponents safe. Booths pupils in their attack plunged ahead for persistent gains, the lne-smashing of Nickel and Englehart, who alter mated at fullback, being the feature of Ne braska s offense- On actual distance gained Nebraska carried the ball 1856 yards and M MNorthWestern u yardS- Nebraska puckeu her way down the field after the sounding of the referees whistle. never crossing until Nickel had been pushed through for a touchdown. The Northwestern center trio match for their opponents in the CornhuskerS’ line, and Nebraska’s s second touchdown came early in the second halt. Nickel battering through and across the goal. A third touchdown was scored by Nebraska after the ball had been carried 20 yards by successive line smashes. but the umpire had called the ball back and gave it to the Methodists on their one-yard llne. decree1ng that COrnhuSker nad Deen guilty of holding. Captain Westover protested, but Hall was obdurate, and Ne braska’s total was confined to u points Seven times Hall penalized Nebraska for alleged holding. and at the conclusion of the game the CornhuskerS and Booth their coach, denounced Hall in vigorous terms as the most unsatisfactory official they had encountered during the year. North western according to Hollister, their coach. played their strongest game of the year, and he expressed himself as satisfied with the result. Booth was noncommittal. other than to join il the criticism of Umpire Hall.

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 28, 1902, page 1

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  GOAL LINE U.NIC|R0ssED. Nebraska Defeats Northwestern by Score Of IL to o-Nebraska Makes Complaint. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2S.--The football season OF 1902 at the University Of Ne braska was terminated yesterday in a blaze of glory. The unbeaten corn nusKers administered a decisive defeat to the Northwestern university eleven, scoring ~ points and emerging from the contest with their own goal lines still uncrossed. ! Booth. the Nebra ska coach, and his pupils charge that Hall, the umpire, ex captain of Illinois university, was grossly UNFAIR. Eleven times the cornhuskers were penalized, seven of which were for holding the punishment each time being the loss OF the ball. Most of the penal ties came after Nebraska had carried the ball far into their opponents territory and the surrender OF. the oval absolutely precluued any possibility of piling UP score on the Methodists. :. :. - A summary Of the gains scored bv both teams shows that Nebraska advanced the ball 3S6 yards as opposed to 1874, for northwestern. Twice the Methodists held Nebraska for downs and compelled a punt while the cornhusl1ers’ defense was of sufficient virility either to capture the Dall on downs or force Baird to punt on seven different occasions. .-.--.>. ..-- Hollister, Northwesterns coach. in. dis cVssing the game, said: ‘‘Northw estern was IN good physical condition, all things considered. and the men came nearer paying to the, limit Of their. capability than at any time during the year, I:be- !leve we would have scored in the first half with a minute or two longer to p1avs” :. Booth. Nebraska’s coach. said: NE Draska did not play her game to-day, but northwestern put up such a. surprising front IF that big score was out of the ques- The lineup: ‘-~ - - Nebraska Position Not+hrro.+..,, Mtstoyer (captain) right tackle .......... Baird nunter, robin fright guard. .Farclild Stottler Be[S .............. center ............ ReII Finger :.:::....... left GUARD :. Ward (captain1 Mason, Wilson :. left tackle ....... Kafer tanner, Ihorpe.... left end -! .Peckum Bender .......,. right halfback ....... Sabin Nickel, lag y = it3 A0e Engleilart raj. .fulback -. ......... Fleaper Z tTouchdoWns-Afickel 2; goals from touchdown

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 28, 1902, page 2

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  NEBRAsKA’s GOOD RECORD. Not Scored Against During the Season -Northwestern Beaten. LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 27.-The University Of Nebraska finished the season to-day without once having been scored against by defeating Northwestern University IL to O. The game was the hardest Nebraska has played the home field this year. Over 5000 persons witnessed the struggle. To-days score makes a total of 1SS points scored by Nebraska, against none by her opponents. The character of Ne braska’s work, however, fails to place the team in the coveted ranks of the leaders of the big nine. To-day was bright and crisp and the field was perfect. During the last part of the first half Northwestern seemed almost certain to score, but time was called with the ball on Nebraska’s fve-yard line The punting of Benedict for Nebraska was a feature, one of his punts going nearly sixty yards. Both teams tried place kicks several times, but both failed Van Ryper and Sabin did excellent work for Northwestern, while Benedict and Nickel were the Nebraska stars Nickel made both touchdowns. The lineup:

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  Akron daily Democrat, Akron, Ohio, November 28, 1902, page 5 (results column)

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  HURRAH For East Akron, Champions! Out. Played Canton on a Muddy Field. BuchteI Team Lost to Heidelburg, Despite Its Working In Judy Price-Sport News. Price-Sport news. FOOTBALL RESULTS. Ohio NEEDLES 43-Wesleyan 0. Ohio State 6-Indiana 6. Wittenberg 0-Kenyon 0. Heidelberg 17-Buchtel 0. w. r. A. 6-Rayen 0. Marietta 5O-Ohio University 0. Miami 24-Denison 5. Pennsylvania 12-Cornell IL. Columbia 6-Syracuse 8. Carlisle 21-Georgetown 0. w. and j. 8-East End A. G. 2. Virginia 12--North Carolina II. Allegheny 5-Westminster 0. Michigan Minnesota 6. Chicago 11-Wisconsin 0. Nebraska 12-Northwestern 0. Illinois S0-Iown 0. Haskell Indians 1G-Weshington o. Kansas 17-Missouri 5. EarIham 31-Rose Poly o. Drake 47-Grinnell 0. Purdue 6-Notre Dame 6. Case 21-Reserve 0. Hiram 6-South High 0.

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Nebraska leads 11–⁠7 in 18 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.