Knox at Nebraska
Saturday, November 7, 1903 Share
Nebraska beat Knox 33–5. It was their second meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 37°F
In the newspapers

The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 9, 1903, page 1
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NEBRASKA BEATS KNOX Illinois Teams Captain Kicks Goal from the Field. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 9.-Nebraska won from Knox Saturday afternoon by a score of SO to %. The visitors were outplayed at every point and only saved from a shut-out by a goal from the field. Nebraska was scored On at the home grounds for the first time this season. Perfect football weather, barring a strong south wind, brought out the record crowd of the season for the Nebraska–Knox game. There was change in the Nebraska lineup. T,esh taking. Hunters place at right guard and Perry replacing Cotton at left guard.
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.
The series
Every Knox–Nebraska gameNebraska leads 5–0 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1909 | Nebraska 34, Knox 0 | |
| 1905 | Nebraska 16, Knox 0 | |
| 1904 | Nebraska 34, Knox 0 | |
| 1903 | Nebraska 33, Knox 5 | |
| 1902 | Nebraska 7, Knox 0 |
Around this game
Knox
- Next gamevs. Illinois CollegeNov. 14, 1903
- SeasonKnox in 1903
- ProgramKnox history and records
Nebraska
- Next gameat KansasNov. 14, 1903
- SeasonNebraska in 1903
- ProgramNebraska history and records
