Nebraska at Colorado

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 10, 1904, page 1

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  SPORTING NEWS. Nebraska’s Defeat the Football Surprise Of the Day. No One Expected the Cornhusk. ers to Lose to Colorado. FINAL SCORE WAS 6 TOO A Touchdown Followed by a Kicked Goal Did 1t. Boulder Team Played Well But Had Much Luck. Boulder, Col, Oct. 10.-The University of Nebraska was defeated Saturday afternoon on the gridiron by Colorado in nerve-racking, heart-rending struggle. A solitary touchdown scored by the Mountaineers early in the first half, followed by a kickedgoal. turned the tide in their favor, and although the Corn huskers rallied and fought desperately to at least make the score an even thing, their efforts were of no avail. Three times Booths pupils worked the ball inside of Colorado’s ten-yard line, while once it was only three yards distant from the goal, but the detense of the Westerners strengthened mt the crucial moment and Nebraska forfeited the coveted oval with only a yard to negotiate on the final down. A summary of the gains scored by the two teams shows that Nebraska adj vanced the ball a total of 239 yards, while Colorado’s total was but 81 yards. Benedict also outpunted Galley, the Col oTado kicker, by good margin, and in returning punts the advantage was largely in Nebraska’s favor. But in spite of the superiority OF Nebraska shown by technical study of the Struggle. the dismal fact stands out that Colorado achieved the only touchdown and thus pulled out a victory against odds that ordinarily would have COM passed her defeat. Colorado’s touchdown was netted by an intermingling of consistent offensive football and an element of rare good luck Benedict fumbled punt, after a ten-yard return, and surrendered pos session of the ball. With NebraSka’S goal only thirty yards distant the Mountaineers bent to their task and, by a series of assaults on the line, varying from one to six yards, Galley finally broke through the CornhuSker’S right xufr1 nd thereafter was almost entirely in Colo RADIO territory, her goal being frequent ly menaced, but remaining unsullied to the end. Colorado presented a we’ll balanced eleven, trained to the minute for the Nebraska game, which the WeSterners considered the hardest of their schedule. Her line was trif1e lighter than Nebraska’s, but the back field was both heavy. fast and played a superb defensive game. The line bucking of Glen Mason, Ne braska’s fullback, was responsible for much of the ground gaining with which the CornhuskerS were credited, while Bender broke around Colorado’S right end for long gains, one of which Melted nifty yards. Nebraska frequently worked the ball within the shadow of Colorado’S goal posts. where it would have been an easy try for field goal, but Colorado’s adj vantage of a touchdown compelled Cap tain Benedict to confine the efforts of his team mates to straight football, and his tactics, although well intended, failed of their purpose. The contention over the length of the halves, Nebraska. holding out for TWEEN ty-five minute halves and Colorado in sisting upon the full thirty-five minutes, was compromised by an agreement to make each half a thirty minute affair. During the game DR.. Fisher, a member of the Colorado faculty, expressed his personal regret that there had been any disagreement. He admitted that the rarer atmosphere in Boulder was likely a serious handicap to a visiting team from the prairieS and that it was not Eportsmanlike for the Colorado man agement to insist upon halves longer than Nebraska suggested. DR.. Fisher stated that it was the desire of the Colorado authorities to continue annie able athletic relations with Nebraska, and that it was his intention to urge the Colorado athletic board to transmit to Nebraska a formal acknowledgment of Colorado’S error. The lineup: Nebraska. Position. Colorado. Robertson right end ....Cavanaugh Speer. right tackle ........Coffin Borg, Karnopp Richardson right guard Christensen Barta--..... left guard Roller G. MaSon.....- left tackle .-.-.... Smith Johnson. left end ..Leavitt, Salberg Benedict (capt.) a. b.. Owens (capt-l Bender. right half. J ohnson, Allen Eager, Fenlon.. left half .......-. Galley G. Mason full back ......Roberts Touchdown – Galley. Goal Galley Referee-Risey of Denver. Umpire Thompson of Denver.

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 9, 1904, page 16

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  coIorado Reats Nebraska BOULDER. Col. Oct S.,The University of Colorado defeated the University of Nebraska by a score of 6 to 0 in the football game today. The winning score was made eight and one-half minutes after the game BY hard line bucking touchdown was scored and a goal kicked. Thirty minutes halves were played.

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Nebraska leads 49–⁠21–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.