Colorado at Nebraska

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 14, 1905, page 8

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  GRLDLRON NEWS. FROM EAS7ERN AND WESTERN FIELI COLORADO VICTORY STIRS NEBRASKA Cornhuskers Coming to Minneapoils with High Hopes-Big Excursion Of Rooters. Lincoln, Neb, Nov. 14.-on the strength OF Nebraska’s form against Colorado Booth is CONFIDENT that the cornhuskers destined to play the gophers to a standstill next Saturday IN Minneapolis. This confidence takes into account the fact that Minnesota did not present her strongest front in the Wisconsin game and that Nebraska, i’ll order to win, must play peter pet football than at any time this year. and coming at clip which points to stirring conflict on NOrthrOp field. For the first tiIneq in long and vexing month Booths pupils will be able to make use of the gridiron in their practice prepare tions, and Booth expects to make sterling use OF his opportunities in this direction. Critics from the gopher camp. who had the hesits:ngly that the present Nebraska team, based OH the showing against the mountain GERS, ia much more formidable than the aggregation which gave the Minnesotans such a close rub year ago. Booth has declared all along that the latent possibilities of the 1905 bunch were greater than for several seasons. but the insutferable weather has persistently baked his efforts to bring this strength to the front. The midseason enforcement of the fresh man rule also was fraught with disaster, but all these forgotten in view of the decisive overthrow of Colorado. Minnesota has the reputation year after year of nlarshalling bcefy teams. but the one which faces the cornhuskers next Saturday will have only few pounds advantage in the average weights Borg. Nebraskas center. qutweighs MS prospective opponent at Minneapolis, and he also has long margin in experience. $50 In Wienstrand and Cotton Nebraska will have at least an break as to the two guard positions. Brush and Ittner, Minnesota S tackles, are bulker than Weller and Burns, and this preponderance is strong point In Mtnnesota’s favor. Johnson and Denslow, Ne braska’s ends.- slightly outweighed by their gopher opponents, Marshall and Burgan, bur Booth Is inclined to the opinion that much of the cornhuskers’ strength is stationed at the wings end if Minnesota excels in this depart. ment the Nebraska coach will encounter some thing of surprise ! Benedict, Nebraska’s brilliant quarter is believed in the Nebraska Gimp to hold strong edge over his Minnesota opponent. and quarterback is such an important position that any shade in Benedicts favor may count heavily in the final result -.’.: ~. Based on past performances, the gophers are slightly stronger and also hea vier in the back Geld thar. the cornhuskers Booths backs. how ever, deported themselves credtably against Colorado. Little Schmidt and Mason probably will prove Booths choice for the opening half at Minnesota. with Eager and Wilson as sub stitutes for the final half The ,drubbine administered to the mountain GERS has keyed the enthusiasm at Nebraska al a high pitch. and a veritable army Of corn husker rooters. attracted by the low excursion rate of Sc for the round trip will follow Booths proteges to Minneapolis to watch the struggle Northrop field.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 12, 1905, page 3

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  COLORADO SHUT OUT. Nebraska Eleven Defeats Boulder ~ NDA etNtNe4 EACtCu OGIeaIS Boulder Team by IS to 0 Score. Lincoln, Neb,, Nov. 1.-THE UNIVERSE ty of Nebraska football team defeated the University Of Colorado today by a score of is to 0. Six thousand people including about 400 from Colorado. saw one Of the most spectacular games ever played on Nebraska field. Open play much punting and ideal football weather added to the pleasures of the contest which was fercely played from begin ming to end Colorado held Nebraska to a, single touchdown ana goal in the first half the defensive work OF the two teams being about equal in this half Repeat ed fumbling on the part of Nebraska destroyed its chances for what looked like second touchdown in the first part of the game. In the second half Nebraska made two more tOuchdOWns, kicking goal each time. The visitors were outplayed in this half. being IN able to resist the p1unges of the giant guards and tackles. who were called back Of the line to carry the ball. Galley and Benedict in their punting were about equally matched. both doing brilliant work. Nebraska made several runs from two to thirty yards but Colorado confined it’s offensive work al most entirely to line plays Galley made RADIO, but the gain was not allowed on passed forward by Trudgian on a dOubic pass play. Roberts played q star game for Colorado at right half

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Nebraska leads 49–⁠21–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.