Illinois at Nebraska

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], December 1, 1905, page 6

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  SUCKER ELEVEN OUTCLASSED COrnhusksrs Show Their Best Form Against Illinois University. FINAL SCORE is rwrNN-FOUR TO Sh Touchdown of IIIinois and One of Nebraska Directly Due 60 FumbIe of the Ball In Mid-FieId. CFrom a stan corresrondent.N tfrom Stan Correspondent LINCOLN, Nov. 3O--Cspecial Telegram(- Nebraska Outclassed Illinois on the grid iron today and in a struggle replete with thrilling features the Cornhuskers annexed the. long end OF score OF “A 70 g. Ne braska’s superiority was demonstrated in tuch convincing fashion as TO leave no soubt as to which Of the opposing elevens played the better foot ball. The solitary touchdown placed TO the credit Of Illinois was due TO a midield tumble when the Cornhuskers had the ball and had shown that they could advance Il in spite Of the Illinois defense. One of Nebraska’s touch downs also was in the nature OF a gift, but their three other efforts in the scoring line came as the result OF consistent foot ball the Cornhuskers charging down the field and refusing to be denied. Recoileclions OF the Michigan and Minnesota defeats were obliterated by Nebrasks’s sue cess of today, for the Cornhuskers played sterling foot ball from whistle to whistle and proved themselves masters OF Illinois at every turn. The weather was stinging cold. the mercurry standing Is degrees below the freezing point. but 5000 shivering enthusiasts were crowded into the stands to witness Mebraska’s triumph. Illinois played good foot ball only in spurts. while the quality displayed by Ne braskn was consistently brilliant. Man for man. Booths cohorts outmatched the aggregation from Champaign, but the Ne brasHa players whose performances stood out with greatest prominence were Cotton, Mason. Benedict, Little, Denslow and john son. II was Mason’s tumble which gave Illinois their only opportunity for score, but he moro than compensated for the blunder by buclsing the Illinois line with catppultlc power. Cotton was equally forceful, and between this pair the Illinois forwards were hammered and battered until they scarce could keep their feet. Tackle masses were also an important factor in Nebraska’s virile attack and on this formaton Little was used to advance the ball with almost unvarying effect. Benedict’s punting. genoralship and returns OF kicks figured largely in the final result, while the unerring tackling of Denslow and John son. the Cornhuskers’ watchful ends. and their sbrints with the ball contributed i’m measurably to Nebraska’s success. visitors First to score. Illinois was the first TO score and raced across the Cornhuskers’ goal before four minutes had elapsed. illinois won the toss and elected that Nebraska should kick or against the wind. Benedict drove the ball down the field forty yards, and the Illinois backs charged ahead for eighteen yards on six downs. aided by the infection OF two penalties, totalling ten yards. against Nebraska. At this juncture the CoPnhuskers braced and took the ball on downs. Cotton shot through the line for two yards. and Mason annexed five yards on the next two plunges On the next trial Mason dropped the ball and Captain Moynihan grabbed the oval and ran fifty II. a.II g., Moynihan kicked goal. Illinois C. Nebraska 0, Renedict’s second kick off was followed by a punting duel, with the honors even, when the Cornhuskers Installed their line charging tactics and worked the ball TO Illinois twenty hve-yard. line. The Illinois braced and Nebraska was forced to at tempt a place kick from the thirty-fveyard line. cotton’s effort going ten feet to the side of the goal post. Kirk Kicked out from the Twenty-Five yard line. Benedict catching It in the mid die Of the field but being downed without return. Nebraskas attack began to work. smoothly and Cotton Mason and Little had soon charged their way TO within three yards OF the Illinois goal line. Another tumble cheated the Corn huskers when touchdown seemed in evitable, and Kirk promptly punted thirty hve yards. Benedict caught the oval and lugged 1t back across the three chalk lines before being downed. With the Illinois goal only twenty yards distant, the Germ huskers redoubled the fury of their on slnught and in seven charges Cotton was pushed through for Nebraskas initial score. Cotton kicked the goal and the score was tie, Illinois g. Nebraska 6 COrnhusIS ers In Lead. MOVuihan’s next kick ar ,s-et,t .,.... - Nebraska goal. but Little brought the hall out nfteen yards before an Illinois tacxler could halt his progress Eight line pIunRes Melted the Cornhuskers sixteen wards when the illinois braced and forced Rene. dict 10 punt. The ball Travelled nearly sixty yards. when Brooks foozled the catch and the feet Denslow seized the oval and retained 1t for his team mates With only three chalk lines sepnro tir,n tho Cornhuskers from tho opnosiuc sooi Booth’e pupils bent ia their task Mason ard Cotton charging ahead from two 10 -FOUR yards on every down, the advance never ceasing until Wilson had haer pushed through on a tackle mass straipbt ofer Captain Moynihan for the touchdown Cotton kicked the goal and the Cornbust. ers were in the lead by a score of y 10 The remainder. of tho half was ,ineve,ttul. except for further demonstration q! NepfaSkss proWesS In advancing the BAN. which was worked to the Iuinois thirty-yard line. from which Cotton az tempted another goal from placement and again failed. Moynihan’s kick or in the second hair drihbled only thIrty-fve yards TO DensIoU, who raced back twenty yards On the frst dowa Denslow circled Schoeller for twenty, yards, but Nebraska was detected An holding. forfeiting all of Denslow’s gain and fifteen yards IN addition. On the next enort Quarterback Benedict broke around Schoeller for seventeen yards ana two terrific une plunges by Funback Mason melted six yards. johnson then pulled on an end sprint for twenty yards and the han was being worked at top speed toward the Illinois goal when a Cornhusker fumbled and Illinois captured the oval schoeller negotiated seven yards around Denslow on the first down when Kirk the Illinois fuilback, fumbled and Bene. diet was found az the bottom OF the heau IN possession OF the ball. Denslow and johnson were good for ten yards on two tries but the Illinois forwards sifted through on Denslow’s next effort and threw him for g ten-yard loss Benedict pllnted and Brooks muffed the catch. tbs bah rolling behind the Illinois goal. A dOzen players scrambled wildly to claim a. but one Of the Illinois men clutched Il ans saved a touchdown. Captain Borg OF mnlaaa

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, December 1, 1905, page 9

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  VICTORY FOR NEBRASKA. Cornhuskers Too Speedy for Illinois and Won p to 6. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1.-Nebraska out classed Illinois on the gridiron and in a struggle replete with thrilling features the Cornhuslkers annexed the long end Of a score of “a to 6. Nebraska’s superb GRITTY was demonstrated in such con- Vincing fashion as to leave no doubt as to which of the opposing elevens play ed the better football The solitary touchdown placed to the credit of the Illinois was due to a midfield tumble when the Cornhuskers had the ball and had shown that they could advance it in spite of the Illinois defense. one of Nebraslza’s touchdowns also was in the nature of a gift but their three other efforts in the scoring line came as the result Of consistent football. the Corn huskers charging down the field and refusing to be denied. Tackle masses We’re also an important factor in Nebraska’s virile attack and on this formation Little was used to adj vance the ball with almost uuVarying effect. Benedict’s punting, generaIship and return of kicks figured largely in the final score while the unerring tack ling of DensloW and Johnson, the Corn huskers watchful ends, and their sprints with the ball contributed UNNECESSARILY to Nebraska’s success.

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  Waterbury evening Democrat, December 1, 1905, page 9

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  oTHER FOOTBALL GAMEs. At Lincoln-Nebraska 24. Illinois 6. At Iexington-Kentucky university 70. Ohio Wesleyan O At Cincinnati-University of Cln- elnnati 23. Kenyon college 4. At Washington. Pa-Washiugton and Jefferson 24. Lehigh O At Birmingham. Ala-UnIverslty Os Alabama a. University of Tennessee 70. At Asheville. N. C.-MaryviIle. Tenn. college 6. Bingham Hall Military school 0.

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Nebraska leads 14–⁠7–⁠1 in 22 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.