Drake at Nebraska

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 14, 1906, page 1

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  -. NEBRASkANS WON DY :. | ONE LONE TOUCHDOWN Drake Gave the Cornhuskers An other Great Big Scare at Lincoln. >-,... j. 49,. Special to The journal. -” = Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 13.-The Nebras ka cornhuskers won from Drake today, but the Iowans threw scare into the cornhuskers camp. Victory was by the slender score Of 5 to 0. Drake marshaled an eleven slightly heavier than the cornhuskers and and in resisting Ne braska’s charges, but the hawkeycs muffed punts and lost the ball SO persistently on their | fumbles that they were never able to get within ssiling distance. of the OPP posing goal. The work Of the Nebraska backs in handling punts was much cleaner, the cornhuskers exhibiting strong improvement compared with their weakness in this department a week ago. F.:‘”,... Nebraska excelled in ground gaining, carrying the ball total Of ITO yards compared with eighty for Drake. Nc forty yards with the bail for the only brilliant gain of the day. Penalties were heavy against both teams, Ne braska forfeiting sixty yards and Drake thirty Both elevens displayed a persistent tendency to play the new game under the tactics of the old. Not a forward pass or on-side kick was at tempted by either side, and both found it impossible to, retain the ball on down by the usual resort to line charges. | The first half was scoreless, Nebras: ka once capturing the ball on Drake 5 twelve-yard line, but surrendering its possession on futile, efforts to pierce the Drake line. The cornhuskers changed quarterbacks in the second half Cooke succeeding Drain, and al IL q h ne / “A trick play was responsible for the touchdown. With the ball only two ! yards from the side line, Cooke .bluffe6 lat a play around the middle of the d, field, but Mcdonald took the oval -tt the other: side and raced forty yards ! being downed within three yards Of the 4 Drake goal. Drake braced desperate Fly, and the cornhuskers took all three 4 downs to force the ball over the goa 4 on line bucks. Denslow missed The kickout and Nebraska forfeited it: i chance Of a try. at goal. The rest Of the play was in Drake territory, Bene a dict once missing a drop kick by onl, a: yard. The lineup:

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 15, 1906, page 9

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  Nebraska 5. DE- Q. Lincoln, Neb., Oct 15.-The Nebraska Cornhuskers won from Drake here Sat urday. but the IOwans threw a scare into the COrnhusker camp, for Nebraska’s victory was by the slender score of 5 to 0. Drake marshaled an eleven slightly heavier than the Cornhuskers and played a stiff game both on the Of tense and in resisting Nebraska’s charges, but the Hawkeyes muffed punts and lost the ball so persistentIy able to get within hailing distance of the opposing goals. The work Of the Nebraska backs in handling punts was much cleaner, the Cornhuskers exhibit ing strong improvement compared with their weakness in this department a -Vzeelz-ago Both eleEeps issa yed g persistent tendency to play The new game under the tactics of the old. Not a forward pass nor inside kick was at tempted by either SIDE and both found it impossible to retain the ballson downs by the usual resort to line charges. The first half was scoreless, Nebraska once capturing the ball on Drake 12-yard line, but surrendering its pos session on futile efforts to piece the Drake line. The Cornhuskers changed quarterbacks in the second half, Cooke succeeding Drain and the team at once took a brace. A trick play was responsible for the touchdown. With the ball only two yards from the side line, Cooke blufTed at play around the middle OF the field, but Mcdonald took the oval to the other side and raced 20 yards being doWned within three years of the Drake goal. Drake braced desperately and the Cornhuskers took all three downs to force the ball over the goal out and Nebraska forfeited its chance for try at goal. The rest of the play was in Drake territory, Benedict once missing drop kick by only a yard.

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Nebraska leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.