Michigan at Nebraska

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., November 27, 1911, page 1

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  CONFERENCE TITLE Won BY MINNESOTA ON COMPARATIVE SCORES aDoPE” RANKS THE GoPHERs AMONG THE BEST TEAMS IN THE LAND HAS NOT LOST A GAME THIS SEASON. Saturday was red letter day in western football circles and the resuits on western gridirons were high “ satisfactory to Minnesota adherents. II comparative scores are any criterion for basis Of opinion as to the relative strength of the different aggregatons in the country, Minnesota has as good a claim as any one to the ma tional championship. Comparative scores may or may not be good authority, but as they are the only means by which such comparisons can be made they must needs be made use of in arriving at results. And the results OF such comparisons places Minnesota right up at the top. Take the following games as illustrating the point that Minnesota was as strong as any OF them Minnesota, 80; Chicago, 0. Chicago, 6; Cornell, 0. Cornell, s; Michigan, 0. Michigan. 6; Syracuse, s. Syracuse. 10; Carlisle, IL. Carlisle, IS; Harvard, Is. Harvard. s; Dartmouth, 8. Harvard. 20, Brown, 8. Nebraska, 6; Michigan, 6. But this does not prove anything towards Minnesota’s being better than one of the others; it only indicates that the gophers team of this year has defeated teams which were as good and better than some of the big east ern elevens. 1t places her in positon where she can claim anything in the way Of championships that she chooses, basing her claims, as she necessarily must, upon comparative scores as the only available means OF drawing comparisons. There is not chance Of an argu ment I’m the western championship problem. Chicago disposed OF the only claimant that ever could have dis puted the gophers’ claim, and, as the matter now stands. comparative scores. Minnesota is the only indicated team in the west, and only once during the season was Minnesota’s goal line crossed.

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  The Norfolk weekly news-journal, Nebraska, December 1, 1911, page 1

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  Nebraska 6. Michigan 6. Lincoln, Nov. rs. - Final score: Nebraska, 6; Michi. gan, b. Both teams arrived on the field fiji teen minutes before play began, the Nebraska team being led by the uni versity band. Yost’s men received an ovation from several hundred Michigan alumni seated in the south stand. Michigan INDUCED in a brief punting practice and moment later the 49, 600 in the stands cheered the Nebraska squad as the team rushed onto the field and began signals. Nebraska Wins the Toss. The wind was from the west and vantage of the wind at their backs. Michigan kicked off at PAP. Gov. Aldrich kicked the ball fifteen yards, as a curtain raiser. Michigan missed two tries at for ward passes, Patterson missed field goal from the 25.yard line and Ne braska punted out of danger. At straight football Michigan gained, but was forced to punt. Touchdown Fails to Count. Lofgren ran forty yards and placed the ball behind Michigans goal but was called back for offside play and penalized thirty-five yards. The quarter ended without score, Michigan blocked an attempted field goal and punted out of danger. Michigan secured the ball on a tumble on Nebraskas 35.yard line and Thomp, son attempted a drop-kick for goal. | Nebraska gained the most from straight football and Shonka tore big holes in the Michigan line for good runs. These ended with the ball in Nebraska’s possession in the middle OF the field. The entire Nebraska line played in perfect harmony and their interior ence far excelled that of Michigan Yost’s men held at critical times, how ever. The remainder of the quarter wa! devoted to punting, Thompson having

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 26, 1911, page 1

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  CORN HUSKERS HOLD YOST’S MEN TO A TIE Nebraska and Michigan Make Touchdowns on Fam bles the Game Ending In to 6 Score on a bound and raced behind the goal posts. Thompson kicked goal Gibson kicked off on a tumble. Ne braska secured the ball on Michigan’s ten-yard line. Two plupges sent Purdy over for a touchdown and Potter kicked goal. tying the score. The remainder OF the quarter was devoted TO puntng. Thompson having the best OF the kicks and the Nebraska backs eXcelling at returning the ball. For the. FIRST three quarters Nebraska outplayed Michigan. but suffered more on penalties, Beginning the last quarter Michigan kicked TO the Nebraska thirty y-flve-yard line and Mcmillan fell on the ball. Returning a forced punt, Nebraska again started down the field but was forced to kick, Thompson was downed on the Michigan twenty-five yard line. Unable to gain on plunges. Thompson kicked to the middle Of the field. Mlchigan was continually OH the defensive. Nebraska struggled desperately for an other score. Nebraska pushed the ball TO Michigans seveneyard line and missed an attempt TO forward pass, but retained possession of the ball The game ended with the score Nebraska. 6; Michigan, g. The lineup:

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, November 26, 1911, page 1 (results column)

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  Perfect Defensive Work by Both Harvard and Yale Is Responsible for Rather Unexpected Result Yes terday. ARMY’S COLORS TRAIL IN MUD Chicago Wins From Wis consin, Minnesota Defeats Illinois, While Nebraska Ties With Michigan in Hard Game. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. 25.-So powerful was the defense and so neg !ectfuI were both teams of their opportunities that Harvard and Yale both left the stadium in silence to- day without scoring a point in the thirty second annual football game. Yale’s opportunity came in the first three minutes play when Harvard’s tumble gave the ball to the Blue team on Harvard’s 17-yard line. Cap tain Howe tried for a field goal but the pass was so poor Harvard easily recovered the pigskin. Once in the beginning of the third perod, Yale got within 90 yards of Harvard’s goal but Howe failed in his try for d field goal Harvard’s chance came at the end of the first period or Yale’s seven-yard line. Potter at tempted the forward pass rather than push his team for an attempt for field goal. Twice in the latter part of the game Potter tried for field goals. only to send the ball wide. A brilliant feature was the magnificent work of both in attempts to rush the lines. Each side seemed to fathOm the play before it started Tackling was of a fierce character. There were two feature runs, a 35-yard dash by Philbin through an enormous hole in the Harvard line. and 17-yard dash by Smith. Chicago Minnesota. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-by defeating Wisconsin today to c. Chicago dragged the Badgers from first place a tie, with Minnesota for the cham pionship of the western football con- ference. \ touchdown by Fullback Pierce gave Chicago the victory. Scruby failed to make the score six in his try at goal. An unyielding maroon line prevented the Wisconsin team from scoring in a situation eX- actly like that which profited the Chicago team not five minutes before the score was made. The third quar- ter was the scoring period. During the first period the prophesied equal ity of team strength was percepti- hle. Army Navy. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-Fight- ing as though the country’s honor depended on the result. the navy met the army team on the football field today The strife over, victory perched on the blue and gold banner of Annapolis. Three to nothing is the score. and neither did good luck nor error contributed to the result Nays points were made by a goal kicked by Captain Jack Dalton of Broken Bow. Neb.. the goal coming from placement on the army’s 3O-yard line. The game was a brilliant social af- fair Although President Taft and his family were not present. the gov ernment was represented by Secretary of the Navy Meyer and Secretary of War Stimson. Generals Thomas H. Barry. Leonard Wood and Fred Grant with friends occupied boxes. Miss Marion Cleveland. daughter of the former president. occupied a box. Claim Championshp. CHAMPAIGN. III, Nov. 25.-Minne- sota university football players claim the Big Eight” championship. By defeating University of Illinois here today the Gophers claim the western football title as Wisconsin was de- feated at Chicago. Six to Six. LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 25.-Nebras- ka university and Michigan battled through the afternoons field play with six to six, a tie score. It was probably the hardest contest ever witnessed on the Nebraska field. Various Scores. Yale, Q: Harvard, Q. Navy. 2: Army. O. Carlisle. %; Johns Hopkins. 6. Minnesota, II; Illinois. 0 Brown. 6: Trinity, 6. Chicago. ,; Wisconsin. a. Perdue. 12; Indiana. 5 Iowa. 6; Northwestern. o. Kansas. 3: Missouri, 2. Nebraska, 6: Michigan. 6. 4

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Michigan leads 9–⁠4–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.