Nebraska at Missouri

Saturday, November 2, 1912

Nebraska beat Missouri 7–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 5–⁠0 in the games on file.

AwayNebraska7–⁠1 in 1912
7
HomeMissouri5–⁠3 in 1912
0

FinalHigh 48°F, low 24°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: NEBRASKA ON TOP. Missouri Eleven Underneath by the Score Of z to O.

    Evening star, November 3, 1912, page 62

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    NEBRASKA ON TOP. Missouri Eleven Underneath by the Score Of z to O. COLUMBIA, Mo-, November 2.--Outweighed fourteen pounds to the man and outplayed in the last half, the Missouri team held Nebraska to one touchdown and a goal in the last quarter. The final score was Nebraska Z, Missouri D. In the first quarter Missouri played the best ball. getting within striking distance of Nebraska’s goal twice. An attempted pass and failure on field goal blocked their chances.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nebraska 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Nebraska leads 65–⁠36–⁠3; as played, 60–⁠33–⁠3 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 104 meetings, counting the 91 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Missouri 17
2009Nebraska 27, Missouri 12
2008Missouri 52, Nebraska 17
2007Missouri 41, Nebraska 6
2006Nebraska 34, Missouri 20
2005Missouri 41, Nebraska 24

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