Kansas at Nebraska

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 18, 1912, page 2

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  NEBRASKA WINS 1T. Kansas Plays Hard But Fails to Win Contest. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1S.-After battling | for three periods here in their nine teenth annual football contest Nebras- ! ka scored two touchdowns in the | fourth quarter after Kansas had kick ! ed a field goal, and won by a score of IA to 3. With Saturdays victory, Nebraska is | still a contender of the Missouri val ley championship. Two sensational runs, one by Captain Fran, for 20 yards, and one by How ard for 10 yards, which came late in the last quarter, turned what lookeu like defeat into victory for Stiehm men. Franks wonderful dash for score followed Towards 20-yard run on the KICKOFF after Weddings success full field goal which netted the Jay hawkers their points The Corn Kansas line, evaded a dozen K. q. tacklers and rushed to his own goal. Towle kicked. Kansas came back fight ing and recovered a tumble which gave them the ball in Nebraska’s territory. Tudor threw a forward pass straight into Towards hands and he repeated Franks feature. For a time the Kansas rooters felt sure of a tie game at least. In the first quarter the charging Jayhawkers played the Cornhuskers TO a standstill and kept the ball in midheld Kansas braced in the second period and in an interchange of punts in which Wilson bested Howard, K. L. got the ball Oh Nehraska’s S0-yard line. Detwiler anc Steuwe made two first downs by rush ing the line fiercely. K. U. pushed the ball closer and closer to the Cornhuskers’ goal. On the fourth and last down one yard remained to be made for a Kansas touchdown. Wilson tried to &C through the line and failed. Howar punted from behind his own goal. The kick was blocked but was recovered by Swanson on the S-yard line. An other punt put the ball out of danger and the half ended with Kansas advancing to the Nebraska goal

• The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 17, 1912

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  NEBRASKA TR|UMPHS IN FOURTH QUARTER Two Touchdowns Won by Long Runs Spell Defeat for Kansas. LINCOLN, Ncb., Nov. l6.-After battling for three periods here this afternoon In their nineteenth annual football contest, Nebra ska scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. after Kansas had kicked field goal, and won by a score of IA to 3. Tho cornhuskers kept the ball in Kansas territory during the first period, but in tho last three quarters, play was on Nebraska s ground almost the entire time. Twice during the final period, after Nebraska had defended her goal when Kansas had worked the ball TO the two-yard line, the Scarlet and Cream, with long runs, carried il over the Crimson and Blue line Today S victory keeps Nebraska in the running for the Missouri Valley cham pionship. Shortly after the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kansas carried the ball to Nebraska s ten-yard line, Weidline kicked the ball over the bar and scored a field goal from placement, giving Kansas three, A few minutes later Captain Frank broke through the Kan sas line and raced 20 yards for n touch. down. and Towle kicked goal. Kansas fought back desperately and recovered punt on Nebraska S 25.yard line, a buck at line failed and Kansas attempted another forward pass. which went wild. On the succeeding play, the Crimson and Blue again attempted q forward pass, the ball landing square in the arms of the Nebraska left end. Howard, who ran 20 yards for another touchdown. and Towle again kicked goal.

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  The Sentinel=record, Arkansas, November 17, 1912, page 2

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. Beloit College, 10; Knox College Q. St. Louis, 20; Marquette, 6. Missouri, 33; Washington. 0. Nebraska, 14; Kansas, 3. Colorado University 10; Denver Q. Ka:.sss AsrieuIttral. 14: Colorado 6 ‘ssyw tSwTM1 Rugby, Australians, l2; California s. Iowa 20. Ames. T. Louisiana q Arkansas. 6. Yale. 6, Princeton, (. Kenyon, 22i University of Cincin- natl, 19. Depauw, IT. Butler 3. Western Reserve, ‘; Ohio Wesley an. 0. Purdue, 91; Rose Poly, Q. Oberlin 0; Cau (. Michigan, 24; Wabash, Q. Georgetown, 1e. Virginia. 13. University of South Carolina, 65; Po~ters Military Academy. 0. King College. f; Dublin Institute, O..

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Officially, Nebraska leads 91–⁠23–⁠3; as played, 88–⁠18–⁠3 in the 109 games on file; the official count covers all 117 meetings, counting the 98 since this game.