Kansas at Nebraska

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 16, 1914, page 3

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  KANSAS HuMBLED Wonderful C0rnhusker Ma. chine Crushed JayhawkeTs. Kansans Outplayed at Every Stage Of Game. THE FINAL SCORE WAS IS TO 0 Stiehm Has Greatest Team In History of Nebraska. Only in Third Period DID X. u. Hold. X. q. Hold. Lincoln Neb., Nov. 16.-With inc greatest football machine ever seen IN the Missouri valley the Nebraska Sornhuskers defeated the Kansas Jayhawkers here Saturday afternoon py the overwhelming score of 35 to 0, and won for the fifth consecutive time the I’M disputed championship of the valley. Never before in the historic rivalry of the two teams has such an over whelmins defeat been administered Dy either Never before have the valley bugs been given such surprise. w me it was generally conceded that NeDraska had a shade the best OF IL. no onc expected such an ignomin1ous ueIedt and not even the Lincoln followers were anticipating the easy walk-oVer. But the Steihm steam roller was simply irresistible. The offensive WORK Of rutherford. Chamberlain and Hai- Hgan was superlatively superb, ana the defensive playing of the wnole team could not have been better. Never were the LAWMAKERS within striking dis lance Of a touchdown, and In the maj period their defense crumbled ike a paper wall while the Huskers seemed to draw added strength and aggress- 1VeneSS as the game PIO6lCSoCN. The tribute paid the COrnhuskers by Referee Grover and his fellow off1c1als best expresses the full measure OF Ne braska’s triumph. Referee grover SaIu’ Nebraska has the greatest, most pow erful team have ever seen on loot ball field. Kansas was hopelessiy out classed in every phase and feature OF the game. Rutherford, Chamberlain and Haliigan were the stars OF the Ne braska eleven. yet every CornnusKer played a wonderful game. For aggressive football, both on onense ana defense the Nebraska team ranks with the most formidable college elevens. east or west I should like to see the Cornhuskers pitted against Harvard OF any Of the leading eastern teams. anu my pick would be Nebraska The Corn huskers are an astonishing team. 1 am SIRE the Missouri valley region never has seen the equal of this years Ne braska eleven” Statistics Of CAM. The statistics Of the game give the CornhuskerS a long margin IN every department Of play. On ground gained from snapback the Huskers advanced the ball a total of 626 yards, while the Kansas total was 50. The gains by quarters were: Nebraska 1877. ia, ~ and 26; Kansas 49, 8. IL, 3. Nebraska negotiated % first down. Penalties eliminated, Kansas failed to fcG1SleT as InuCu dS OHC III 81 uOWAA. wv braska gained a total of 4O2 yards on ten kickoffs and punts. Kansas gained 682 yards on 10 kickoffs and punts. Ne braska’s returns OF KICKS ana puntS netted 1877 yards, while the Kansas total was SO yards Nebraska manipulated eight successful forward passes for gains of 122 yards. Kansas executed two forwards passes for gains OF IL yards. The Cornhuskers failed on three forward passes and Kansas on SIX Penalties cost the Cornhuskers 100 hard earned yards, while the Jayhawkers were set back 60 yards. The Huskers started as if intent only on testing the Kansas attack. Strothers kicked off and Quarterback Potter, who directed the Nebraska offense with great brilliance. called for line smash which netted three yards, and then signaled for a punt. and Howard soon returned. The duel continued for several minutes, Howard gaining on each exchange until the pupils OF Steihm set sail on relentless march to the Kansas goal. Forward passes flashed on the bewildered Jayhawkers. and Chamberlain. with Rutherford. Delamater and Potter in the interference. broke loose around the Jayhawkers’ right wing for spring of nearly 40 yards. Chamberlain was not downed until he had lugged the ball within two yards Of the Jayhawkers’ goal. The Kansans. beaten back to their own goal resisted desperately and broke through and spilled a line plunge. throwing the runner for a two yard loss. Rutherford made back the lost ground and Chamberlain then smashed through and downed the ball behind the final chalk line. The second quarter was another resistless assault on the part of Jumbo Stiehm’s machine. Chamberlain and Rutherford again were the main bat tering rams Of the Nebraska attack. Lugging the ball to the Jayhawkers’ 1S-yard line. Halligan and Howard ripped a wide rent in the Kansas line and Rutherford plowed straight ahead for an S-yard plunge. Chamberlain was called into action for the final charge, and in another wide run around end covered the remaining dis lance and crossed the goal line. No Scores in Third. The Jayhawkers braced themselves third quarter and held the Halligan men scoreless, although the ball was in Kansas territory most Of the time. But in the third period the rout became complete. Quarterback Potter the Canadian farmer, hurled a bunch Of forward passes into the air for lone gains and Rutherford went over for the third touchdown after making IL yards on an end run. The fourth and fifth touchdowns witnessed the Nebraska offense at its best. An end sprint by Rutherford netteG % yards and a forward pass gained the same ground. Cham berlain then broke loose on another Of his swinging runs and raced “a yards to the Kansas goal. The Huskers had covered more than 60 yards in three plays and the resistance of the Jayhawkers had crumpled as if it were made only Of paper me most spectacular play of the game factored in the scoring of Ne. braska’s fifth and final touchdown n smash off tackle, Chamberlain ram. med MS way through the Kansas line shook off three opposing tackIer. anI romped unopposed across the Kansa,

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 15, 1914, page 6

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  Crowd Of 1900 Sees state University Defeat State College at Amos Yesterday Afternoon. Nebraska overwheIms Kansas, TAX Ing Missouri Valley Honors for Fourth Straight Year. UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1 AMES, Iowa, Nov. 14.-Before a crowd Of 10000 the state university eleven from Iowa City defeated the state college team here today. 26 to 8. scoring in the first, third and fourth periods. Gross and Reeves made touchdowns in the first period, but Ames failed to catch the kick out, score to 6. In the second period, Arrectson went through for a touchdown, but failed for goal. Ames stiffened in the third period but could not stop Iowa and was unable to get away with end runs. In the Anal period, Iowa rolled up Is more, Gross scored after several good end runs Kansas Defeated. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 14.-Nebraska Cornhuskers overwhelmed the Kansas University Jayhawkers on Nebraska field this afternoon, 35 to 0. thereby clearly establishing their title to the Missouri Valley championship. This makes four successive years that the Nebraskans have carried away the Valley honors. The Kansas Huskies never had q chance from the start until they were foundering about with their tongues hanging out at the finish. The whistle was a welcome sound. Nebraska used nothing but straight football through out, going through the heavy Kansas line and around the ends at will. The corn huskers emerged from the game without man injured and will go into Iowa next Saturday with their team intact.

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  Abilene weekly reflector, Abilene, Kan., November 19, 1914, page 5

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  NEBRASKA BEAT KANSAS WhoatOn’s Men Had No Chance IN a 86 to o Battle ut lincoln Lincoln, Nov. 16>--T’he Kansas football eleven had no chance against the Nebraskans here Saturday. The Steihm machine piled up seven touchdowns and kicked the goals, a total OF 35 points, while Kansas was unable to score. Ruth erford and Chamberlain, Cornhusker backffeld men, were the stars Of the game and their brilliant work made football history. The Jay hawkers fought gamely, but were able to make first downs only once or twice. While the Nebraskans were conceded the advantage of the game and were tioped to win, such an overwhelming defeat was more than the most enthusiastic Of the Corn husker supporters dared expect.

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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 96 since this game.