Nebraska at Oregon State
Saturday, October 21, 1916 Share
Nebraska beat Oregon State 17–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 34°F
In the newspapers

Ashland tidings, Ashland, Or., October 23, 1916, page 1
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Klamath Wins from Grants Pass $50 BY the overwhelming score of $50 the Klamath Falls football team wal loped Grants Pass at the Falls Sat urday, and as a result Ashland fans have got a hollow feeling of fear. Klamath Games to Ashland Thursday of this week, and as the best Ashland rolled up against the Pass was 60, the comparison leaves far from cheerful feelings. However, the boys believe that they are about thirty points better than Grants Pass and are determined to uphold the honor of the red and white. 1t will be some game, anyway. Other Scores. Other football results of interest we’re: Oregon Agricultural College defeated by Nebraska at Portland 17-7- University of Oregon defeated University of California SO to IA at Berkeley. Corvallis high beat Eugene high at Eugene 16 to 0. Everett high walloped Franklin high of Portland by the record breaking score of 121 to 0. Most of the big eastern colleges met weaker teams and no upsets resuited.
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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Nebraska–Oregon State gameNebraska leads 9–2 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gamevs. Nebraska WesleyanOct. 28, 1916
- SeasonNebraska in 1916
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Oregon State
- Next gamevs. WhitmanNov. 4, 1916
- SeasonOregon State in 1916
- ProgramOregon State history and records

