Iowa State at Nebraska

Saturday, November 4, 1916

Nebraska beat Iowa State 3–⁠0. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 10–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayIowa State5–⁠2–⁠1 in 1916
0
HomeNebraska6–⁠2 in 1916
3

FinalHigh 71°F, low 43°F

In the newspapers

  • The Western liberal's story

    Western liberal, Lordsburg, N.M., November 10, 1916, page 1

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    m DNulhu hulp EauSIh ohaAN VS. abandoned at sea on fire. The Marquis Henri Charles de Breteuil, a famous parsonage in Partisan society and intimate friend Of the late King Edward Of England. died in Paris. Gabrielle d’Annunzio. the poet, has been promoted to captain for bravery in an attack on Oct. 10–⁠11. The poet was also recommended a second time for the silver medal for valor. SO far not a word has been printed in Berlin about the sinking of the steamship Marina. Until all the facts are known no expression Of public opinion will be available. A Belfast dispatch says the loss OF life in the disaster to the steamers Retriever and Connemara aggregates ninety-two. Only two persons are known to have been saved. DR.. Fisher, an American physician living at Santa Rosalia, was killed by the villa bandits under Gen. Baudelio Tribe, according to the statement of a Mexican refugee who arrived at Chi huahua City from Santa Rosalia. 1t was officially announced in Der lin that the imperial military tribunal has rejected the appeal of DR.. Karl Liebknecht. the Socialist leader, from the sentence imposed upon him by the court-martial at Berlin. The French Language may be used in the Roman Catholic separate schools I’m Ontario only in lower grades, the privy council of England holds, according to a cabled summary Of a decision by the highest court in the empire, received at Montreal. Civil war has broken out in Greece. Heavy fighting now is in progress between Venizelist revolutionary forces and loyalist troops in Thessaly. The rebel army that occupied Katerina is reported to be marching on Larissa. the great railroad center in Thessaly. Secretary Joseph c. Grew of the American embassy at Berlin, who is acting as charge in the absence of Am. bassador Gerard, was instructed to ask the German government for infornation in regard to the sinking of the British steamship Rowanmore, off Cape Clear. Oct. rs. After shooting the twenty-nine mil. itary guards of the southbound pas. senger train which left Juarez, villa bandits looted the rain, robbed the passengers and even took the cloth. ing from the ONE passengers on the train, according to a Chihuahua City report. A spectacular air battle in which 9 French flyer, in a single-handed attack on a group of six German a~viators brought down one machine, was an nounced by the war office at Paris. A squadron FASTENED TO the Frenchman’s aid and brought down another Ger man machine, putting the others t flight. A third German aeroplane was shot down by the French artillery II the Nonnebruch forest. SPORTING NEWS Pete (Kid) Herman of New Orleans won from Knockout Eggers of New York in twenty rounds at New Or leans, La. Edward II. Marsh, friend of William T. Taft, was registered on the voting lists at Sandusky, Ohio, with his occu patton as golf fiend.” Between $4,000. 900 and 100000 OC changed hands over the election, i estimates Of betting experts in New York and in the larger cities are cor rect. Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham pion boxer, has agreed to meet John ny Kilbane, champion fe%atherweight in a fifteen-round bout for $4,000 IL Toledo, Ohio. M~orningside college of Sioux City Iowa, outplayed Nebraska Wesleyan university at every stage of their foot ball game, winning by a score o II to 0 at Lincoln. In a bitterly contested game, lasting more than two hours because so man, players were injured, the Larami High school football eleven defeate, the Cheyenne High by a score of Q to II at Cheyenne. At Lincoln, Neb., in a game markel with much fumbling on both sides, Ne braska defeated Iowa State College O Ames by a score OF 3 to 0. and there by retains the championship OF tn Missouri Valley conference. The Northern Arizona Norma school eleven won the State Norma and High school football CHAMPIONSHIP OF Arizona for 1916 by defeating a Flagstaff the Temple Normal team b a score OF q to G.. GENERAL John Copeland, charged with tn. killing OF William Black, an ant Catholic lecturer. was found not guilt. by a jury in the District Court at Gal weston, Tex. Count Won Bernstorff. the Germal ambassador, accompanied by his wife

  • The Ottumwa semi-weekly courier's story: GOPHERS LOSE TO ILLINOIS ILLINOIS UPsE1S ALL DOPE; MIN. NEsorA UNABLE TO STOP IN TRicATE SHIFT PLAYS.

    Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 7, 1916, page 5

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    GOPHERS LOSE TO ILLINOIS ILLINOIS UPsE1S ALL DOPE; MIN. NEsorA UNABLE TO STOP IN TRicATE SHIFT PLAYS. Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. Gimme sofas hopes for a clear claim to the western conference football champion ship were shattered Saturday when Illinois, already defeated by Ohio State, sprung one Of the biggest sur prses of the gridiron season by hum bling the reputed powerful Gophers IA to 8. Illinois scored two touchdowns in the opening period and kicked two goals, while Minnesota counted Its nine points with touchdown. goal from touchdown and a safety in the third period. Minnesota made several costly fumbles and Illinois was penalized sew eral times for off.side and for holding. A record crowd witnessed the game. At the outset Illinois whirled into the Gophers with fash OF speed that for time demoralized the Minnesota defense. The intricate shifts, many OF which ~resembled closely Minnesota’s style Of play: and spectacular forward passes puzzled the Gophers and In the first few minutes of play Illinois had rushed the ball to within striking dis lance and Macomber shot across for Illinois touchdown. He also kicked goal. Nebraska Wins 3 to o. Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 6.-In game marked by much fumbling on both sides, Nebraska defeated Iowa State college Of Ames Saturday by a score OF 3 to 0 and thereby retained the cham pionship of the Missouri valley conference. A field goal by Chaplin Cor ey OF the Cornhuskers in the third period was the total Of the days scoring. The goal was executed from the Iowa fifty yard line and came at time when Nebraska’s hopes were all shat tered. The advantage was with Ames in the first two periods, but twice with the ball on the Nebraska ten yard line fumbles lost the visitors an opportunity to score. Columbus. Ohio, Nov. e.-Ohio State university increased its chance OF win ming the western conference football championship by defeating Wisconsin university IA to 13 here Saturday. The Buckeyes are now tied with North western, the only other indicated eleven in the conference. These teams meet November 25. Ohio won from Wisconsin through the spectacular playing Of Harley. right halfback, who made both touchdowns, the first by an end run of twenty-seven yards in the second period, and the second by an eighty yard run directly through the Badgers line in the fourth period after catching punt. Wisconsin scored in the second period and with eight minutes left to play after Harley’s feat, drove Ohio with straight football for a touchdown. Simpson punted out to Taylor, who failed to catch punt. The teams were evenly matched on line playing, with Wisconsin showing better organization.

  • The El Paso herald's story: FOOTBALL SCORES. Saturdays Games.

    El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., November 6, 1916, page 10 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES. Saturdays Games. At West Point. Notre Dame 10, At Columbia. No Missouri I. 8; At Minneapolis: Illinois u; 3finneson q At Lincoln: Nebraska 5. Iowa State 0. At Cambridge: Harvard 81; Virgin At Tucson; Texas School OF Mines @, Univ. OF Arizona A. At Columbus. o: Ohio u; Wisconsin At Ann Arbor, Michigan IS; Wash At Lawrence. Kas.: Kansas Z. q; Oklahoma L. IS. At Annapolis: Washington & Lee 10; Navy O. At New Haven. Yale :; Colgate 5. Indiana o: Northwestern = chicago Is; Purdue = south Dakota – Michigan AZgies :. Nebraska 3; Ames Q. Western Reserve So. Oberlin : Grinnen q: Drake 0. Princeton -; BuckneIl Q. Pennsylvania 10; Lafayette O. Cornell Is; Carnegie Tech = PittsburE 46: Allegheny O. Pennsylvania state 20. Geneva 0. Brown -: Vermont 0. Syracuse 10. Dartmouth Is Maine = Bowdoin : Williams :; Wesleyan Q. Rutgers “A. Holy Cross s. Amherst “A. Trinity 0. Johns Hopkins 6; Swarthmore “A. Boston 81. Rhode Island state O. TrsinuS o. Geo. Washington Q Washing Jon 4: Rensselaer, 0 Carleton so: Beloit O. Lehigh o. AIuhlenburE O. Dickson -; Delaware O. New Hampshire State college IS; Connecticut Aggies 0. Colby -; Bates :. Hamilton 90; St. lawrence &. St Louis o: Creighton 20. Denver Univ. Is; Colorado AEEies 81 Univ OF Nevada = Davis Farm, tCail 2 Rice %; Texas A. & VI. O. Louisiana Univ l.; Univ OF Arkansas Henri Kendall It: Oklahoma a. & Univ OF Georgia 0; Auburn g. ulV- or North Carolina =. Virginia polytechnic institute Il Sewanee s. Univ OF Alabama = Georgia Tech 80. Tulane univ g. Univ OF Tennessee l.. Univ. OF Chat tauOoga O. Vanderbilt Univ. s.: Rose Poly g. Univ OF Oregon o. Univ Of Washing ton 70. Univ. Or southern California 0. Univ. % California – south Dakota state college =: HamIin Occidental college q; Univ. or Red lands e. Winter college “A, Pomons col. leSe Q.

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 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Nebraska leads 86–⁠17–⁠2; as played, 84–⁠16–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Nebraska 31, Iowa State 30
2009Iowa State 9, Nebraska 7
2008Nebraska 35, Iowa State 7
2007Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17
2006Nebraska 28, Iowa State 14
2005Nebraska 27, Iowa State 20

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