Notre Dame at Nebraska

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., December 2, 1916, page 6

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  ONLY ONE TEAM SCORED ON N. D. Army Alone Was Able to Cross Gold and Blue Goal Line. In eight Of the nine games played by the Notre Dame football team this season. the opponents of the gold and blue failed to score. The only aggregation TO cross the Hoosier goal line or kick a goal from the field was the Army. which was also the only team that succeeded in defeating Harper’s eleven. The in ability of the Hoosiers 10 break up the Army passes was the cause Of the only defeat of the year. on straight football. critics declare that the local eleven excelled. The scores for the season were as follows. Notre Dame. As: Case. o. Notre Dame, As; Western Reserve, Notre Dame. 20; Haskell Indians. 0. Notre Dame, so: wabash. 0. Notre Dame. 10; West Point, so. Notre Dame, 21; South Dakota, 0. Notre Dame. IA; Michigan Aggies. 0. Notre Dame, 20: Nebraska, 0. Notre Dame, 2Oi Nebraska, 0. That Coaches Harper and Rockne succeeded in building up a success full defense for the forward pass was demonstrated by the work of the Hoosiers in the Nebraska game. The Cornhuskers failed 20 work any passes. and John Miller alone inter cepted three. From every point OF view the Notre Dame season was a success. The Army defeat was the only black mark on the schedule. Harper’s men piled up a total OF 293 against 80 for their opponents. In only one game the Army contest. was ths opposing team a match for the locals. Within a short time the 1916 season will be a matter of history. Coach Harper will undoubtedly announce the list of monogram men within a few days, and he will probably make public the date of the team banquet shortly after. At the banquet, cap tain for next years team will be chosen and students are already specializing on the probable selection. Coach Harper will now take Off cial charge Of the basketball team and il is expected that he will an nounce the seasons schedule within a short time. One OF two games will undoubtedly be played before the Christmas holidays.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, December 4, 1916, page 1

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  Notre Dame Stars Make Visit to the New Creighton Gym Tim Corey, captain of the Nebraska eleven, and Coach Mills had an outing together at the Creighton gymnasium Wednesday. Almost the whole >Notre Dame team, except those Juggling too serious injuries, also stopped off for a visit to the Creighton gym The Creighton eleven acquitted it. self very satisfactorily on the gridiron this year. The first game of the season with the alumni resulted in the score of 9 to 0 in favor of the team. Mills found a quarterback for his team that day, when Long played with the alumni. On October IA the strong aggregation from Wesleyan went down to defeat, ID to 0. The fast Dubuque college players held the varsity to to f score October q, and the next week the representatives from Denver university succeeded in carrying off the honors by a score of 10 to 10, but on November 4 Creighton jorneyed to St. Louis and came away victors by a score of 20 to 0. On November II the representatives of Friends university, Wichita, were defeated by score of “a to 0. High land Park of Des MONIES held the local men to 0 to 0 score on Novem- Der 10. And the final glory was the defeat of South Dakota November 80, by the score of 20 to Is.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 3

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  NorRE DAME WINS Brushes Nebraska, 20 to o-Bereman Made 78-yard Run. Lincoln, Neb., Nov 30-Notre Dame today defeated Nebraska on the foot ball field by a score of 20 to 0. The Hoosiers’ victory was clean cut and decisive. The first touchdown was made in the first quarter when Berg man ran around right end for A yards Miller missed goal. Baujan in the third quarter scooped up Nebraska tumble and raced 7S yards for another marker and a goal was kicked. A for ward pass from Miller to Bergman, the latter running for the third touch down. in the final period. ended the scoring after Miller kicked a goal. Notre Dame brought out a variety of attacks and displays of speed that at times fairly bewildered the corn huskers. < Bergman. the speedy back of the visitors, was the star Of {he game Time and again he was f.2S7ed upon to carry the ball ana seldom failed to make gains

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, December 1, 1916, page 10

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  .NOTRE DAME BEATS NEBRASKA J. 20–⁠0 LINCOLN. Neb. Nov. 30-Notre Dame today defeated Nebraska on the football field by q score of 20 to O. The Hoosiers victory was clean cut and decisive. and football critics at the conclusion of the game conourred generally in the opinion tfat it accu- rately measured the strength of the two teams. With q marked advantage in weight to begin with, Notre Dame brought out variety of attacks and display of speed that at times fairly bewildered the Corn Huskers, Berg man, the speedy back of the visitors.

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Nebraska leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.