Notre Dame at Nebraska

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 22, 1917, page 1

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  South Dakota and West Point Next Opponents on Har- per’S Schedule. With the important Wisconsin and Nebraska games behind them, Coach Harper’s prOteges will COM mence practice tomorrow for the an nual struggle with South Dakota on Cartier field Saturday. and for the yearly intersectional battle with the Army at West Point, a week from Saturday. In normal years these two battles are looked forward TO with apprehension by Notre Dame; in this war befuddled season ii is with outright fear that the gold and blue approaches such formidable opponents. The South Dakota Coyotes have appeared twice before at Notre Dame. and Notre Dame has on al ternate years jVurneyed to Sioux Falls. In 1913, when Knute ROckne. the present line coach, was captain Of Notre Dame, the western ers were defeated after a terrific bat tie on Cartier field by the score of 20 to Z. 1t is regarded by some Tocal authorities as the greatest foot ball battle ever fought at Notre Dame. IN 1914 the powerful y. d. machine, more accustomed to the South Dakota style of football, was victorious, 33 TO 0. A year later South Dakota threw a great scare into Notre Dame by holding the gold and blue 10 a TO score, and the lone touchdown was not made until the game was nearly over. Last year Notre Dame won at Sioux Falls, 81 20 n ia o. ceedingly hard fought, and if reports from South Dakota during the present season can be given credence the Coyotes are hoping to take advantage of the situation that has left the Notre Dame team practical “ veteran-less and slip over their first victory. Meets Army Nov. 3. On Nov. 3 Notre Dame takes part in what has become to be recognized as the greatest of all intersectional classics-the Army game at West Point. History shows that the teams in the past have been exact | ~ on a par. NOtre Dame won the first game played at the school on ! the Hudson in 1913. That year the Dorias- Rockne forward passing | com bination startled the whole foot ball world, and the cadets were | given the worst beating they ever / suffered, 35 10 Is. With an i’m | proved defense against Notre Danes / bewildering aerial attack the Army was victorious. 90 to s, in 1914. But ! in 1915 Dutch” Bergman caught a long forward pass in the fourth | quarter of the game and sprinted | half the length of the field for the only touchdown Of the afternoon, ! allowing Notre Dame to win, 7 TO 0. | The OHphant-Vidal duo was too much for Notre Dame in 1916 and | the Army won, 80 TO 10. This year eastern papers tell of the great strength of the West Point school. The original schedule Of the future officers was cancelled and the one they are playing now was i’m / provised late in August. NOtre ! Dame was fortunate to retain the same date under the latter arrange ment The Army still have Oliphant and Vidal, and some new whirlwind recruits, composing a team that has not met a difficulty thus far. No ire Dame is in a bad plight, but is far from beaten before the two teams meet.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 21, 1917, page 14

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  discouraged, however. Cook made three yards and Dobson six and Schellenberg made first downs with Z courtyard gain. Dobson and Schellenberg in two attempts each made first downs again and placed the ball on Notre Danes 20-yard line. Here Notre Dame held and got the ball on her own ll-yard line. On Phalen’s punt Cook ran the ball back IS yards to the Hoosiers’ lAyard line and on the triple pass play Dusty Rhodes bowled over all in his way for l2yard run around left end. Otoupalik went over in two line plunges. Shaw kicked goal. Score: Nebraska, 7; Notre Dame. 0. Notre Dame kicked off to Ne braska’s 25-yard line after the touch down. Schellenberg made FIVE yards off tackle and Otoupalik hit the line for two. Dobson made 1t first downs and followed with fve-yard plunge through the center Of the line. Cook slide off tackle for four yards and Otoupalik made first downs. A Is yard penalty stopped this rush just as the half ended. Play Better Ball. Nebraska played better ball during the second half, but failed to score. Mum kicked off to Miller, who fumbled and Nebraska got the ball on Notre Danes 27-yard line, but failed to gain. Notre Dame got the ball on its own l6-yard line and promptly punted. Nebraska took the BAN on its own 43-yard line and Dob son made five yards on the first play The triple pass was tried again and this time Dusty Rhodes charged around end for fifteen yards. Cook made four yards, Otoupalik two and shellenberg four and first downs. Ne. braska pushed over for first downs again and had the bali on Notas Danes l8-yard line, but Philbin in. tercepted forward pass and carried i the ball to his 40-yard> line before he was stopped. Phalen and Dobsor exchanged punts and when Nebraska drew a l5-yard penalty, Dobson’; punt went out of bounds on the 20 yard line. A forward pass from Rhodes to Pearson netted nine yard, and Miller’s line plunge one yard ant first downs. Gipp made four yard and Miller two, but Gipp on his mex attempt was piled UP and thrown fo l6ss. When Notre Dame attempte, forward pass, Otoupalik intercepted | Persons throw and Nebraska wa. saved again. Dobson punted out o. danger. The fourth quarter consisting large ly of kicking. Notre Dame desper atelyNattempted to open UP with for ward passes, but Dobson and Schel lenberg, were on the job and til Catholics failed to complete one. TIL ball VISA in the middle of the felt when the game ended.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 21, 1917, page 15

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  NEBRASKA DEFEATS NOTRE DAME TEAM Lincoln, Neb., October 20-The Uni versity of Nebraska team today defeat ed Notre Dame, to O. In a hard fought game, the decision being in doubt until the final whistle had blown. The only touchdown of the game was made by Otoupalik in the second quarter, after series of line plunges and forward pass had brought the ball to Notre Dame’s three-yard line. Shaw kicked goal. Nebraska’s formation did not in- clude quarterback, two men playing fullback instead. 4s

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 22, 1917, page 1 (results column)

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  SATURDAY FOOTBALL RESULTS College Games. X. u. “a, Washburn 3 Kan. Aggies 81, Wash. U. 0. Haskell Z, Emp. Normal s. Ames Is, Missouri 0. Kendall 0, Pitt. Normal o. Nebraska 7. Notre Dame 0. Chicago 81. Purdue 0. Drury Z, ST Louis 0. Minnesota SO. Indiana I. Michigan p. Michigan Aggies 0. Illinois I, Wisconsin 0. Western Reserve 6. Kenyon 0. Arkansas L. SO, Missouri Miners 0. Jewell Reserves 13. Olathe 0. Colorado L. u, Colorado Miners O. Utah H. Wyoming 0. Grinnell 10, Iowa Z. o. South Dakota 6, Creighton 0. Colorado Il, Monmouth 6. Oregon Aggies 26. Idaho L. 6. Colgate 20, Cornell 0. Navy 81, Carlisle Indians o. Pittsburg L. %. Syracuse 0. Washington md jefferson Z. Penn. sylvania State 0. Pennsylvania 20. Bucknen 6. Army &c, Tufts g. Georgetown IA, Lehigh 6. Brown Z, Boston College 2. Harvard 10. Maine Artillery 0. Nickenson Il. Johns Hopkins 0. Sewanee 3, Louisiana State o. Oklahoma IA, Texas o. Vanderbilt ;. Kentucky State 0. High School Games. Chase Co. H. S A. Burns 0. Toronto 43, Fredonia 0. Beloit 80, Minneapolis D.

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Nebraska leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.