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Doane vs. Nebraska

Doane and Nebraska first met in 1901 and have played 10 times; Nebraska leads the series 10–⁠0. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Nebraska 10–⁠0, and Nebraska has won the last 10.

Doane wins
0
Nebraska wins
10
Ties
0
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
10 Nebraska
Current streak
10 Nebraska
Last 10 meetings
Nebraska 10–⁠0
Most recent
1912

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠7
1910s0–⁠3
Average margin
36.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nebraska
10–⁠0 Nebraska’s record at home
Shutouts
8

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Nebraska’s biggest win1907: Nebraska 85, Doane 0by 85 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Doane and Nebraska, 1901 on1300150017001910192019301940

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story of the 1901 game: Minnesota Football Champions Make Chicago's sawbones Look Like Six Badly Bat tered Nickes. Visitors Could Do Nothing Against 'Varsitys Stonewall Defense---Nebraska Beats Doane College. Minnesota 27.

    1901 · The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., Oct 6, 1901

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1905 game: WAS EASY FOR NEBRASKA. Might as Well Have Shut Out Doane COLLEGE as Not.

    1905 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 26, 1905

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1906 game: CORNHUsKERs WON EASILY. Doane College Was Defeated by Ne braska, 28 to 0.

    1906 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 29, 1906

  • The Omaha daily bee's story of the 1908 game: DOANE EASY FOR NEBRASKA COrnhusker Play Shows Improvement Over Peru Game. STILL INCLINED To BE SLOW Substitutes for Nebraska In second Half DO Better In some Respects Thar the Regulars in the First.

    1908 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Oct 4, 1908

  • The Rock Island Argus's story of the 1909 game: FOOTBALL RESULTS. Sunday.

    1909 · Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., Nov 1, 1909

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 9, 1912Nebraska 54, Doane 6at Nebraska
Nov 11, 1911Nebraska 27, Doane 0at Nebraska
Oct 29, 1910Nebraska 6, Doane 0at Nebraska
Oct 30, 1909Nebraska 12, Doane 0at Nebraska
Oct 3, 1908Nebraska 43, Doane 0at Nebraska
Nov 23, 1907Nebraska 85, Doane 0at Nebraska
Oct 27, 1906Nebraska 28, Doane 0at Nebraska
Nov 25, 1905Nebraska 43, Doane 5at Nebraska
Sep 27, 1902Nebraska 51, Doane 0at Nebraska
Oct 5, 1901Nebraska 29, Doane 0at Nebraska

Every game is listed as played on the field.