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Cornhusker Coaches
Gophers
ROY LYMAN
T URNING THE PAGES-Nebraska and Minne- won, 7-0, in 1913 at Lincoln .... Max Towle faked a
sota have met on the gridiron 16 times and dur- pass to Mastin and then threw to Gordon Beck for the
ing the series the Cornhuskers have won two winning touchdown. . . . Beck took the low pass
c)
victories and the Gophers have triumphed a dozen about a foot off the ground and shook loose one
times, two of the contests resulted in . ties. . . . The tackler and staggered into three others, stumbling
first meeting was in 1900 and the scene was Lincoln across the goal line ... when the pile was cleared the
where 5,000 saw a great Minnesota team win 20-12, ball 6 inches over. .. The 1919 game at Minneapolis
the Scarlet gaining some solace in the fact the . 12 ~esulted in a 6-6 tie score, Schellenberg scoring for Ne-
points represented the largest score made against braska and Haertel for Minnesota. . . . Manders
Minnesota during that season. . . . The '00 game picked up a loose lateral and ran to the touchdown
was a Turkey day affair and Pillsbury faked a punt . which beat the Huskers, 7-6, in '32 . . . . A great
and ran 65 yards for one Nebraska score and plunged Minnesota team walloped Nebraska, 20-0, and then
12 yards for the other. Hoyt scored two Minnesota went on to win the national championship last seas-
touchdowns and Aune counted the other. Minnesota on.
fans ran a special to the game and W. J. Bryan at-
tended . . . . When called upon for a speech before WIN BIG SIX OPENER-Nebraska sailed away to
the game, Bryan came up with the diplomatic ex- a winning start in the Big Six conference race last
pression . . . . The Commoner said "You Nebraska Saturday by winning 20-7 over Iowa State at Ames.
Can Conquer" and then told the rival rooters to punc- Following today's game with Minnesota, the Corn-
tuate it anyway they saw fit. ... Two special trains huskers will meet the other Big Six opponents before
carried 2,500 Nebraska rooters to the 1901 game and resuming play with non-conference foes.
although Minnesota didn't score until the last two
minutes of the first half the final score read 19-0 .. . . SPECIAL TRAIN TO MANHATTAN - The
The "gate" was less than $5,000 as Nebraska beat next assignment on the Nebraska football book is
Minnesota, 6-0, before a crowd of 6,000 at Minneapolis Kansas State at Manhattan. The Wildcats beat the
in 1902 .... Bender went around end to score stand- Huskers for the title last year and a special train will
ing up and Benedict kicked the goal as the Huskers carry rooters to Aggieville, as usual. The band and
won in the last few minutes of play . . .. So enthusias- frosh gridders will be in the party.
tic were the home folks that when they heard the The next home game is with the University of
good news thep promptly took possession of a "mule Oklahoma, Oct. 26. The sooners are coached this
car" . . . . Bender ran 70 yards to a touchdown but year by "Biff" Jones, former Army mentor.
this wasn't enough to keep Nebraska from being de-
feated 16-12 at Minneapolis in 1904, Tackle Vita WRITTEN ON THE CUFF-When Lloyd Card-
counted two of the Gopher scores while a crowd of well raced a kickoff back 86 yards against the Univer-
12,000 loowed on .... When Minnesota walloped the sity of Chicago in the opening game, he was the first
Cornhuskers 35-0 in 1905, a Lincoln writer scribbled Nebraskan to chase back a kickoff since .Clair Sloan
"Nebraska couldn't beat a pair of deuces" ... Terriflc returned one 90 yards as the Huskers beat Kansas,
line smashing helped Minnesota win 3-0 in 1906.... 47-12, in 1927. . . . Cardwell with his three touch-
The Gophers won 8-5 in 1907 downs against the Maroons
and Minnesota rooters declared is the fourth Nebraskan to
the '08 scoreless tie game hard- score three or more touch-
est on Northrop field since MINNESOTA-NEBRASKA GAMES
Year Winn e r Score
downs in a game since Dave
Minneapolis - Michigan battle
1900 Minnesota ... 20- 12 Noble crossed the Iowa State
of '03. . . . Omaha was the 1901 Minnesota J9- 0
scene of the 1909 game and goal line three times in
1902 Nebra ska .... 6- 0
Minnesota scored twice in 1904 Minnesota 16-12 1922. Glen Presnell scored four
the last half to win 14-0 with 1905 Minnesota 35- 0 against Grinnell in 1907, "Red"
1906 Minnesota .............. 13- 0
McGovern and Johnson as the Young tallied t h r e e times
1907 Minnesota ..... 8- 5
Gopher stars.... McGovern 1908 Tie game 0- 0 against Iowa State in '29 and
kicked two field goals to help 1909 Minnesota .. 14- 0 Everett Kreizinger scored four
1910 Minnesota ...... 27- 0
Minnesota win 27-0 in 1910 .... t 0 u c h dow n s against South
1911 Minnesota 13- 0
Owen F rank's dropkick from 1912 Minnesota ..... .. . 13- 0 Dakota in 1931. ... Varsity
the 28-yard line just before the 1913 Nebraska .... 7- 0 basketball players have been
game ended was the only Ne- 1919 Tie game. ... 6- 6
1932 Minnesota ...... .. 7- 6 engaging in informal workout
braska scoring in that 21-3
game of 1911. .. . Minnesota
1934 Minnesota ... ... 20- 0 preparatory to the star~ of the
Games won- Minnesota, 12; N ebraska 2.
won 13-0 in 1912 but Nebras- Tie games- 2. Total scores- Minnesota , 219;
1935-36 cage campaign . . . .
ka ns got plenty opportunity to Nebraska, 57. There is no knothole section in
to cheer when the Cornhuskers the stadium today.
Hit the line hard
and hit it square
Play the game
and play it fair
Crash right through-
·do or die
You've got to be good
to SATISFY.
OFFICIALS
Referee ..... . .. .. . ......... . ... Fred Gardner
Umpire . ..... .... ... . . . . ... . . . . . ... H. G. Hedges
Field Judge ..... . .. . .. .. . . .... . . . . ....... . Ira Carrithers
Headlinesman ...... . ....... . .... .... .. . .. Sec Taylor