Nebraska 16
Knox 0

Oct. 14, 1905

Nebraska Wins From Old Knox



Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14—Swimming through the mud and ooze on Nebraska field, the Cornhuskers today defeated Knox college by a score of 16 to 0. The Illinois men put up a heavy battle until the last. Once they threatened Nebraska’s goal. The Cornhuskers bucked the line for two touchdowns while one was the result of a dash across the gridiron. The victors got one goal out of the three trials.

Morse, for Nebraska, made a fifty-five yard run for a touchdown, getting the ball on a fake quarterback play.

Sapp, for Knox, neared the rooters after the first ten minutes of play, when he made a fifty-five yard run and was tackled when he had almost skirted the last man. The halves were twenty-five and twenty minutes, and few players received bruises.

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Series history

Nebraska is 5-0 all-time against Knox.

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1905 season (8-2)

Grand Island Sept. 23
South Dakota Oct. 7
Knox Oct. 14
Michigan Oct. 21
Creighton Oct. 28
Iowa State Nov. 4
Colorado Nov. 11
Minnesota Nov. 18
Doane Nov. 25
Illinois Nov. 30

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