Missouri Valley Triumphs Over Pacific Coast
Title
Missouri Valley Triumphs Over Pacific Coast
Subject
Nebraska Football vs. Oregon State
Description
The Cornhuskers' 17-7 triumph over the Oregon State Aggies helped to transform the national reputation of Nebraska University. The recap of the game is made in this article. The Nebraska team provided a glimpse of the future dominance to come.
Source
Missouri Valley Triumphs Over Pacific Coast, The Daily Nebraskan
Date
October 23, 1916
Language
English
Original Format
Newspaper
Text
Missouri Valley Triumphs Over the Pacific Coast
Nebraska Scores 17 While Oregon Aggies Make 7
Enemy's Touchdown Was a Fluke- Teamwork of Cornhuskers a Big Feature
(Special Telegram to The Daily Nebraskan.)
Portland, ore., Oct. 2.- Strangers in a strange land, Nebraska University's football team this afternoon outplayed the eleven representing the Oregon agricultural college, and won the greatest intersectional football game of the year, 17-7, before a crowd of more than 6,000 people, including a few hundred alumni of Nebraska University and former citizens of the state by the Big Muddy.
The several hundred Nebraskans, sitting together, surrounded by a crowd that was pulling for the Pacific coast team to down its former coach, are happy tonight. For their team, their boys, played a magnificent game of football. A defense that was impregnable, and an offense that had the punch to win two touchdowns and really earn a third from the great Aggie team was unfolded before them.
But the coast need not be ashamed of its champions. They were met by a better team, but the pupils of Coach Pipal played a great game, nor did they cease to give their best until the whistle blew for the end of the battle.
Nebraska's Teamwork
Nebraska's teamwork was the outstanding feature of the game. Working shoulder to shoulder with the precision of a machine, swinging together in interference for the runner with the ball, closing in to meet and check the advance of their opponents, Coach Stewart's team played as men fighting for as well as with each other.
And yet there were stars. Captain Tim Corey, playing in a strange position, delivered the goods as he had never done before. And he it was who, by his sure and steady toe, made the victory certain. Corey kicked both goals after touchdown, and in the final period of play booted a field goal from placement from the thirty yard line that assured the victory should another fluke give the Aggies an opportunity to make a second touchdown.
Lorin Caley, the smallest man in the backfield, was a star, squirming his way through and around the opposition, he made both of the Cornhusker touchdowns and had actually crossed the goal line for a third, only to let the ball slip out of his grasp. Caley's fumble was costly for Conn, the Aggie fullback, snatched up the pigskin and ran the entire length of the field for the only Oregon score. Caley's splendid play was marred again near the end of the game, when he fumbled a punt in the middle of the field and an opponent snatched it up for a race to the Nebraska line. Caley pursued and down him perilously near the goal, but the Nebraska line proved equal to the emergency, held for downs, and the ball was punted out of danger.
Johny Cook Features
Johnny Cook featured the afternoon by the most brilliant individual runs. He seemed most able to gain consistently, and while he was in the game the ball advanced with almost relentless precision. Not alone around end, but through the line as well, Johnny proved an enigma to the Aggies.
Ted Riddell and Jim Gardiner were the other two Cornhuskers whose work stood out, although Dobson's steady, long and consistent punting entitles him, too, to honorable mention. Jimmie played the same reliable game that makes him one of the most dependable men on the team, and Ted was good at every stage.
Comparison of Teams
In only one department of the game were the Oregon representatives as good or better than their opponents, and that was in returning punts when their total yards exceeded Nebraska's. But in first downs, total yards gained, total gained on punts, and gain made by the use of the forward pass (although but three of Nebraska's were successful) the Missouri Valley school was vastly superior to the Oregon team.
The game opened with Corey kicking off to the Aggies, who were forced to punt after vainly trying to pierce the line twice, and being thrown back for a loss on an attempted end run. Another exchange of the ball, and the Cornhuskers marched through their opponents, or ran around them for the distance, the touchdown and the kicked goal.
The quarter ended Nebraska 7, Oregoon Aggies 0.
In the second quarter Oregon made their lone score, enough, however, to keep the game tied up until the last period.
With Nebraska ever on the attack, and the ball consistently in Oregon territory the Cornhuskers were finally able to push it close to the enemy line. Caley was taking the ball over from about the four-yard line when he fumbled. Conn was on the leather in an instant, and he sped down the field, several Nebraskans in hopeless pursuit, and the stands howling their excitement.
Aggies make 7
Conn downed the ball between his goal posts. Then he kicked goal, and the count was even for the two teams.
The second quarter ended, Nebraska 7, Oregon Agricultural college 7.
Between halves the Nebraska University band, which has proved a stellar attraction on the western trip, did itself proud by parading the field and serenading Oregon. The teams trotted back upon the field for the final clinch.
The third feature was featured by the brilliant work of Cook, who had replaced Caley late in the second quarter. On his first play Cook made seven yards through the line. On his second he bucked off tackle for four. After an intermission to have his trousers repaired, Cook made four around end and three more through the line. In the third quarter he gained with equal consistency around the end or through the line, or on the receiving end of a forward pass.
The final scores for both teams were made in the last period.
Corey ran the count up to ten by place kicking a goal from the thirty-yard line. After both teams had tried forward passing, with changing luck, Caley ran twenty yards for Nebraska's last count, and Corey kicked goal again.
Nebraska Scores 17 While Oregon Aggies Make 7
Enemy's Touchdown Was a Fluke- Teamwork of Cornhuskers a Big Feature
(Special Telegram to The Daily Nebraskan.)
Portland, ore., Oct. 2.- Strangers in a strange land, Nebraska University's football team this afternoon outplayed the eleven representing the Oregon agricultural college, and won the greatest intersectional football game of the year, 17-7, before a crowd of more than 6,000 people, including a few hundred alumni of Nebraska University and former citizens of the state by the Big Muddy.
The several hundred Nebraskans, sitting together, surrounded by a crowd that was pulling for the Pacific coast team to down its former coach, are happy tonight. For their team, their boys, played a magnificent game of football. A defense that was impregnable, and an offense that had the punch to win two touchdowns and really earn a third from the great Aggie team was unfolded before them.
But the coast need not be ashamed of its champions. They were met by a better team, but the pupils of Coach Pipal played a great game, nor did they cease to give their best until the whistle blew for the end of the battle.
Nebraska's Teamwork
Nebraska's teamwork was the outstanding feature of the game. Working shoulder to shoulder with the precision of a machine, swinging together in interference for the runner with the ball, closing in to meet and check the advance of their opponents, Coach Stewart's team played as men fighting for as well as with each other.
And yet there were stars. Captain Tim Corey, playing in a strange position, delivered the goods as he had never done before. And he it was who, by his sure and steady toe, made the victory certain. Corey kicked both goals after touchdown, and in the final period of play booted a field goal from placement from the thirty yard line that assured the victory should another fluke give the Aggies an opportunity to make a second touchdown.
Lorin Caley, the smallest man in the backfield, was a star, squirming his way through and around the opposition, he made both of the Cornhusker touchdowns and had actually crossed the goal line for a third, only to let the ball slip out of his grasp. Caley's fumble was costly for Conn, the Aggie fullback, snatched up the pigskin and ran the entire length of the field for the only Oregon score. Caley's splendid play was marred again near the end of the game, when he fumbled a punt in the middle of the field and an opponent snatched it up for a race to the Nebraska line. Caley pursued and down him perilously near the goal, but the Nebraska line proved equal to the emergency, held for downs, and the ball was punted out of danger.
Johny Cook Features
Johnny Cook featured the afternoon by the most brilliant individual runs. He seemed most able to gain consistently, and while he was in the game the ball advanced with almost relentless precision. Not alone around end, but through the line as well, Johnny proved an enigma to the Aggies.
Ted Riddell and Jim Gardiner were the other two Cornhuskers whose work stood out, although Dobson's steady, long and consistent punting entitles him, too, to honorable mention. Jimmie played the same reliable game that makes him one of the most dependable men on the team, and Ted was good at every stage.
Comparison of Teams
In only one department of the game were the Oregon representatives as good or better than their opponents, and that was in returning punts when their total yards exceeded Nebraska's. But in first downs, total yards gained, total gained on punts, and gain made by the use of the forward pass (although but three of Nebraska's were successful) the Missouri Valley school was vastly superior to the Oregon team.
The game opened with Corey kicking off to the Aggies, who were forced to punt after vainly trying to pierce the line twice, and being thrown back for a loss on an attempted end run. Another exchange of the ball, and the Cornhuskers marched through their opponents, or ran around them for the distance, the touchdown and the kicked goal.
The quarter ended Nebraska 7, Oregoon Aggies 0.
In the second quarter Oregon made their lone score, enough, however, to keep the game tied up until the last period.
With Nebraska ever on the attack, and the ball consistently in Oregon territory the Cornhuskers were finally able to push it close to the enemy line. Caley was taking the ball over from about the four-yard line when he fumbled. Conn was on the leather in an instant, and he sped down the field, several Nebraskans in hopeless pursuit, and the stands howling their excitement.
Aggies make 7
Conn downed the ball between his goal posts. Then he kicked goal, and the count was even for the two teams.
The second quarter ended, Nebraska 7, Oregon Agricultural college 7.
Between halves the Nebraska University band, which has proved a stellar attraction on the western trip, did itself proud by parading the field and serenading Oregon. The teams trotted back upon the field for the final clinch.
The third feature was featured by the brilliant work of Cook, who had replaced Caley late in the second quarter. On his first play Cook made seven yards through the line. On his second he bucked off tackle for four. After an intermission to have his trousers repaired, Cook made four around end and three more through the line. In the third quarter he gained with equal consistency around the end or through the line, or on the receiving end of a forward pass.
The final scores for both teams were made in the last period.
Corey ran the count up to ten by place kicking a goal from the thirty-yard line. After both teams had tried forward passing, with changing luck, Caley ran twenty yards for Nebraska's last count, and Corey kicked goal again.
