Nebraska 14, Kansas 3
Nov. 16,
1912 Two long-distance touchdowns in the fourth quarter -- a 70-yard run by Ernest Frank and a 75-yard interception return by Warren Howard -- rallied Nebraska to a 14-3 win over Kansas in Lincoln.
The Lawrence paper insisted it was "really a glorious victory" for the Jayhawks because they outplayed Nebraska for much of the game.
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Two Touchdowns Won by
Long-
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Runs Spell Defeat
for Kansas.
LINCOLN, Nob., Nov. 16. After
battling for throe periods horo this
uttcrnoon .in their nineteenth anuuaj
tootbiill contest. Nebraska Boorcd two
touchdowns in tho fourth quarter, after
Jvansas had kicked a fiold goal, and'
yon by a scoro ot 14 to U.
Tho comhuskors kept tho ball in
Kansas territory during the first
period, but in tho last threo quarfcors,
yuy was. on Ncbrnaku's ground almost
the entire tunc. Twice during tho final
period, after Xcbraska had dofendod
"or goal whon Kansas bad worked tho
ball to tho two-yard
line, the Scarlet
and Cream, with Jong runs, carried "it
over the Crimson and Bluo lino. Today's
victory keeps Nebraska in tho
running for tho Missouri Valley championship.
Shortly after the beginning of tho
fourth quarter, Kansas carried tho ball
to Nebraska's
ton-yard
liuo, Woidlino
kickqd the ball ovor the bar and scored
a .field goal from placement, giving
Kansas three, A fow minutes lator
Captain Frank brokfj through tho Kan
sas line and raced, 70 .yards for a touch
down, and Towlo kicked j;oaI.
Kansas fought back desperately ami
recovered ft punt on Nebraska's 2ij.vurd
line, A buck at lino failed and Kansas
attempted anothor forward pass, whlcli
wont wild. On tho jsuecccdiug play,
tho Crimson nnd Bluo ngain attemptod
a forward pass, tho ball landing square
in tho arms of the Nebraska loft end,
Howard, who ran 7fi yards for anothor
touchdown, and Towlo again kicked
goal.