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This was Nebraska's first game against another major university program, and the Bugeaters secured the season-opening victory with just a single touchdown produced as a result of a fumble recovery. Both the fumble recovery and the winning touchdown were accomplished by African-American med student George Flippin, Nebraska's first black player and only the fifth black athlete to play at a major predominantly white college nationwide. This was the first game in which Nebraska appeared in what would later become the University's permanent official colors, scarlet and cream. Historical sources disagree on the status of the team's head coach for this game. Some show that J. S. Williams left the post after this game, while others show a different coach recorded only as Mr. Baldwin was expected to fulfill that role but did not follow through, and therefore that Williams did not arrive until after this game before subsequently leaving after the second game of the season.This game was to have been Nebraska'scoach outlet first ever conference game, however the University of Missouri squad refused to take the field, protesting the presence of African American George Flippin on the Bugeater squad. As the Tigers refused to play, the game was ruled as a forfeit and the score officially recorded as 1-0. This unfortunate event resulted in the new conference establishing a rule that prevented member teams from refusing to play scheduled matches.[5][6] University of Missouri records indicate the score of this game was a 6-0 forfeit Nebraska victory.[