1935 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1935 Nebraska Cornhuskers football Big Six Conference Big 6 6–2–1 4–0–1 Dana X. Bible 7th Memorial Stadium The 1935 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Dana X. Bible, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Six championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 138 to 71.1935 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 1, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1935-schedule.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before the season Coach Bible became the longest Nebraska head football coach in program history to date when he began his seventh season with the Cornhuskers. The 1934 squad had been made almost entirely of new starters who proved themselves by dropping only three games, two of which were to the teams that would end the season nationally ranked #1 and #2, and finishing second in the Big 6. Almost all of them were back, experienced, and ready to try to put Nebraska back on top.December 2011 Schedule Central y y y September 28 2:00 p.m. Chicago<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE W 28–7 October 5 2:00 p.m. at Iowa State State Field Ames, IA (rivalry) W 20–7 9,349 October 12 2:00 p.m. Minnesota<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 7–12 35,000 October 19 2:00 p.m. at Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry) T 0–0 October 26 3:00 p.m. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 19–0 November 2 2:00 p.m. at Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 19–6 8,000 Nebraska Hands Missouri First Defeat 19 to 6 The Sedalia Democrat November 3, 1935 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113551147/nebraska-hands-missouri-first-defeat-19/ Newspapers.com November 9 2:00 p.m. Kansas<hc> Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 19–13 30,000 November 16 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh<ncg> Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA L 0–6 30,000 Gregg McBride Husker Bag of Tricks Kept Closed by Wet Field and Pitt's Forwrds The Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star Lincoln, Nebraska November 17, 1935 A-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100191503/huskers-fall-to-panthers/ April 20, 2022 Newspapers.com November 28 2:00 p.m. Oregon State<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE W 26–20 Roster Amen, Paul #33 E Andrews, Harris #21 HB Ball, Arthur #20 HB Bauer, Henry #14 QB Benson, Robert #26 HB Cardwell, Lloyd #24 HB Dodd, Edward #27 HB Doherty, William #48 T Dohrmann, Elmer #36 E Douglas, Ronald #25 FB Doyle, Theodore #43 T Eldridge, Ralph #18 HB Ellis, John #49 T English, Lowell #30 C Flasnick, Don #28 G Francis, Sam #38 FB Glenn, Pat #17 G Hale, Leland #23 E Heldt, James #32 T Holmbeck, Harold #34 T Howell, John #13 QB Hubka, Ladas #16 G LaNoue, Gerald #11 HB McDonald, Lester #35 E McGinnis, Kenneth #37 G Mehring, Robert #19 C Morrison, Paul #46 C Peters, Gus #42 G Richardson, John #31 E Scherer, Bernard #44 E Shirey, Fred #45 T Turner, Allan #15 HB Williams, John #22 G http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1935 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302171656/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1935 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1935 Roster 2010-01-13 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Coaching staff Name Title First yearin this position Years atNebraska Alma materDana X. BibleHead coach19291929–1936Carson-NewmanHenry SchulteLineman Coach19311919–1924, 1931–1937MichiganEd WeirFreshmen Coach19291926, 1929–1937, 1943NebraskaW. Harold BrowneAssistant coach19301930–1940Franklin Meier 19351935Nebraskahttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2010-01-13 HuskerMaxhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches/assistants.html Assistant coaches 2010-01-13 HuskerMax Game summaries Chicago Chicago at Nebraska Chicago 7 Nebraska 28 September 28 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska Chicago journeyed to Lincoln to repay a visit made by Nebraska to Chicago's home field back in 1905, which ended as a 5–38 defeat handed down by the Maroons, one of only two losses suffered by the 1905 Cornhuskers. This time around, the debt was repaid in full as Nebraska's line appeared to already be in mid-season form and the Chicago team was handily defeated in the Nebraska opening game. The teams never met again, and the record therefore remained evenly divided between them at 1–1–0.http://www.huskermax.com/1930s.html The 1930s 2010-01-13 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1936&page=342 1936 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 342) 2010-01-13 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Iowa State Nebraska at Iowa State Nebraska 20 Iowa State 7 October 5 Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa 9,349 Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Iowa State hosted Nebraska to open conference play, and the visiting Cornhuskers had little difficulty starting their Big 6 schedule on the right foot with yet another win against the Cyclones. Iowa State, now having dropped 13 straight to Nebraska, was quickly falling out of sight in their series deficit, at 4–25–1. Minnesota Minnesota at Nebraska Minnesota 12 Nebraska 7 October 12 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 35,000 Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry The reigning national championship Minnesota Golden Gophers team arrived in Lincoln in a high-interest game that was broadcast nationally on two radio networks. Nebraska fell by just five points. Minnesota improved over the Cornhuskers to 13–2–2. The Gophers went on to finish the season undefeated at 8–0–0 and ranked #2 nationally by the Dickinson System, while the United Press International's first ever end-of-season poll ranked Minnesota at #1. Kansas State Nebraska at Kansas State Nebraska Kansas State October 19 Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry A bit of a hangover from the emotional defeat at the hands of Minnesota the week before seemed to bog down the Cornhuskers when they visited Kansas State to avenge being denied the 1934 Big 6 title. Instead, while Nebraska succeeded in holding the Wildcats without a score, Nebraska also failed to ever get the ball across the line or between the uprights themselves, handing both teams a scoreless tie. The record held steady, well in Nebraska's favor, at 16–2–2.http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1936&page=343 1936 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 343) 2010-01-13 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Oklahoma Oklahoma at Nebraska Oklahoma 0 Nebraska 19 October 26 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska Rain Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalryCoach Bible succeeded in shaking off the doldrums that slowed his Cornhuskers in Manhattan, and led Nebraska to a convincing shutout victory over the visiting Oklahoma Sooners, where it seemed that all functions of the Cornhusker machine were once again working as expected. Nebraska's winning streak over Oklahoma was now at five, and they remained in command of the series at 11–2–2. Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 19 Missouri 6 November 2 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri Missouri–Nebraska football rivalryAlthough the Tigers scored first, it was another year of frustration for Missouri, as Nebraska defeated the Tigers for the fifth time in a row (and stayed undefeated against them for eight straight), once again retaining custody of the Missouri-Nebraska Bell that the Tigers had possessed for only the duration of one game to date (literally from when it was awarded prior to the Missouri-Nebraska kickoff in 1928 until Nebraska won that game). Nebraska's command over Missouri was now up to 20–6–3. Kansas Kansas at Nebraska Kansas 13 Nebraska 19 November 9 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 30,000 Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Kansas gave Nebraska some tense moments in front of the homecoming crowd, scoring first and trailing just 7–12 at the half. The Jayhawks pulled ahead again by one point to keep the pressure on, though the Cornhuskers managed to answer again and hold before time expired. This was the 12th straight win over Kansas, and the 31–9–2 advantage held by Nebraska was the largest against all opponents at that time. The win closed out Nebraska's 1935 Big 6 schedule with no losses, clinching the league title.http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1936&page=344 1936 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 344) 2010-01-13 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Pittsburgh Nebraska at Pittsburgh Nebraska 0 Pittsburgh 6 November 16 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh A closely matched, hard-fought defensive battle yielded only one score on the day, which belonged to the home team Panthers. Nebraska suffered yet another loss to rival Pittsburgh, their 3rd in a row and 10th straight without a victory. Pittsburgh went on to finish the season 7–1–2 and ranked #10 nationally in the United Press International's first ever end-of-season poll. Oregon State Oregon State at Nebraska Oregon State 20 Nebraska 26 November 28 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska Oregon State provided the last win for the 1935 Cornhuskers, in a game that featured big plays again and again. Midway through the third quarter, the Beavers were holding the lead with Nebraska reserves on the field. Coach Bible put the starters back in, and they summarily marched 65 yards in 13 plays to put up the game-winning points. Nebraska remained perfect against Oregon State all-time in the four meetings of these teams.http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1936&page=345 1936 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 345) 2010-01-13 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries After the season Coach Bible brought home another Big 6 championship to add to his sizable collection, Nebraska's sixth over the last eight seasons. The United Press International released their first-ever end-of-season national poll, for just this year, which showed the Cornhuskers finishing at #21. Coach Bible's career record at Nebraska improved to 43–13–7 (.738), and he brought the Cornhusker program total to 263–87–27 (.733) while advancing the league record to what had become a commanding dominance of 82–11–9 (.848). Awards Award Name(s) All-American Gerald LaNoue All-American 3rd team Bernard Scherer All-Big 6 team Lloyd Cardwell, Sam Francis, Gerald LaNoue, Bernard Scherer, Fred Shirey Eastern All-Star Team Gerald LaNoue, Bernard Scherer References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football