1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–1–2 2–0–1 Ewald O. Stiehm 1st Nebraska Field MVC co-championNebraska state champion The 1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1911 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1910-schedule.html Following the retirement of W.C. Cole in 1910, Nebraska hired Stiehm as his replacement.Jumbo Stiehm selected as Nebraska coach Lincoln Journal Star 1911-02-21 Nicknamed "Jumbo" because of his large feet, Stiehm was a regimented, fiery man who was prone to frequent tirades on the sidelines.How It Was: The first great coach Mike Babcock https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/Article/Mike-Babcock-on-Ewald-Stiehm-62289/ 2020-06-01 Despite this, his first Cornhuskers team, with nine returning starters from 1910, split the MVC championship with Iowa State. Schedule y y y October 7 3:30 p.m. 1911 Kearney Normal Antelopes Kearney Normal<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 117–0 October 14 3:30 p.m. Kansas State<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 59–0 October 21 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota<ncg> Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) L 3–21 10,000 Minnesota Players Find Themselves and Defeat Nebraskans by 21 to 3 The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune October 22, 1911 53 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98750757/minnesota-players-find-themselves-and/ Newspapers.com October 28 3:00 p.m. Missouri Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 34–0 November 4 2:30 p.m. at Iowa State State Field Ames, IA (rivalry) T 6–6 November 11 3:00 p.m. 1911 Doane Tigers Doane<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 27–0 November 18 2:30 p.m. at Kansas Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 29–0 7,000 Scoring All Done by Cornhuskers: Kansas Lost Game to Nebraska 29 to 0 and Also the Missouri Valley Championship – Line Didn't Hold The Topeka Daily Capital November 19, 1911 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115623132/scoring-all-done-by-cornhuskers-kansas/ Newspapers.com November 25 2:30 p.m. Michigan<ncg><hc> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE T 6–6 Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-15 HuskerMax Position First year Alma materEwald O. StiehmHead coach1911WisconsinJack BestTrainer1890Nebraska Roster Anderson, Arthur G Chauner, Walter E Elliott, E.B. C Frank, Ernest HB Frank, Owen HB Gibson, J.P. FB Harman, Dewey RT Hornberger, Evans G Lofgren, Gus E Pearson, Monte T Potter, Herbert QB Purdy, Leonard HB Russell, Richard HB Shonka, Sylvester LT Swanson, Caesar LG Warner, Leon QBhttp://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1911 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040725/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1911 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1911 Roster 2009-11-16 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Game summaries Kearney State Kearney State at Nebraska Kearney State 0 Nebraska 117 October 7, 1911 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 3:30 p.m. Sources:http://www.huskermax.com/1910s.html the 1910s 2009-11-16 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1912&page=37 1912 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook 2009-11-16 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Stiehm's first game ended in a 117–0 blowout of Kearney State, two points shy of tying the program record of 119 points set in NU's previous game. This was the only meeting between Kearney State and Nebraska. Kansas State Kansas State at Nebraska Kansas State 0 Nebraska 59 October 14, 1911 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 3:30 p.m. Sources: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska and Kansas State met for the first time in 1911, though they were not yet in the same conference. At Minnesota Nebraska at Minnesota Nebraska 3 Minnesota 21 October 21, 1911 Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN 2:30 p.m. Sources: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska outgained Minnesota in both rushing and passing yards, but again fell to the Golden Gophers. Missouri Missouri at Nebraska Missouri 0 Nebraska 34 October 28, 1911 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 3:00 p.m. Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1912&page=38 1912 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook 2009-11-16 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry At Iowa State Nebraska at Iowa State Nebraska 6 Iowa State 6 November 4, 1911 State Field, Ames, IA 2:30 p.m. Sources: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Doane Doane at Nebraska Doane 0 Nebraska 27 November 11, 1911 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 3:00 p.m. Sources: With wins against both in-state opponents, Nebraska recorded their eighth unofficial state championship. At Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 29 Kansas 0 November 18, 1911 Central Park, Lawrence, KS 2:30 p.m. Sources: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska clinched a share of the Missouri Valley championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas. Michigan Michigan at Nebraska Michigan Nebraska 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 November 25, 1911 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 2:30 p.m. Theodore M. Stuart (Michigan) Sources:Nebraska Wins Missouri Title: Coach Stiehm's Boys Romp Through Opponents at Will, Scoring Five Touchdowns Detroit Free Press November 19, 1911 13 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767480772.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+19%2C+1911&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=13&desc=NEBRASKA+WINS+MISSOURI+TITLE March 2, 2019 January 31, 2013 https://archive.today/20130131185018/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767480772.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+19,+1911&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=13&desc=NEBRASKA+WINS+MISSOURI+TITLE deadThomson Is Back, "Stan" Wells and Pontius Are Out: Regains Her Star Fullback, but Learns That Two Other Valuable Men Will Not Play Against the Sturdy Nebraska Cornhuskers—Coach Yost Is Not Certain of How His Team Will Line Up on Saturday Detroit Free Press November 23, 1911 9 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767490812.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+23%2C+1911&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=9&desc=THOMSON+IS+BACK%3B+%22STAN%22+WELLS+AND+PONTIUS+ARE+OUT March 2, 2019 February 1, 2013 https://archive.today/20130201145753/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767490812.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+23,+1911&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=9&desc=THOMSON+IS+BACK;+%22STAN%22+WELLS+AND+PONTIUS+ARE+OUT deadPontius May Not Play Against the Nebraska Eleven: Feared That "Brute" Will Not Be in Shape for Closing Game of Michigan's Season—Scrimmage Work Is Scheduled for Today to Try Out Some New Plays Designed Especially to Whip the Cornhuskers—Reserves Are Given a Treat Detroit Free Press November 22, 1911 9 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767489002.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+22%2C+1911&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=9&desc=PONTIUS+MAY+NOT+PLAY+AGAINST+THE+NEBRASKA+ELEVEN March 2, 2019 February 1, 2013 https://archive.today/20130201025731/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767489002.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+22,+1911&author=Special+to+The+Free+Press&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=9&desc=PONTIUS+MAY+NOT+PLAY+AGAINST+THE+NEBRASKA+ELEVEN deadMichigan Claims Championship of World at Having Men Hurt: More Injuries This Season Than Ever Before in History of Maize and Blue Football Detroit Free Press November 20, 1911 8 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767485652.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+20%2C+1911&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=MICHIGAN+CLAIMS+CHAMPIONSHIP+OF+WORLD+AT+HAVING+MEN+HURT March 2, 2019 January 31, 2013 https://archive.today/20130131140401/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/access/1767485652.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+20,+1911&author=&pub=Detroit+Free+Press+(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=8&desc=MICHIGAN+CLAIMS+CHAMPIONSHIP+OF+WORLD+AT+HAVING+MEN+HURT deadMichigan in Tie Game: Wolverines Outplayed by Nebraska – Both Score After Fumble The New York Times November 26, 1911 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/11/26/104883790.pdfNebraska Plays Michigan to Tie: Each Team Scores Touchdown in Third Quarter of LinColn Contest; Game Fiercely Fought; Nebraska Holds Yost; Rival Elevens Battle to Tie, 6–6 in Lincoln Contest; Scores in Third Quarter; Capt. Conklin Makes First Touchdown and Shonka the Second Chicago Daily Tribune C1 November 26, 1911 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/387076981.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+26%2C+1911&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1872-1922)&edition=&startpage=C1&desc=NEBRASKA+PLAYS+MICHIGAN+TO+TIE March 2, 2019 January 31, 2013 https://archive.today/20130131162022/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/387076981.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+26,+1911&author=&pub=Chicago+Daily+Tribune+(1872-1922)&edition=&startpage=C1&desc=NEBRASKA+PLAYS+MICHIGAN+TO+TIE dead Michigan stars Stanfield Wells and Miller Pontius were unable to play, prompting the Detroit Free Press to quip that Michigan could claim the "world championship of injuries". In the third quarter of a scoreless game, Michigan end Frederick L. Conklin blocked a Nebraska punt and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. The Chicago Daily Tribune wrote: "Conklin broke through, blocked it, turned like lightning and sped without interference across the goal line for Michigan's first touchdown." NU responded on its next drive with two long end runs that took the ball to Michigan's eight-yard line, and halfback Leonard Purdy finished off the drive with a touchdown. The New York Times called the game "the hardest contest ever witnessed on Nebraska Field." References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football