1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 2–3–1 0–0 William G. Kline 1st Nebraska Field The 1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1918 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach William G. Kline and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Conference, though the conference did not schedule any official games due to the United States' entry into World War I.1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 1, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1918-schedule.html Only three NU starters from 1917 returned as many were involved in the war effort; the war also limited cross-country travel, and as a result Nebraska played only six games in the 1918 season.http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=258 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 258) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Schedule Central y y October 5 2:30 p.m. Iowa<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE L 0–12 October 12 Camp Funston<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE Canceled October 19 Notre Dame<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) Postponed to Nov. 2 October 26 at West Virginia<ncg> Morgantown, WV Canceled October 29 1918 Cotner Bulldogs Cotner<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 30–0 (exhibition) November 2 Notre Dame<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE Postponed to Nov. 28 November 9 at Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) Canceled November 9 2:30 p.m. Omaha Balloon<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 19–0 November 16 2:30 p.m. Kansas<hc> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 20–0 November 23 Northwestern<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE Canceled November 23 2:30 p.m. Camp Dodge<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE L 7–23 November 28 Syracuse<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE Canceled November 28 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) T 0–0 Hold Notre Dame to Tie: Scoreless Turkey Day Clash on Nebraska Field Nebraska State Journal November 29, 1918 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-hold-notre-dame-to/200804814/ Newspapers.comN.D. and Cornhuskers Play Scoreless Tie: Nebraska Only Played to Hold Vistors From Scoring The South Bend Tribune November 29, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-nd-and-cornhusk/200805235/ Newspapers.com December 7 2:45 p.m. at Washington University<ncg> Francis Field St. Louis, MO L 7–20 Wray John E. Washington Wins 20–7 Victory Over Nebraska Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116710851/st-louis-post-dispatch/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri December 8, 1918 12, part four January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-22 HuskerMax Position First year Alma mater William G. Kline Head coach 1918 Illinois Paul J. Schissler Assistant coach 1918 R. D. Scott Manager 1918 Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska Roster thumb|right|175px|Ernest Hubka from 1919 Cornhusker http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1918 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302043345/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1918 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1918 Roster 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Cypreanson, Clarence PLAYER Dana, Herbert E Dobson, Paul HB Howarth, Harry QB Hoyt, Charles G Hubka, Ernest FB Jobes, Raymond HB Kline PLAYER Lanphere, Edward E Lantz, William PLAYER Lyman, Roy Link T McMahon, Harold HB Munn, Monte G Munn, Wade G Newman, Richard QB Reynolds, Harry FB Ross, Emmett G Schellenberg, Elmer HB Schissler PLAYER Swanson, Clarence E Game summaries Iowa Iowa at Nebraska Iowa 0 0 12 0 12 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 October 5 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://www.huskermax.com/1910s.html the 1910s 2009-11-22 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=268 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 268) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Librarieshttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=269 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 269) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Prior to Nebraska's 1918 season-opener against Iowa, the MVIAA announced that, for the first time, freshmen athletes would be permitted to participate in football games. The change was necessitated by the number of upperclassmen who were unavailable to play due to World War I or the Spanish flu. Nebraska drove to Iowa's one-yard line in the first quarter but was unable to come away with any points on what would be NU's only significant scoring chance of the day. Iowa scraped together twelve third-quarter points to win the game 12–0. Omaha Balloon Omaha Balloon at Nebraska Omaha Balloon 0 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 6 7 0 6 19 November 9 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=270 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 270) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Two weeks prior to NU's game against the Omaha Balloon school, a training facility for Army personnel involved in the operation of dirigibles, team captain-elect Roscoe Rhodes was killed in action on October 25. The game itself was Nebraska's first in over a month; the Cornhuskers shut out the Balloon school 19–0. Nebraska halfback Elmer Schellenberg, who scored NU's second touchdown, left the team the following week to join an officers' training school. This was the only meeting between Nebraska and the Omaha Balloon School. Kansas Kansas at Nebraska Kansas 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 2 12 6 0 November 16 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: The field was so muddy for Nebraska's meeting with Kansas that the school's yearbook wrote that "the players were so completely smeared with slime that neither side could be distinguished from the other." Kansas allowed a safety on a punt attempt in the first quarter, the only scoring in the first half. Nebraska, after changing into clean uniforms at halftime, pulled away in the third quarter to win 20–0. Camp Dodge Camp Dodge at Nebraska Camp Dodge 23 Nebraska 7 November 23 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=271 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 271) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Despite a significant advantage in yardage gained, Nebraska trailed 6–0 at halftime. The Cornhuskers briefly took the lead in the third quarter, but a series of late errors and missed opportunities cost Nebraska as the "Dodgers" defeated the Cornhuskers 23–7. This was the only meeting between Camp Dodge and Nebraska. Notre Dame Notre Dame at Nebraska Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 November 28 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: When the Armistice of 11 November 1918 ended World War I, American travel restrictions were eased and Notre Dame was able to travel to Lincoln to play a game that had twice been canceled throughout the season. NU struggled mightily to move the ball on a sloppy Nebraska Field, punting eighteen times and gaining just nine net yards of offense. Knute Rockne's first Notre Dame was also unable to get on the scoreboard, and the game ended in a 0–0 draw. At Washington University Nebraska at Washington University Nebraska 7 Washington University 20 December 7 2:30 p.m. Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis, MO Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1919&page=272 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 272) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Nebraska was able to add a sixth and final game to its 1918 schedule, a postseason charity game against Washington University. The Pikers, led by former Nebraska star John Rutherford, scored twenty unanswered points following an early NU touchdown to win 20–7. This was the first meeting between Nebraska and Washington University, despite several years of shared conference affiliation. Canceled Games Due to wartime travel restrictions and the influenza outbreak of 1918, Nebraska's scheduled games with Syracuse, Missouri, and West Virginia were canceled. The Cornhuskers resumed their annual series with Missouri in 1919, and played Syracuse the following season as well; Nebraska did not face West Virginia until the 1994 Kickoff Classic. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football