1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Independent 3–3–2 Henry Schulte 1st Nebraska Field The 1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1919 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Henry Schulte and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team competed as an independent, departing the Missouri Valley Conference after thirteen seasons.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 Schulte became the twelfth official head coach in the program's twenty-nine years of competition; his first team faced a daunting schedule consisting of Iowa, Notre Dame, Minnesota, and Syracuse as Nebraska's athletic department sought to schedule high-profile matchups.http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1920&page=352 1920 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 352) 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Schedule Central y y y October 4 2:30 p.m. at Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA (rivalry) L 0–18 October 11 2:00 p.m. at Minnesota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) T 6–6 10,000 October 18 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 9–14 October 25 3:30 p.m. vs Oklahoma Rourke Park Omaha, NE (rivalry) T 7–7 November 1 2:30 p.m. Iowa State Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 0–3 November 8 2:30 p.m. at Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 12–5 November 15 2:30 p.m. Kansas<hc> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 19–7 8,000 Jayhawks Lies With the Missouri Tiger: Cornhuskers Nail Down Lid of Kansas Coffin Sunday State Journal November 16, 1919 8A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115420884/jayhawk-lies-with-the-missouri-tiger/ Newspapers.com November 27 2:30 p.m. Syracuse Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 3–0 7,000 Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-23 HuskerMax Position First year Alma mater Henry Schulte Head coach 1919 Michigan Paul J. Schissler Assistant coach 1918 Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska Roster http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1919 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302043737/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1919 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1919 Roster 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Dale, Fred FB Dana, Herbert E Day, William C Dobson, Paul HB Henry, Stanley HB Howarth, Harry QB Hubka, Ernest FB Jobes, Raymond HB Kellogg, Sam T Lyman, Roy Link T McGlasson, Harold QB Munn, Monte G Munn, Wade G Newman, Richard QB Pucelik, John G Russell, Robert QB Schellenberg, Elmer HB Swanson, Clarence E Wilder, Harold T Wright, Floyd HB Young, Farley G Game summaries At Iowa Nebraska at Iowa Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa 13 3 0 2 18 October 4 2:30 p.m. Iowa City, IA Sources:http://www.huskermax.com/1910s.html the 1910s 2009-11-23 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1920&page=356 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 356) 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry At Minnesota Nebraska at Minnesota Nebraska 6 Minnesota 6 October 11 Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN 2:00 p.m. 10,000 Sources: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry Two goal-line stands and a nine-yard touchdown rush gave Minnesota a 6–0 halftime lead. A long touchdown by backup Elmer Schellenberg tied the game at six at the end of the third quarter; NU missed the point after and the game ended in a tie. Notre Dame Notre Dame at Nebraska Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 Nebraska 0 6 0 3 October 18 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1920&page=358 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 358) 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Librarieshttp://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2000/07/19/3968db912 https://web.archive.org/web/20010816202127/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2000/07/19/3968db912 dead August 16, 2001 1919: The "Gipper" Wins One For Notre Dame 2009-11-23 Husker Press Box A reverse pass on the first drive of the game gave Notre Dame an early lead. NU scored before halftime, but Notre Dame star George Gipp dominated in the second half and the Irish won 14–9. Nebraska lost three consecutive games for the first time since 1899. Oklahoma Oklahoma vs. Nebraska Oklahoma 7 Nebraska 7 October 25 3:30 p.m. Omaha, NE Sources: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry Iowa State Iowa State at Nebraska Iowa State 3 Nebraska 0 November 1 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1920&page=359 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 359) 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska failed to win for the fifth consecutive game, tying the program's longest such stretch. At Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 12 Missouri 5 November 8 2:30 p.m. Rollins Field, Columbia, MO Sources: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Despite missing five starters, Nebraska won its first game of the season in Columbia. Kansas Kansas at Nebraska Kansas 7 Nebraska 19 November 15 2:30 p.m. Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1920&page=360 1919 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 360) 2009-11-23 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Syracuse Syracuse at Nebraska Syracuse 0 Nebraska 3 November 27 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE 7,000 2:30 p.m. Snow, 0 F Sources: On a snowy Thanksgiving day, Nebraska defeated Syracuse 3–0 to close the season with its third straight win. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football