1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–2 2–0 E. J. Stewart 2nd Nebraska Field MVC champion The 1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1917 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach E. J. Stewart and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Conference, which NU won for the eighth consecutive season.1917 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 1, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1917-schedule.html Stewart departed the football program after the season to assist in the war effort as the United States drew closer to involvement in World War I, spending time at the YMCA preparing young men to serve in the armed forces. Stewart remained NU's basketball coach and athletic director until 1919. Schedule y y October 6 2:30 p.m. 1916 Nebraska Wesleyan Coyotes Nebraska Wesleyan<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 100–0 October 13 2:30 p.m. Iowa<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 47–0 October 20 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 7–0 October 27 2:30 p.m. at Michigan<ncg> Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI L 0–2 5,022 November 10 2:30 p.m. Missouri<hc> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 52–0 November 17 2:00 p.m. at Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 13–3 November 29 2:30 p.m. Syracuse<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE L 9–10 10,000 Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-22 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1917&page=139 1917 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 139) 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Position First year Alma mater E. J. Stewart Head coach 1916 Mount Union Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska Roster http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1917 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302042958/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1917 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1917 Roster 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Cook, John QB Day, William C Dobson, Paul HB DuTeau, Al E Henry, Stanley C Hubka, Ernest FB Kellogg, Sam T Kositsky, Ed T Kriemelmeyer, Walter T McMahon, Harold HB Munn, Wayne G Otopalik, Hugo HB Rhodes, Roscoe E Riddell, Ted E Schellenberg, Elmer HB Shaw, Edson T Shaw, Lawrence T Teter, John G White, Herbert PLAYER White, Roland PLAYER Wilder, Harold T Young, Farley G Game summaries Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 0 Nebraska 100 October 6 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://www.huskermax.com/1910s.html the 1910s 2009-11-22 HuskerMax This was the fourth and final time Nebraska scored 100 or more points. Iowa Iowa at Nebraska Iowa 0 Nebraska 47 October 13 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Notre Dame Notre Dame at Nebraska Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 Nebraska 0 7 0 0 October 20 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:https://huskers.com/news/2007/10/18/huskers-beat-irish-the-gipper-7-0 Huskers Beat Irish, the Gipper, 7–0 2009-11-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Departmenthttp://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2000/07/13/3968d6cd2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010816212608/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2000/07/13/3968d6cd2 dead August 16, 2001 1917: Nebraska Shuts Out Notre Dame 2009-11-22 Husker Press Box The Irish's longest drive ended with an interception at the Nebraska 8-yard line. Among the Notre Dame players present was future College Football Hall of Fame inductee George Gipp, who was handed his first career loss at Notre Dame. At Michigan Nebraska at Michigan Nebraska 0 Michigan 20 October 27 Ferry Field, Ann Arbor, MI Sources: Missouri Missouri at Nebraska Missouri 0 Nebraska 52 November 10 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 13 Kansas 3 November 17 McCook Field, Lawrence, KS Sources: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Syracuse Syracuse at Nebraska Syracuse 10 Nebraska 9 November 29 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football