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Nebraska Football Team History

Nebraska Cornhuskers

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field
Capacity: 81,067
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Coach: Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Conference: Missouri Valley-

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1890 <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024

1915 Season Highlights

Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

1915 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Drake	48	13	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Kansas State	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Washburn	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Notre Dame	20	19	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Iowa State	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Nebraska Wesleyan	30	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Kansas	33	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Iowa	52	7	W

1915 Season Totals
Record	8-0
Points Scored	282
Scoring Average	35.3
Points Allowed	39
Defense Average	4.9
Opponents Record	25-13
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	2-0

1915 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1915 Missouri Valley- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-2	129	75					Charles Mayser
Kansas	6-2	153	79					Herman P. Olcott
Nebraska	8-0	282	39					Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Kansas State	3-4-1	43	84					John R. Chief Bender
Missouri	2-5-1	72	102					Henry F. Schulte

1915 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1915 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).