Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Fred T. Dawson Conference: Missouri Valley-
1921 Season Highlights
Fred T. Dawson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
1921 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Haskell
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Notre Dame
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Oklahoma
44
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Pittsburgh
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Kansas
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Iowa State
35
3
W
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Colorado State
70
7
W
1921 Season Totals
Record 7-1
Points Scored 283
Scoring Average 35.4
Points Allowed 17
Defense Average 2.1
Opponents Record 30-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 2-1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1921 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1921 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.