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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: Ernest E. Bearg
Conference: Missouri Valley-

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1890 <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024

1926 Season Highlights

Ernest E. Bearg enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

1926 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Drake	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Missouri	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Washington (Missouri)	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Kansas	20	3	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Iowa State	31	6	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Kansas State	3	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. New York University	15	7	W
Thu., Nov. 25	@ Washington	6	10	L

1926 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	15.4
Points Allowed	46
Defense Average	5.8
Opponents Record	24-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-1

1926 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1926 Missouri Valley- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	4-3-1	51	60					C. Noel Workman
Kansas	2-6	34	135					Franklin C. Cappy Cappon
Nebraska	6-2	123	46					Ernest E. Bearg
Kansas State	5-3	85	42					Charles W. Bachman
Missouri	5-1-2	122	33					Gwinn Henry
Oklahoma	5-2-1	137	52					Bennie Owen
Oklahoma State	3-4-1	79	114					John F. Maulbetsch

1926 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1926 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).