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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: Dana X. Bible
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

Dana X. Bible enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Southern Methodist	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Syracuse	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Pittsburgh	7	12	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Missouri	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Kansas	12	6	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Oklahoma	13	13	T
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Kansas State	10	6	W
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Iowa State	31	12	W

1929 Season Totals
Record	4-1 -3
Points Scored	93
Scoring Average	11.6
Points Allowed	62
Defense Average	7.8
Opponents Record	37-25
Conference Record	3-0
Home Record	2-1 -2
Away Record	2-0 -1

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	4-4	97	50		2-3	46	25	William H. Bill Hargiss
Iowa State	1-7	54	135		0-5	21	107	C. Noel Workman
Missouri	5-2-1	78	28		3-1-1	52	14	Gwinn Henry
Nebraska	4-1-3	93	62		3-0-2	73	44	Dana X. Bible
Kansas State	3-5	55	102		3-2	35	32	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Oklahoma	3-3-2	81	81		2-2-1	48	53	Adrian H. Ad Lindsey

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.