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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: Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Lawrence M. Biff Jones enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Minnesota  14   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Iowa State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Oklahoma  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Missouri  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Indiana  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Kansas  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Pittsburgh  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Iowa  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Kansas State  3   0   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored99
  Scoring Average11.0
  Points Allowed42
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record39-35
  Conference Record3-0
  Home Record3-0 -2
  Away Record3-1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 6-1-2 AP
  
1937 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 3-4-27274 2-1-23329  Adrian H. Ad Lindsey
Iowa State 3-650161 1-43386  James J. Jim Yeager
Nebraska 6-1-29942 3-0-24320  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Oklahoma 5-2-29839 3-1-16213  Thomas E. Tom Stidham
Missouri 3-6-14264 2-2-12621  Don B. Faurot
Kansas State 4-57684 1-42149  Wesley L. Fry

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 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

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