Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: J. William Bill Glassford Conference: Big Eight-
1951 Season Highlights
J. William Bill Glassford enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Texas Christian
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Kansas State
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Penn State
7
15
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Minnesota
20
39
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Missouri
19
35
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Kansas
7
27
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Iowa State
34
27
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Colorado
14
36
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Oklahoma
0
27
L
Fri., Nov. 30 @
Miami
7
19
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 1-8
-1
Points Scored 121
Scoring Average 12.1
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 25.9
Opponents Record 51-44
Conference Record 1-4
Home Record 0-5
Away Record 1-3
-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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