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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  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Lawrence M. Biff Jones enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Iowa State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Kansas  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Indiana  13   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Missouri  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Kansas State  6   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Minnesota  0   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Pittsburgh  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Iowa  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Oklahoma  7   6   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average10.3
  Points Allowed81
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record37-39
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-3
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 3-674222 2-339131  Gwinn Henry
Iowa State 2-6-185173 0-4-125133  Ray Donels
Missouri 8-222639Lost  0-25-015319  Don B. Faurot
Oklahoma 6-321895 3-211535  Dewey W. Snorter Luster
Nebraska 4-59381 3-25924  Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Kansas State 2-5-267168 1-3-14089  Hobbs Adams

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.