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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-

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1890 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Lawrence M. Biff Jones enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Indiana	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Minnesota	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Iowa State	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Baylor	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Kansas State	25	9	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Missouri	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Kansas	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Pittsburgh	14	13	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Oklahoma	13	7	W

1939 Season Totals
Record	7-1 -1
Points Scored	115
Scoring Average	12.8
Points Allowed	70
Defense Average	7.8
Opponents Record	39-37
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-1 -1

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	7-1-1	AP

1939 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	2-7	50	117		1-4	29	83	James J. Jim Yeager
Kansas	2-6	47	107		1-4	27	81	Gwinn Henry
Missouri	8-2	155	79	Lost 7-21	5-0	84	32	Don B. Faurot
Nebraska	7-1-1	115	70		4-1	68	50	Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Oklahoma	6-2-1	186	62		3-2	91	43	Thomas E. Tom Stidham
Kansas State	4-5	117	108		1-4	53	63	Wesley L. Fry

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 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.