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-
1955 Season Highlights
J. William Bill Glassford enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Hawaii
0
6
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Ohio State
20
28
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Kansas State
16
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Texas A&M
0
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Pittsburgh
7
21
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Missouri
18
12
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Kansas
19
14
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Iowa State
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Colorado
37
20
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Oklahoma
0
41
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 127
Scoring Average 12.7
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 17.6
Opponents Record 54-44
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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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