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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: Bill Jennings
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Bill Jennings enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Texas  0   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Minnesota  32   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oregon State  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Kansas  3   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Indiana  7   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Missouri  0   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Oklahoma  25   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Iowa State  6   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Colorado  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Kansas State  14   29   L       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored108
  Scoring Average10.8
  Points Allowed160
  Defense Average16.0
  Opponents Record50-49
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-3
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 7-324880 3-38362  Clay Stapleton
Kansas 5-5163134 3-37964  Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma 7-3234146 5-116455  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri 6-5125124Lost  0-144-28253  Dan Devine
Colorado 5-5144177 3-392134  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-6108160 2-46299  Bill Jennings
Kansas State 2-8109266 1-560155  Bernard Bus Mertes

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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.