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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: Fred T. Dawson
Conference: Missouri Valley-

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1890 <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024

1923 Season Highlights

Fred T. Dawson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

1923 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Illinois	7	24	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Oklahoma	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Kansas	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Missouri	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Notre Dame	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Iowa State	26	14	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Syracuse	0	7	L
Thu., Nov. 29	vs. Kansas State	34	12	W

1923 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -2
Points Scored	112
Scoring Average	14.0
Points Allowed	71
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	43-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	1-1 -1

1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1923 Missouri Valley- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	5-0-3	125	6					George M. Potsy Clark
Iowa State	4-3-1	121	93					Sam S. Willaman
Kansas State	4-2-2	107	72					Charles W. Bachman
Nebraska	4-2-2	112	71					Fred T. Dawson
Oklahoma	3-5	144	111					Bennie Owen
Missouri	2-3-3	31	40					Gwinn Henry

1923 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1923 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).