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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 <-- 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
Record	4-5
Points Scored	93
Scoring Average	10.3
Points Allowed	81
Defense Average	9.0
Opponents Record	37-39
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-3

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	3-6	74	222		2-3	39	131	Gwinn Henry
Iowa State	2-6-1	85	173		0-4-1	25	133	Ray Donels
Missouri	8-2	226	39	Lost 0-2	5-0	153	19	Don B. Faurot
Oklahoma	6-3	218	95		3-2	115	35	Dewey W. Snorter Luster
Nebraska	4-5	93	81		3-2	59	24	Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Kansas State	2-5-2	67	168		1-3-1	40	89	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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.