1904 Nebraska

9–⁠3, coached by Walter Booth. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠3, over 10 games to the 12 on file here.

Nebraska, 1904
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1904, game by game: won vs. Grand Island 72–0; won vs. Lincoln High 17–0; won vs. Grinnell 46–0; lost at Colorado 0–6; won at Creighton 39–0; won vs. Lincoln Medical 29–0; won vs. Knox 34–0; lost at Minnesota 12–16; won vs. Iowa 17–6; lost at Haskell 6–14; won vs. Bellevue 51–0; won vs. Illinois 16–10+72−8Won 72–0 vs. Grand Island+72Grand IslandWon 17–0 vs. Lincoln High+17Lincoln HighWon 46–0 vs. Grinnell+46GrinnellLost 0–6 at Colorado-6ColoradoWon 39–0 at Creighton+39CreightonWon 29–0 vs. Lincoln Medical+29Lincoln MedicalWon 34–0 vs. Knox+34KnoxLost 12–16 at Minnesota-4MinnesotaWon 17–6 vs. Iowa+11IowaLost 6–14 at Haskell-8HaskellWon 51–0 vs. Bellevue+51BellevueWon 16–10 vs. Illinois+6Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 16–⁠10.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
339–⁠52
Coach
Walter Booth
Elo
1660 +16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.8 No. 32 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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