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1907 Nebraska

8–⁠2 (1–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by King Cole.

Nebraska, 1907
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1907, game by game: won vs. Peru State 53–0; won vs. South Dakota 39–0; won vs. Grinnell 30–4; lost at Minnesota 5–8; won vs. Colorado 22–8; won vs. Iowa State 10–9; won at Kansas 16–6; won at Denver 63–0; won vs. Doane 85–0; lost at Saint Louis 0–34+85−34Won 53–0 vs. Peru State+53Peru StateWon 39–0 vs. South Dakota+39South DakotaWon 30–4 vs. Grinnell+26GrinnellLost 5–8 at Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 22–8 vs. Colorado+14ColoradoWon 10–9 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateWon 16–6 at Kansas+10KansasWon 63–0 at Denver+63DenverWon 85–0 vs. Doane+85DoaneLost 0–34 at Saint Louis-34Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsPeru StateW 53–⁠091%
Oct 5vsSouth DakotaW 39–⁠095%
Oct 12vsGrinnellW 30–⁠481%
Oct 19atMinnesotaL 5–⁠833%
Oct 26vsColoradoW 22–⁠857%
Nov 2vsIowa StateW 10–⁠958%
Nov 9atKansasW 16–⁠645%
Nov 16atDenverW 63–⁠077%
Nov 23vsDoaneW 85–⁠094%
Nov 28atSaint LouisL 0–⁠3464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Louis 34–⁠0; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions1–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
323–⁠69
Coach
King Cole
Elo
1585 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 26 of 68 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1907 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska1–⁠08–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠17–⁠2
Kansas1–⁠15–⁠3
Washington St. Louis0–⁠11–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.