1909 Nebraska

3–⁠3–⁠2 (0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by King Cole.

Nebraska, 1909
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1909, game by game: tied vs. South Dakota 6–6; won vs. Knox 34–0; lost vs. Minnesota 0–14; tied vs. Iowa 6–6; won vs. Doane 12–0; lost vs. Kansas 0–6; won at Denver 6–5; lost vs. Haskell 5–16+34−14Tied 6–6 vs. South Dakota0South DakotaWon 34–0 vs. Knox+34KnoxLost 0–14 vs. Minnesota-14MinnesotaTied 6–6 vs. Iowa0IowaWon 12–0 vs. Doane+12DoaneLost 0–6 vs. Kansas-6KansasWon 6–5 at Denver+1DenverLost 5–16 vs. Haskell-11Haskell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsSouth DakotaT 6–⁠695%
Oct 9vsKnoxW 34–⁠085%
Oct 16vsMinnesotaL 0–⁠1449%
Oct 23vsIowaT 6–⁠666%
Oct 30vsDoaneW 12–⁠090%
Nov 6vsKansasL 0–⁠641%
Nov 20atDenverW 6–⁠533%
Nov 25vsHaskellL 5–⁠1665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Haskell 16–⁠5; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
69–⁠53
Coach
King Cole
Elo
1475 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.8 No. 42 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1909 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠18–⁠1
Drake1–⁠17–⁠1
Iowa State0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Nebraska0–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠23–⁠4

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