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1911 Nebraska

5–⁠1–⁠2 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jumbo Stiehm.

Nebraska, 1911
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1911, game by game: won vs. Kearney 117–0; won vs. Kansas State 59–0; lost at Minnesota 3–21; won vs. Missouri 34–0; tied at Iowa State 6–6; won vs. Doane 27–0; won at Kansas 29–0; tied vs. Michigan 6–6+117−18Won 117–0 vs. Kearney+117KearneyWon 59–0 vs. Kansas State+59Kansas StateLost 3–21 at Minnesota-18MinnesotaWon 34–0 vs. Missouri+34MissouriTied 6–6 at Iowa State0Iowa StateWon 27–0 vs. Doane+27DoaneWon 29–0 at Kansas+29KansasTied 6–6 vs. Michigan0Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsKearneyW 117–⁠091%
Oct 14vsKansas StateW 59–⁠086%
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 3–⁠2135%
Oct 28vsMissouriW 34–⁠060%
Nov 4atIowa StateT 6–⁠654%
Nov 11vsDoaneW 27–⁠093%
Nov 18atKansasW 29–⁠044%
Nov 25vsMichiganT 6–⁠663%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Michigan 6–⁠6; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions2–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Iowa State

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
281–⁠33
Coach
Jumbo Stiehm
Elo
1618 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.6 No. 10 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1911 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa State2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Nebraska2–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Kansas1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠0–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Missouri0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Drake0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1

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