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1920 Nebraska

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Henry Schulte.

Nebraska, 1920
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1920, game by game: won vs. Washburn 14–0; won vs. Colorado State 7–0; lost vs. Notre Dame 7–16; won vs. South Dakota 20–0; won at Rutgers 28–0; lost at Penn State 0–20; tied at Kansas 20–20; won vs. Michigan State 35–7; lost vs. Washington State 20–21+28−20Won 14–0 vs. Washburn+14WashburnWon 7–0 vs. Colorado State+7Colorado StateLost 7–16 vs. Notre Dame-9Notre DameWon 20–0 vs. South Dakota+20South DakotaWon 28–0 at Rutgers+28RutgersLost 0–20 at Penn State-20Penn StateTied 20–20 at Kansas0KansasWon 35–7 vs. Michigan State+28Michigan StateLost 20–21 vs. Washington State-1Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsWashburnW 14–⁠089%
Oct 9vsColorado StateW 7–⁠049%
Oct 16vsNotre DameL 7–⁠1648%
Oct 23vsSouth DakotaW 20–⁠093%
Nov 2atRutgersW 28–⁠056%
Nov 6atPenn StateL 0–⁠2029%
Nov 13atKansasT 20–⁠2042%
Nov 20vsMichigan StateW 35–⁠774%
Nov 25vsWashington StateL 20–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 21–⁠20.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1920.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
151–⁠84
Coach
Henry Schulte
Elo
1542 +30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.4 No. 21 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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