1923 Nebraska

4–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠0–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Fred Dawson.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1923, game by game: lost at Illinois 7–24; won vs. Oklahoma 24–0; tied vs. Kansas 0–0; tied at Missouri 7–7; won vs. Notre Dame 14–7; won at Iowa State 26–14; lost vs. Syracuse 0–7; won vs. Kansas State 34–12+24−17Lost 7–24 at Illinois-17IllinoisWon 24–0 vs. Oklahoma+24OklahomaTied 0–0 vs. Kansas0KansasTied 7–7 at Missouri0MissouriWon 14–7 vs. Notre Dame+7Notre DameWon 26–14 at Iowa State+12Iowa StateLost 0–7 vs. Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 34–12 vs. Kansas State+22Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6atIllinoisL 7–⁠2466%
Oct 13vsOklahomaW 24–⁠074%
Oct 20vsKansasT 0–⁠071%
Oct 27atMissouriT 7–⁠758%
Nov 10vsNotre DameW 14–⁠743%
Nov 17atIowa StateW 26–⁠1466%
Nov 24vsSyracuseL 0–⁠765%
Nov 29vsKansas StateW 34–⁠1268%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 34–⁠12; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 56th-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 1923.

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Kansas

Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠2 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠71
Coach
Fred Dawson
Elo
1651 +0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.8 No. 11 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Kansas3–⁠0–⁠35–⁠0–⁠3
Drake3–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠43–⁠5
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Grinnell1–⁠32–⁠6
Washington St. Louis1–⁠43–⁠5

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