1926 Nebraska
6–2 (5–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ernest Bearg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 31–6Oct 30
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs Drake | W 21–0 | 65% |
| Oct 9 | vs Missouri | L 7–14 | 65% |
| Oct 16 | atWashington St. Louis | W 20–6 | 68% |
| Oct 23 | at Kansas | W 20–3 | 65% |
| Oct 30 | vs Iowa State | W 31–6 | 77% |
| Nov 13 | vs Kansas State | W 3–0 | 70% |
| Nov 20 | vsNew York University | W 15–7 | 91% |
| Nov 25 | at Washington | L 6–10 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington 10–6; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 123–46
- Coach
- Ernest Bearg
- Elo
- 1629 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 12.1 No. 19 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Missouri Valley
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lon StinerOTAP-1- Glenn PresnellRBAP-1
Second team
- Blue HowellFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
| Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.