1927 Nebraska
6–2 (4–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ernest Bearg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grinnell 58–0Oct 15
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Iowa State | W 6–0 | 71% |
| Oct 8 | at Missouri | L 6–7 | 41% |
| Oct 15 | vsGrinnell | W 58–0 | 75% |
| Oct 29 | vs Syracuse | W 21–0 | 60% |
| Nov 5 | vs Kansas | W 47–13 | 83% |
| Nov 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 13–21 | 45% |
| Nov 19 | at Kansas State | W 33–0 | 59% |
| Nov 24 | vsNew York University | W 27–18 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New York University 27–18; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 211–59
- Coach
- Ernest Bearg
- Elo
- 1661 +75 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.0 No. 16 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Missouri Valley
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Ray RandelsOTAP-1- Danny McMullenOGAP-1
- Glenn PresnellRBAP-1
- Blue HowellFBAP-1
Second team
- Elmer HolmOGAP-2
- Theodore JamesCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
 Oklahoma | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
 Drake | 1–2 | 3–6 | |
| Grinnell | 0–5 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.