1928 Nebraska
7–1–1 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Ernest Bearg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma 44–6Nov 10
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | at Iowa State | W 12–0 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | vs Montana State | W 26–6 | 79% |
| Oct 20 | vs Syracuse | W 7–6 | 69% |
| Oct 27 | vs Missouri | W 24–0 | 63% |
| Nov 3 | at Kansas | W 20–0 | 67% |
| Nov 10 | at Oklahoma | W 44–6 | 68% |
| Nov 17 | vs Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 72% |
| Nov 24 | at Army | L 3–13 | 50% |
| Nov 29 | vs Kansas State | W 8–0 | 86% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 8–0; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Photographs from 1928
Photograph of Army–Nebraska Football Game: Corps on Field, Facing Visitors’ StandsPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America 
Photograph of Army–Nebraska Football Game, Michie Stadium: Band and Cadets Marching onto FieldPhoto: National Archives at College Park – Still Pictures, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 144–31
- Coach
- Ernest Bearg
- Elo
- 1684 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.0 No. 30 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
7 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Marion BroadstoneOTAP-1- Elmer HolmOGAP-1
- Danny McMullenOGAP-1
- Ted JamesCAP-1
- Fay RussellQBAP-1
- Clair SloanRBAP-1
- Blue HowellFBAP-1
Second team
- Cliff AshburnEAP-2
- Ray RichardsOTAP-2
- Glen B. MunnOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 7–1–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 2–4–2 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 3–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.