1929 Nebraska
4–1–3 (3–0–2 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 31–12Nov 28
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs SMU | T 0–0 | 65% |
| Oct 12 | at Syracuse | W 13–6 | 59% |
| Oct 19 | vs Pittsburgh | L 7–12 | 58% |
| Oct 26 | at Missouri | T 7–7 | 47% |
| Nov 2 | vs Kansas | W 12–6 | 77% |
| Nov 16 | vs Oklahoma | T 13–13 | 72% |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas State | W 10–6 | 66% |
| Nov 28 | vs Iowa State | W 31–12 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 31–12; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Big Six champions3–0–2 in the conference
- Record
- 4–1–3
- Conference
- 3–0–2 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 93–62
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1637 +14 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 10.1 No. 27 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- George M. Farley
All-Big Six
2 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Ray RichardsOTAP-1- Clair SloanFBAP-1
Second team
- Steve HokufEAP-2
- Marion BroadstoneOTAP-2
- George KosterOGAP-2
- George FarleyRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3–0–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.