1931 Nebraska
8–2 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 44–6Sep 26
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs South Dakota | W 44–6 | 95% |
| Oct 3 | at Northwestern | L 7–19 | 37% |
| Oct 10 | vs Oklahoma | W 13–0 | 60% |
| Oct 24 | vs Kansas | W 6–0 | 68% |
| Oct 31 | at Missouri | W 10–7 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | vs Iowa | W 7–0 | 77% |
| Nov 14 | at Kansas State | W 6–3 | 45% |
| Nov 21 | vs Iowa State | W 23–0 | 81% |
| Nov 26 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–40 | 35% |
| Dec 5 | at Colorado State | W 20–7 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 20–7; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 136–82
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1624 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.4 No. 42 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
3 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Hugh RheaOTAP-1; UP-1- George KosterOGAP-1; UP-1
George SauerFBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- James GilbertOTAP-2; UP-2
- Lawrence ElyCAP-2
- Everett KreizingerRBAP-2; UP-2
- Henry BauerRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Kansas | 1–3 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–4 | 4–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.