1932 Nebraska
7–1–1 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 21–6Nov 24
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs Iowa State | W 12–6 | 75% |
| Oct 15 | at Minnesota | L 6–7 | 51% |
| Oct 22 | at Kansas | W 20–6 | 54% |
| Oct 29 | vs Kansas State | W 6–0 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at Iowa | W 14–13 | 78% |
| Nov 12 | vs Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 45% |
| Nov 19 | at Oklahoma | W 5–0 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | vs Missouri | W 21–6 | 88% |
| Dec 3 | at SMU | W 21–14 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 21–14; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1932.
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 105–52
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1657 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.6 No. 33 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
4 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
George SauerB
Charles SchieleEAP-1- Corwin HulbertOTAP-1
- Lawrence ElyCAP-1
Second team
- Bernie MastersonBAP-2
- Chris MathisBAP-2
- Leo PenneyEAP-2
- Walter DeBusOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1932 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 7–1–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Missouri | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Iowa State | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.