1933 Nebraska
8–1 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas 26–0Oct 7
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Texas | W 26–0 | 55% |
| Oct 14 | at Iowa State | W 20–0 | 66% |
| Oct 21 | at Kansas State | W 9–0 | 57% |
| Oct 28 | vs Oklahoma | W 16–7 | 81% |
| Nov 4 | at Missouri | W 26–0 | 87% |
| Nov 11 | vs Kansas | W 12–0 | 83% |
| Nov 18 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–6 | 42% |
| Nov 25 | vs Iowa | W 7–6 | 78% |
| Nov 30 | vs Oregon State | W 22–0 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon State 22–0; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 37th-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 1933.
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 138–19
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1698 +94 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 18.2 No. 5 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
6 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
George SauerB
Bruce KilbourneEAP-1- Lee PenneyEAP-1
- Gail O’BrienOTAP-1
- Warren DebusOGAP-1
- Franklin MeierCAP-1
Second team
- Bernie MastersonBAP-2
- Hubert BoswellBAP-2
- Clair BishopOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–1 | |
| Kansas State | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–5–1 | |
| Missouri | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.