1935 Nebraska
6–2–1 (4–0–1 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 28–7Sep 28
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsChicago | W 28–7 | 67% |
| Oct 5 | at Iowa State | W 20–7 | 57% |
| Oct 12 | vs Minnesota | L 7–12 | 51% |
| Oct 19 | at Kansas State | T 0–0 | 49% |
| Oct 26 | vs Oklahoma | W 19–0 | 64% |
| Nov 2 | at Missouri | W 19–6 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | vs Kansas | W 19–13 | 71% |
| Nov 16 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–6 | 31% |
| Nov 28 | vs Oregon State | W 26–20 | 75% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon State 26–20; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 71st-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 1935.
Big Six champions4–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 4–0–1 first in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 138–71
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1621 +67 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 12.2 No. 24 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1936
The 1936 draft| Rd 3 | Bernie Scherer E | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Six
5 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Lloyd CardwellBAP-1- Jerry LaNoueBAP-1
Sam FrancisBAP-1- Bernie SchererEAP-1
- Fred ShireyOTAP-1
Second team
- Henry BauerBAP-2
- Les McDonaldEAP-2
- John WilliamsOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Kansas | 2–2–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–2–2 | 2–4–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–3–1 | 2–4–3 | |
| Missouri | 0–2–3 | 3–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.