1936 Nebraska
7–2 (5–0 Big Six), coached by Dana Bible, finished No. 9 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 40–0Nov 21
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Iowa State | W 34–0 | 74% |
| Oct 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–7 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | vs Indiana | W 13–9 | 64% |
| Oct 24 | at Oklahoma | W 14–0 | 48% |
| Oct 31 | vs Missouri | W 20–0 | 81% |
| Nov 7 | at Kansas | W 26–0 | 70% |
| Nov 14 | vs 5Pittsburgh | L 6–19 | 53% |
| Nov 21 | vs Kansas State | W 40–0 | 69% |
| Nov 28 | at Oregon State | W 32–14 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon State 32–14; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Big Six champions.
In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 11
- Wk 3: 8
- Wk 4: 6
- Wk 5: 13
- Wk 6: 10
- Final: 9
Players on this team
Sam FrancisRunning back
Herm RohrigBack- Les McDonaldEnd
- Lloyd CardwellBack
- Charley BrockCenter
- Fred ShireyOffensive tackle
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 1936.
Big Six champions5–0 in the conference
Heisman voteSam Francis, second
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Big Six
- AP final
- No. 9 peak No. 6
- Points
- 185–49
- Coach
- Dana Bible
- Elo
- 1667 +87 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 21.1 No. 5 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 1 | Sam Francis B | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 1 | Lloyd Cardwell B | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 1 | Les McDonald E | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Six
5 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Lloyd CardwellBAP-1- Sam FrancisBAP-1
- Les McDonaldEAP-1
- Fred ShireyOTAP-1
- Kenneth McGinnisOGAP-1
Second team
- Ronald DouglasBAP-2
- Ted DoyleOTAP-2
- Charley BrockCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 7–2 | 9 |
| Missouri | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–1–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–2–2 | 3–3–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.