1938 Nebraska
3–5–1 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Biff Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 14–0Nov 19
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Minnesota | L 7–16 | 37% |
| Oct 8 | vs Iowa State | L 7–8 | 73% |
| Oct 15 | vs Indiana | T 0–0 | 68% |
| Oct 22 | at 14Oklahoma | L 0–14 | 40% |
| Oct 29 | vs Missouri | L 10–13 | 68% |
| Nov 5 | at Kansas | W 16–7 | 54% |
| Nov 12 | vs 3Pittsburgh | L 0–19 | 35% |
| Nov 19 | at Iowa | W 14–0 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | vs Kansas State | W 14–7 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 85th-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 1938.
- Record
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 68–84
- Coach
- Biff Jones
- Elo
- 1570 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 52 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 3 | Charley Brock C | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Six
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Charley BrockCAP-1
Second team
Herm RohrigBAP-2- Jack DoddBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.