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1939 Nebraska

7–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Biff Jones, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1939, game by game: tied at Indiana 7–7; won vs. Minnesota 6–0; won at Iowa State 10–7; won vs. No. 19 Baylor 20–0; won at Kansas State 25–9; lost at Missouri 13–27; won vs. Kansas 7–0; won at Pittsburgh 14–13; won vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 13–7+20−14Tied 7–7 at Indiana0IndianaWon 6–0 vs. Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 10–7 at Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 20–0 vs. No. 19 Baylor+20No. 19 BaylorWon 25–9 at Kansas State+16Kansas StateLost 13–27 at Missouri-14MissouriWon 7–0 vs. Kansas+7KansasWon 14–13 at Pittsburgh+1PittsburghWon 13–7 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma+6No. 14 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atIndianaT 7–⁠754%
Oct 7vsMinnesotaW 6–⁠045%
Oct 14atIowa StateW 10–⁠754%
Oct 21vs19BaylorW 20–⁠054%
Oct 28atKansas StateW 25–⁠955%
Nov 4atMissouriL 13–⁠2749%
Nov 11vsKansasW 7–⁠079%
Nov 18atPittsburghW 14–⁠1338%
Nov 25vs14OklahomaW 13–⁠749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 13–⁠7; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.

In program history: The tied 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 7: 18
  5. Wk 8: 17
  6. Final: 18

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 1939.

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Big Six
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 10
Points
115–⁠70
Coach
Biff Jones
Elo
1644 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.2 No. 25 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

All-Big Six

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Herman RohrigBAP-1
  • Warren AlfsonOGAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri5–⁠08–⁠26
Nebraska4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠118
Oklahoma3–⁠26–⁠2–⁠119
Kansas State1–⁠44–⁠5
Kansas1–⁠42–⁠6
Iowa State1–⁠42–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.