1941 Nebraska
4–5 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Biff Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 32–0Oct 11
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | at Iowa State | W 14–0 | 62% |
| Oct 11 | vs Kansas | W 32–0 | 82% |
| Oct 18 | vs Indiana | L 13–21 | 83% |
| Oct 25 | at Missouri | L 0–6 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | at Kansas State | L 6–12 | 72% |
| Nov 8 | at 2Minnesota | L 0–9 | 25% |
| Nov 15 | vs Pittsburgh | L 7–14 | 65% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa | W 14–13 | 61% |
| Nov 29 | vs Oklahoma | W 7–6 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 93–81
- Coach
- Biff Jones
- Elo
- 1532 −82 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 4.3 No. 50 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Offense
- T formation
Drafted in 1942
The 1942 draft| Rd 5 | Vike Francis B | Brooklyn Dodgers |
All-Big Six
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Dale BradleyB- George AbelOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Clarence HerndonOTUP-2
- Fred MeierOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Iowa State | 0–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.