1942 Nebraska
3–7 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Glenn Presnell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 26–0Oct 3
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Iowa | L 0–27 | 43% |
| Oct 3 | vs Iowa State | W 26–0 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | vs Indiana | L 0–12 | 65% |
| Oct 17 | vs 14Minnesota | L 2–15 | 37% |
| Oct 24 | at Oklahoma | W 7–0 | 30% |
| Oct 31 | at Kansas | W 14–7 | 62% |
| Nov 7 | vs Missouri | L 6–26 | 45% |
| Nov 14 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–6 | 46% |
| Nov 21 | atIowa Pre-Flight | L 0–46 | 23% |
| Nov 28 | vs Kansas State | L 0–19 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 19–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–2 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 55–158
- Coach
- Glenn Presnell
- Elo
- 1395 −126 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.7 No. 94 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Six
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Vic SchleighOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Kerwin EisenhartBUP-2
- Marvin ThompsonEUP-2
- Charles DudaOGAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4–0–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas State | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.