1943 Nebraska
2–6 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Adolph Lewandowski. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 13–7Nov 6
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Minnesota | L 0–54 | 21% |
| Oct 9 | vs Indiana | L 13–54 | 43% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa State | L 6–27 | 36% |
| Oct 23 | vs Kansas | W 7–6 | 56% |
| Oct 30 | at Missouri | L 20–54 | 22% |
| Nov 6 | at Kansas State | W 13–7 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | vs Iowa | L 13–33 | 56% |
| Nov 27 | vs Oklahoma | L 7–26 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 79–261
- Coach
- Adolph Lewandowski
- Elo
- 1325 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.0 No. 68 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Six
1 second teamSecond team
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From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 7–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 4–5–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.