1944 Nebraska
2–6 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Adolph Lewandowski. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 35–0Nov 25
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Minnesota | L 0–39 | 27% |
| Oct 14 | at 19Indiana | L 0–54 | 20% |
| Oct 21 | at Kansas | L 0–20 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | vs Missouri | W 24–20 | 36% |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa | L 6–27 | 39% |
| Nov 11 | vs Iowa State | L 6–19 | 35% |
| Nov 25 | vs Kansas State | W 35–0 | 59% |
| Dec 2 | at Oklahoma | L 12–31 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 31–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 83–210
- Coach
- Adolph Lewandowski
- Elo
- 1328 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.1 No. 72 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Six
1 second teamSecond team
Kenneth HollinsBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–1–2 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.