1945 Nebraska
4–5 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Potsy Clark. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 53–0Nov 17
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–20 | 36% |
| Oct 6 | vs Minnesota | L 7–61 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | at 8Indiana | L 14–54 | 13% |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa State | L 7–27 | 25% |
| Oct 27 | at Missouri | L 0–19 | 21% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kansas | W 27–13 | 43% |
| Nov 10 | at Kansas State | W 24–0 | 55% |
| Nov 17 | vs South Dakota | W 53–0 | 87% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa | W 13–6 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 145–200
- Coach
- Potsy Clark
- Elo
- 1390 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.7 No. 81 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Six
2 second teamSecond team
Gerald MooreBAP-2; UP-2- John SedlacekOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.