1946 Nebraska
3–6 (3–2 Big Six), coached by Bernie Masterson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 33–0Nov 16
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Minnesota | L 6–33 | 34% |
| Oct 5 | vs Kansas State | W 31–0 | 72% |
| Oct 12 | at Iowa | L 7–21 | 43% |
| Oct 19 | at Kansas | W 16–14 | 32% |
| Oct 26 | vs Indiana | L 7–27 | 36% |
| Nov 2 | vs Missouri | L 20–21 | 43% |
| Nov 16 | vs Iowa State | W 33–0 | 59% |
| Nov 23 | at 18Oklahoma | L 6–27 | 25% |
| Nov 30 | at 4UCLA | L 0–18 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UCLA 18–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–161
- Coach
- Bernie Masterson
- Elo
- 1396 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.1 No. 63 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
All-Big Six
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Tom NovakBAP-1; UP-2- Dick HuttonBAP-2; UP-1
Second team
- Sam VacantiBAP-2; UP-2
- Carl SamuelsonOTAP-2; UP-2
- Ed SchwartzkopfOGAP-2; UP-3
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 8–3 | 14 |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.