1947 Nebraska
2–7 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Bernie Masterson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 14–7Oct 11
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Indiana | L 0–17 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | vs Minnesota | L 13–28 | 44% |
| Oct 11 | at Iowa State | W 14–7 | 44% |
| Oct 18 | at 2Notre Dame | L 0–31 | 12% |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas State | W 14–7 | 65% |
| Nov 1 | at Missouri | L 6–47 | 26% |
| Nov 8 | vs Kansas | L 7–13 | 37% |
| Nov 22 | vs Oklahoma | L 13–14 | 29% |
| Nov 29 | vs Oregon State | L 6–27 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 27–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 73–191
- Coach
- Bernie Masterson
- Elo
- 1357 −74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.5 No. 79 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 2 | Carl Samuelson OT | Chicago Rockets (AAFC) |
All-Big Six
3 second teamSecond team
Jack PesekEUP-2- Carl SamuelsonOTUP-2
- Tom NovakCUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1947 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 4–0–1 | 8–1–2 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 16 |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.