1949 Nebraska
4–5 (3–3 Big Seven), coached by William Glassford. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 33–6Sep 24
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs South Dakota | W 33–6 | 89% |
| Oct 1 | vs Minnesota | L 6–28 | 28% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas State | W 13–6 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | at Penn State | L 7–22 | 20% |
| Oct 22 | vs 4Oklahoma | L 0–48 | 16% |
| Oct 29 | at 16Missouri | L 20–21 | 14% |
| Nov 5 | vs Kansas | L 13–27 | 35% |
| Nov 12 | at Iowa State | W 7–0 | 25% |
| Nov 19 | vs Colorado | W 25–14 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 25–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 115th-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 1949.
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 124–172
- Coach
- William Glassford
- Elo
- 1413 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 59 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 4 | Tom Novak C | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Seven
2 first teamFirst team
Charlie ToogoodOTAP-1; UP-1
Tom NovakCAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2 |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–4 | 20 |
| Iowa State | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Colorado | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas State | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.