1951 Nebraska
1–8–1 (1–4–1 Big Seven), coached by William Glassford. Officially 2–8. Kansas State forfeited to Nebraska. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 34–27Nov 10
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs TCU | L 7–28 | 60% |
| Oct 6 | at Kansas State | T 6–6won by forfeit | 70% |
| Oct 13 | vs Penn State | L 7–15 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | at Minnesota | L 20–39 | 47% |
| Oct 27 | at Missouri | L 19–35 | 42% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kansas | L 7–27 | 36% |
| Nov 10 | at Iowa State | W 34–27 | 30% |
| Nov 17 | vs Colorado | L 14–36 | 35% |
| Nov 24 | vs 12Oklahoma | L 0–27 | 18% |
| Nov 30 | at Miami | L 7–19 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami 19–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 122nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 12
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 1951.
- Record
- 1–8–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 121–259
- Coach
- William Glassford
- Elo
- 1383 −145 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.9 No. 95 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation, spread
All-Big Seven
1 first teamFirst team
Dennis EmanuelEAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 8–2 | 10 |
| Colorado | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| Nebraska | 1–4–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.