1952 Nebraska
5–4–1 (3–2–1 Big Seven), coached by William Glassford. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Kansas 14–13Nov 8
Kansas was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs South Dakota | W 46–0 | 91% |
| Sep 27 | at Oregon | W 28–13 | 51% |
| Oct 4 | vs Iowa State | W 16–0 | 58% |
| Oct 11 | vs Kansas State | W 27–14 | 76% |
| Oct 18 | at 19Penn State | L 0–10 | 33% |
| Oct 25 | at Colorado | T 16–16 | 27% |
| Nov 1 | vs Missouri | L 6–10 | 64% |
| Nov 8 | at 7Kansas | W 14–13 | 19% |
| Nov 15 | vs Minnesota | L 7–13 | 59% |
| Nov 22 | at 5Oklahoma | L 13–34 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 34–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 3rd in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 173–123
- Coach
- William Glassford
- Elo
- 1441 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.7 No. 48 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Spread
All-Big Seven
3 first team, 5 second teamFirst team
Clayton CurtisOGAP-1- Dennis EmanuelEAP-1
- Jerry MinnickOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- John BordognaBAP-2
- George CifraBAP-2
- Bill SchabackerEAP-2
- Ed HusmannOTAP-2
- Verl ScottBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 4 |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Colorado | 2–2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.