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Nebraska Football Team History


Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
 Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field
Capacity: 81,067
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Coach: George M. Potsy Clark
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 George M. Potsy Clark enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Oklahoma  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Minnesota  7   61   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Indiana  14   54   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Iowa State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Missouri  0   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Kansas  27   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Kansas State  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. South Dakota  53   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Iowa  13   6   W       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average16.1
  Points Allowed200
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record35-36
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-3
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-3-115697 2-2-19460  A.M. Mike Michalske
Kansas 4-5-1139175 1-3-172112  Henry A. Shenk
Missouri 6-4170174Lost  27-405-012032  C.G. Chauncey Simpson
Oklahoma 5-5169138 4-112041  Dewey W. Snorter Luster
Nebraska 4-5145200 2-35879  George M. Potsy Clark
Kansas State 1-771268 0-533173  Lud Fiser

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.