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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: Fred T. Dawson
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 Fred T. Dawson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Illinois  6   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Oklahoma  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Colgate  33   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Kansas  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Missouri  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Notre Dame  6   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Kansas State  24   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Oregon State  14   0   W       
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored118
  Scoring Average14.8
  Points Allowed77
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record33-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-2
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-3-18768   Sam S. Willaman
Kansas 2-5-19156   George M. Potsy Clark
Missouri 7-211041Lost  7-20  Gwinn Henry
Nebraska 5-311877   Fred T. Dawson
Kansas State 3-4-16879   Charles W. Bachman
Oklahoma 2-5-12880   Bennie Owen

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.