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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: Peter R. Elliot
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Peter R. Elliot enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. South Dakota  34   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Ohio State  7   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Iowa State  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Kansas State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Indiana  14   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Colorado  0   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Missouri  15   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Kansas  26   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Baylor  7   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Oklahoma  6   54   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average12.5
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record48-39
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 3-6-1163215 2-4115130  Charles V. Chuck Mather
Iowa State 2-892260 0-627196  Vince DiFrancesca
Oklahoma 10-046651 6-029251  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Colorado 8-2-1294143Won  27-214-1-116166  Dallas Dal Ward
Missouri 4-5-1200183 3-2-1111115  Don B. Faurot
Nebraska 4-6125206 3-363121  Peter R. Elliot
Kansas State 3-7143259 2-463153  Bernard Bus Mertes

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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.