Nebraska Football Team History 
Nebraska Cornhuskers  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Nebraska  
 
  Lincoln, NE   
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Edward J. Doc Stewart Conference: Missouri Valley- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1917 Season Highlights  
 Edward J. Doc Stewart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.  
 The Cornhuskers won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.  
    
		
		
1917 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Oct. 6   vs. Nebraska Wesleyan  
    
   	 100  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 13   vs.
Iowa 
  
    
   	 47  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 20   vs.
Notre Dame 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 27   @
Michigan 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 10   vs.
Missouri 
  
    
   	 52  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 17   @
Kansas 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 3  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 29   vs.
Syracuse 
  
    
   	 9  
   	 10  
     L   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1917 Season Totals  
  Record 5-2
  
  Points Scored 228  
  Scoring Average 32.6  
  Points Allowed 33  
  Defense Average 4.7  
  Opponents Record 34-16
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 4-1
  
  Away Record 1-1
     
  
 
		
1917 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1917 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1917 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
	  
 Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.