1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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MVC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record8–2 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
Seasons
  1906
1908  
1907 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa + 1 0 03 2 0
Nebraska + 1 0 08 2 0
Kansas 1 1 05 3 0
Missouri 1 2 07 2 0
Washington University 0 1 01 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. [1]

Contents

Prior to the season, Nebraska joined the MVC, the first time since 1897 the Cornhuskers had been a member of a conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Peru Normal *
W 53–0
October 5 South Dakota *
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 39–0
October 12 Grinnell *
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 30–4
October 19at Minnesota *L 5–88,000
October 26 Colorado *
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 22–8 [2]
November 2 Iowa State *
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 10–9
November 9at Kansas Lawrence, KS (rivalry)W 16–6 [3]
November 16at Denver * Denver, CO W 63–0
November 23 Doane *
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 85–0
November 28at Saint Louis * St. Louis, MO L 0–34
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

Coach [4] PositionFirst yearAlma mater
William C. "King" Cole Head coach1907 Marietta
Jack BestTrainer1890 Nebraska

Roster

[5]

BaekleyPLAYER
BarkleyPLAYER
Beltzer, Oren E
Bentley, OrlandoQB
Birkner, HugoHB
BurleighPLAYER
Chaloupka, WilliamRT
Collins, SydneyC
Cooke, HaroldQB
Ewing, Henry LG
Frum, SidneyRG
Harte, LouisRG
Harvey, JamesE
Johnson, FrankE
Kroger, ErnestFB
Matters, ThomasLT
Miller, A.H.RT
Minor, HarryHB
PattonE
Perrin, DaleC
PricePLAYER
Weller, JohnHB

Game summaries

Peru State

Peru State at Nebraska
12Total
Peru State 0
Nebraska53
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska held Peru State without a first down in Cole's first game, also the first meeting between the teams. [6] [7]

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska
12Total
South Dakota 000
Nebraska231639

[6] [7]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska
12Total
Grinnell 4
Nebraska30

[6] [7]

at Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota
12Total
Nebraska5
Minnesota 8

Nebraska scored first after a Minnesota fumble, but a pair of field goals gave the Golden Gophers the lead and another victory over NU. [6] [7]

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska
12Total
Colorado 8
Nebraska22

[6] [7]

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska
12Total
Iowa State 9
Nebraska10

A second-half touchdown gave Nebraska a 10–9 win over Iowa State. On a late Cyclones field goal attempt, the ball hit the ground short of the uprights and bounced through. Because of this, Iowa State lists this game as a 13-10 victory. [6] [7]

at Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
12Total
Nebraska16
Kansas 6

This was Nebraska's only conference game in 1907, as the Cornhuskers had recently joined the MVIAA and were unable to schedule the other teams with such short notice. The 16–6 win gave NU a share of the conference title. [6] [7]

at Denver

Nebraska at Denver
12Total
Nebraska63
Denver 0

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
12Total
Doane 0
Nebraska85
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

The Cornhuskers shut out Doane 85-0, the largest margin of victory in Antelope Field history.

at Saint Louis

Nebraska at Saint Louis
12Total
Nebraska0
Saint Louis 34

Saint Louis shut out Nebraska 34–0 in the only meeting between the teams. [6] [7]

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