1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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MVC co-champion
Nebraska state champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–1 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Nebraska Field
Seasons
←  1911
1913  →
1912 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska + 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Iowa State + 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
Drake 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Missouri 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Kansas 1 –2 –04 –4 –0
Washington University 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. [1]

Contents

On October 26, Nebraska defeated Adrian, beginning a 34-game unbeaten streak that lasted until November 18, 1916.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 53:00 p.m.Bellevue* [a]
W 81–0
October 123:00 p.m. Kansas State *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 30–6
October 192:30 p.m.at Minnesota *
L 0–13
October 263:00 p.m. Adrian *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 41–0
November 22:30 p.m.at Missouri
W 7–0
November 93:00 p.m. Doane *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 54–6
November 163:00 p.m. Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 14–37,000 [3]
November 233:00 p.m. Oklahoma *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 13–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  1. ↑ Now-defunct Bellevue College, not to be confused with present-day's Bellevue University [2]

Roster

Allen, E.D.C
Frank, ErnestHB
Freitag, AlbertG
Halligan, Vic FB
Harman, DeweyRT
Howard, WarrenE
Mastin, GuyE
McCormickLG
Mulligan, HaroldE
Pearson, MonteLT
Potter, HerbertQB
Purdy, LeonardHB
Ross, ClintonRG
Swanson, CaesarLG
Towle, Max QB

[4]

Starters

PositionPlayer
QuarterbackMax Towle
Left HalfbackLeonard Purdy
Right HalfbackErnest Frank
FullbackVic Halligan
Left EndHarold Mulligan
Left TackleCaesar Swanson
Left GuardAlbert Freitag
CenterE.D. Allen
Right GuardMonte Pearson
Right TackleDewey Harman
Right EndGuy Mastin

Coaching staff

Coach [5] PositionFirst yearAlma mater
Ewald O. Stiehm Head coach1911 Wisconsin
Jack BestTrainer1890 Nebraska

Game summaries

Bellevue

Bellevue at Nebraska
Team12Total
Bellevue0
•Nebraska81

This was the final meeting between Bellevue and Nebraska.

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska
Team12Total
Kansas State 6
•Nebraska30

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota
Team12Total
Nebraska0
• Minnesota 13

Nebraska's defense fended off several long Minnesota drives in the first half, which ended scoreless. After a Minnesota touchdown to open the second half, Nebraska used a 72-yard run to get to Minnesota's three-yard line. However, an interception was returned for a second Gophers touchdown and NU was held scoreless for the rest of the game.

Adrian

Adrian at Nebraska
Team12Total
Adrian 0
•Nebraska41

This was the only meeting between Adrian and Nebraska. Both teams played without regular starters due to injury. Three Nebraska starters were out; Harman, Meyer, and Potter. [9] Five Adrian starters did not make the trip from Michigan due to injury leaving a total of 15 players. [10]

Nebraska scored three touchdowns in the first half and sent in many replacements once it was obvious Adrian couldn't keep up. Local news reported that the forward pass was used frequently by both teams. [9] Nebraska completed 4 of 10 attempts for 57 yards while Adrian completed 2 of 5 for 0 yards. [11]

At Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri
Team12Total
•Nebraska7
Missouri 0

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
Team12Total
Doane 6
•Nebraska54

This was the final meeting between Doane and Nebraska.

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska
Team12Total
Kansas 3
•Nebraska14

Oklahoma

Oklahoma at Nebraska
Team12Total
Oklahoma 9
•Nebraska13

This was the first meeting in what would become one of college football's most storied rivalries.

References

  1. ↑ "1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "(23)Bellevue College".
  3. ↑ "Desperate Battle Won by Nebraska". The Lincoln Star. November 17, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska Football 1912 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "1913 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 328)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "1913 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 329)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Adrian Outclassed by the Cornhuskers". The Lincoln Star . October 27, 1912.
  10. ↑ "Both Tell Bear Stories". The Wichita Eagle . October 26, 1912.
  11. ↑ "Nebraska Takes Victory". The Nebraska State Journal . October 27, 1912.
  12. ↑ "1913 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 331)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
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