1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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MVC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record8–0 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Nebraska Field
Seasons
←  1912
1914  →
1913 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri + 4 –0 –07 –1 –0
Nebraska + 3 –0 –08 –0 –0
Kansas 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Iowa State 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Drake 1 –3 –04 –3 –1
Kansas State 0 –2 –03 –4 –1
Washington University 0 –4 –01 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1913 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. [1] The 1913 season was part of Nebraska's 34-game unbeaten streak that ran from 1912 to 1916. This was the first season that Nebraska conducted a spring football practice session. [2] [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 43:00 p.m. Washburn *
W 19–0
October 113:00 p.m. Kansas State
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 24–6
October 183:00 p.m. Minnesota *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 7–09,000
October 253:00 p.m. Haskell *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 7–6
November 13:00 p.m.at Iowa State
W 18–9
November 83:00 p.m. Nebraska Wesleyan *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 42–7
November 152:45 p.m.at Kansas
W 9–0
November 223:00 p.m. Iowa *
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 12–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Coach [4] [5] PositionFirst yearAlma mater
Ewald O. Stiehm Head coach1911 Wisconsin
Jack BestTrainer1890 Nebraska
HaarmanFirst assistant coach1913
DudleyAssistant coach1913

Roster

Abbott, EarlRG
Balis, ArthurE
Beck, CharlesE
Cameron, RobertRT
Elwell, JohnHB
Freitag, AlbertG
Halligan, Vic LT
Howard, WarrenFB
Mastin, GuyE
Mulligan, HaroldE
Pearson, MonteLT
Purdy, LeonardHB
Ross, ClintonRG
Rutherford, RichardHB
Shields, PaulG
Thompson, RobertC
Towle, Max QB

[6]

Starters

Game summaries

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska
12Total
Washburn 0
•Nebraska19

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska
12Total
Kansas State 6
•Nebraska24

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska
1234Total
Minnesota 00000
•Nebraska00707

Nebraska used a second-half touchdown to win for just the second time against Minnesota in 13 meetings. Minnesota coach Henry L. Williams said after the game "I cannot say I expected the Gophers to be defeated. Nebraska has a great team."

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska
12Total
Haskell 6
•Nebraska7

At Iowa State

Nebraska at Iowa State
12Total
•Nebraska18
Iowa State 9
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: State Field, Ames, IA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.

Nebraska Wesleyan

Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska
12Total
Nebraska Wesleyan 7
•Nebraska42

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
12Total
•Nebraska9
Kansas 0
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS
  • Game start: 2:45 p.m.

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska
1234Total
Iowa 00000
•Nebraska600612

Awards

Award [9] Player(s)
All-Western 1st teamVic Halligan
All-Western 2nd teamRichard Rutherford
All-Western honorable mentionLeonard Purdy
All-Missouri 1st teamCharles Beck, Vic Halligan, Guy Mastin, Leonard Purdy, Richard Rutherford, Max Towle

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 345)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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  6. ↑ "Nebraska Football 1913 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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