1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–2
Head coach	Henry Schulte (1st season)
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
Seasons ←  1918 1920  →

1919 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Detroit			–					8	–	1	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					4	–	1	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	1	–	1
North Dakota Agricultural			–					5	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					8	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					5	–	1	–	2
St. Xavier			–					6	–	2	–	0
Morningside			–					6	–	2	–	0
Heidelberg			–					6	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis			–					4	–	2	–	2
Valparaiso			–					5	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	3	–	2
Central Michigan			–					2	–	2	–	3
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	4	–	1
Nebraska			–					3	–	3	–	2
St. Mary's (OH)			–					2	–	2	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					2	–	4	–	1
Toledo			–					2	–	4	–	0
Butler			–					0	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1919 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Henry Schulte and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team competed as an independent, departing the Missouri Valley Conference after thirteen seasons. ^[1] Schulte became the twelfth official head coach in the program's twenty-nine years of competition; his first team faced a daunting schedule consisting of Iowa, Notre Dame, Minnesota, and Syracuse as Nebraska's athletic department sought to schedule high-profile matchups. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	L 0–18
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	T 6–6	10,000
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–14
October 25	3:30 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma	Rourke Park Omaha, NE (rivalry)	T 7–7
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	L 0–3
November 8	2:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 12–5
November 15	2:30 p.m.	Kansas	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 19–7	8,000	[3]
November 27	2:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 3–0	7,000
Homecoming All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Coach [4]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Henry Schulte	Head coach	1919	Michigan
Paul J. Schissler	Assistant coach	1918
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

^[5]

Dale, Fred FB Dana, HerbertE Day, WilliamC Dobson, PaulHB Henry, StanleyHB Howarth, HarryQB Hubka, ErnestFB Jobes, RaymondHB Kellogg, SamT Lyman, Roy Link T McGlasson, HaroldQB Munn, MonteG Munn, WadeG Newman, RichardQB Pucelik, JohnG Russell, RobertQB Schellenberg, ElmerHB Swanson, Clarence E Wilder, HaroldT Wright, FloydHB Young, FarleyG

Game summaries

At Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 • Iowa 13 3 0 2 18 Date: October 4 Location: Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [7]

See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 6 Minnesota 6 Date: October 11 Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 10,000 Sources: [6] [7]

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Two goal-line stands and a nine-yard touchdown rush gave Minnesota a 6–0 halftime lead. A long touchdown by backup Elmer Schellenberg tied the game at six at the end of the third quarter; NU missed the point after and the game ended in a tie.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14 Nebraska 0 6 0 3 9 Date: October 18 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [8] [9]

A reverse pass on the first drive of the game gave Notre Dame an early lead. NU scored before halftime, but Notre Dame star George Gipp dominated in the second half and the Irish won 14–9. Nebraska lost three consecutive games for the first time since 1899.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

1 2 Total Oklahoma 7 Nebraska 7 Date: October 25 Location: Omaha, NE Game start: 3:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [8]

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma rivalry

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 Total • Iowa State 3 Nebraska 0 Date: November 1 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [8] [10]

Nebraska failed to win for the fifth consecutive game, tying the program's longest such stretch.

At Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri

1 2 Total •Nebraska 12 Missouri 5 Date: November 8 Location: Rollins Field, Columbia, MO Game start: 2:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [10]

See also: Missouri–Nebraska rivalry

Despite missing five starters, Nebraska won its first game of the season in Columbia.

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska

1 2 Total Kansas 7 •Nebraska 19 Date: November 15 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. Sources: [6] [10] [11]

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Syracuse

Syracuse at Nebraska

1 2 Total Syracuse 0 •Nebraska 3 Date: November 27 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 p.m. Game attendance: 7,000 Game weather: Snow, 0 °F (−18 °C) Sources: [6] [11]

On a snowy Thanksgiving day, Nebraska defeated Syracuse 3–0 to close the season with its third straight win.

References

1. "1918 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
2. "1920 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 352)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
3. "Jayhawks Lies With the Missouri Tiger: Cornhuskers Nail Down Lid of Kansas Coffin". Sunday State Journal. November 16, 1919. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
5. "Nebraska Football 1919 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
6. "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
7. "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 356)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
8. "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 358)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
9. "1919: The "Gipper" Wins One For Notre Dame". Husker Press Box. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
10. "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 359)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
11. "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 360)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.