1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–2 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
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 –1
  • + – 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]

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

Coaching staff

Coach[4] Position First year Alma mater
William C. "King" ColeHead coach1907Marietta
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska

Roster

[5]

Baekley PLAYER
Barkley PLAYER
Beltzer, Oren E
Bentley, Orlando QB
Birkner, Hugo HB
Burleigh PLAYER
Chaloupka, William RT
Collins, Sydney C
Cooke, Harold QB
Ewing, Henry LG
Frum, Sidney RG
Harte, Louis RG
Harvey, James E
Johnson, Frank E
Kroger, Ernest FB
Matters, Thomas LT
Miller, A.H. RT
Minor, Harry HB
Patton E
Perrin, Dale C
Price PLAYER
Weller, John HB

Game summaries

Peru State

Peru State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Peru State 0
• Nebraska 53
  • 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
1 2Total
South Dakota 0 0 0
• Nebraska 23 16 39

[6][7]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Grinnell 4
• Nebraska 30

[6][7]

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2Total
Nebraska 5
• 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
1 2Total
Colorado 8
• Nebraska 22

[6][7]

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa State 9
• Nebraska 10

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
1 2Total
• Nebraska 16
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
1 2Total
• Nebraska 63
Denver 0

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 85
  • 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
1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Saint Louis 34

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

References

  1. ↑ "1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Beat Colorado - Cornhuskers down westerners in hard battle". The Nebraska State Journal. October 27, 1907. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Victory Is Easy: Nebraska Plays Rings Around Jayhawker Crowd". The Nebraska State Journal. November 10, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Nebraska Football 1907 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1907 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
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