1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–3–2 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 4 –0 –17 –0 –1
Kansas 3 –1 –08 –1 –0
Drake 2 –1 –06 –1 –0
Iowa 1 –3 –12 –4 –1
Iowa State 0 –2 –14 –3 –1
Nebraska 0 –1 –03 –3 –2
Washington University 0 –2 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

Prior to the start of the 1909 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. It replaced Antelope Field, where NU had played its home games since 1897.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2 South Dakota*
T 6–6
October 9 Knox*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 34–0
October 163:00 p.m.vs. Minnesota*
L 0–13
October 233:00 p.m.Iowa*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
T 6–6
October 30 Doane*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 12–0
November 6 Kansas
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 0–6[2]
November 20 at Denver*Denver, COW 6–5
November 25 Haskell*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 5–16[3]

Coaching staff

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

Roster

[5]

Beltzer, Oren HB
Bentley, Orlando QB
Chauner, Walter E
Collins, Sydney C
Dobson PLAYER
Elliott, E.B. G
Ewing, Henry RG
Frank, Owen HB
Harte, Louis LT
Hascoll, Vincent QB
Johnson, Frank E
Lofgren, Gus E
Magor, Louis E
McDonald HB
Rathbone, Harvey FB
Schauner E
Shonka, Sylvester C
Spellmeyer RT
Sturmer, Frederick LT
Sturzenegger, Alfonzo FB
Temple, LeRoy RT
Wendstrand PLAYER
Wenstrand, Ralph RG
Wolcott, O.M. LG

Game summaries

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska
1 2Total
South Dakota 6 0 6
Nebraska 0 6 6

Knox

Knox at Nebraska
1 2Total
Knox 0
• Nebraska 34

This was the final meeting between Knox and Nebraska.[6][7]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Minnesota 14 0 14
Nebraska 0 0 0
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Omaha, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT

After seven consecutive games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Nebraska faced off in Nebraska for a second time.

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa 6
Nebraska 6
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT

After two Iowa field goals, Nebraska recovered its own fumble in the end zone, and the game ended in a 6–6 tie.

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 12

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Kansas 6
Nebraska 0

Two 15-yard Nebraska penalties late in the game led to a game-winning punt return touchdown by Kansas.

At Denver

Nebraska at Denver
1 2Total
• Nebraska 6
Denver 5

Nebraska scored its only touchdown off a muffed Denver kick return, and held on for a 6–5 win.

Haskell

Nebraska at Haskell
1 2Total
Nebraska 5 0 5
• Haskell 11 5 16
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

Haskell blocked five Nebraska punts, and rode the favorable field position to a 16–5 victory.

References

  1. ↑ "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nebraska Lost Valiant Battle". The Lincoln Star. November 7, 1909. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Reds Get Scalps". The Nebraska State Journal. November 26, 1909. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Nebraska Football 1909 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1909 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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