1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Notre Dame   –  9 –0 –0
Butler   –  7 –1 –0
St. Xavier   –  7 –1 –0
Detroit   –  8 –2 –0
Marquette   –  7 –2 –0
Haskell   –  7 –2 –1
St. Ignatius (OH)   –  4 –2 –0
Iowa State Teachers   –  4 –2 –1
Indiana State   –  3 –2 –0
Valparaiso   –  5 –3 –0
Nebraska   –  5 –3 –1
Central Michigan   –  4 –3 –1
Akron   –  4 –4 –0
Wabash   –  3 –4 –0
Western State Normal (MI)   –  3 –4 –0
North Dakota Agricultural   –  2 –3 –1
Michigan Agricultural   –  4 –6 –0
Earlham   –  2 –3 –0
Northern Illinois State   –  3 –5 –0
Dayton   –  2 –4 –0
Kent State   –  1 –2 –0
Saint Louis   –  3 –6 –0
Bowling Green   –  1 –4 –0
Toledo   –  0 –3 –0

The 1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1920 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Henry Schulte and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team competed as an independent.[1][2] Schulte departed shortly after the end of the season, though he remained at the school to coach track until 1939.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 22:30 p.m.Washburn
W 14–0
October 92:30 p.m.Colorado Agricultural
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 7–0[3]
October 162:30 p.m.Notre Damedagger
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
L 7–168,000–10,000[4]
October 232:30 p.m.South Dakota
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 20–0
November 21:30 p.m.vs. Rutgers
W 28–015,000
November 61:30 p.m.at Penn State
L 0–209,000
November 132:30 p.m.at Kansas
T 20–20
November 202:30 p.m.Michigan Agricultural
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 35–7[5]
November 252:30 p.m.Washington State
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 20–2110,000

Coaching staff

Coach[6] Position First year Alma mater
Henry SchulteHead coach1919Michigan
Paul J. SchisslerAssistant coach1918
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska

Roster

Bassett, Henry (So.) T
Dale, Fred FB
Dana, Herbert (Jr.) E
Day, William (Sr.) C
Hartley, Harold (So.) FB
Henry, Stanley HB
Howarth, Harry (Jr.) QB
Hoy, George (So.) HB
Kellogg, Sam T
Moore, Vern (So.) H
Munn, Monte (Jr.) G
Munn, Wade (Jr.) G
Newman, Richard (Jr.) Q
Pucelik, John (Jr.) G
Russell, Robert QB

  

Schellenberg, Elmer HB
Scherer, Leo (So.) E
Schissler PLAYER
Schoeppel, Andrew (Jr.) E
Schulte PLAYER
Swanson, Clarence (Jr.) E
Thomsen, Fred (So.) E
Tripplett, Richard (So.) E
Weller, Raymond (So.) T
Wenke, Adolph (So.) G
Wilder, Harold T
Wright, Floyd (Jr.) HB
Young, Farley (Sr.) G
[7]

Game summaries

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska
1 2Total
Washburn 0
• Nebraska 14

Nebraska rested many key players in its season-opening shutout of Washburn, the final meeting between the teams.

Colorado Agricultural

Colorado Agricultural at Nebraska
1 2Total
Colorado Agricultural 4
• Nebraska 7

Nebraska edged out Colorado Agricultural (now Colorado State University) in the first meeting between the teams.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska
1 234Total
• Notre Dame 2 707 16
Nebraska 7 000 7

Nebraska took a lead into the second quarter but did not score again. Notre Dame and head coach Knute Rockne controlled time of possession in the second half through a series of low-risk, lengthy drives. The Irish pulled ahead to win largely due to the efforts of George Gipp, who rushed for 218 yards despite Notre Dame netting only 174 yards.

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska
1 2Total
South Dakota 0
• Nebraska 20

Rutgers

Nebraska vs. Rutgers
1 234Total
• Nebraska 0 14014 28
Rutgers 0 000 0

Nebraska dominated Rutgers in what was NU's farthest-ever trip east. This was the only meeting between the schools until Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014.

At Penn State

Nebraska at Penn State
1 234Total
Nebraska 0 000 0
• Penn State 0 7013 20

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
1 2Total
Nebraska 20
Kansas 20

NU led 20–0 at halftime, but Kansas responded with twenty unanswered points in the second half and the game ended in a draw.

MAC

MAC at Nebraska
1 2Total
MAC 7
• Nebraska 35

Washington State

Washington State at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Washington State 21
Nebraska 20

Nebraska blew a twenty-point halftime lead for the second time in 1920, losing to Washington State 21–20. This was the first meeting between Nebraska and Washington State.

References

  1. ↑ "1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "1921 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 229)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Huskers Win Close Battle: Colorado Aggies Defeated 7 to 0 Saturday". Nebraska State Journal. October 10, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Huskers Lose To Notre Dame 16-7: Hoosier Speed Demons Too Fast For Nebraska". The Nebraska State Journal. October 17, 1920. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Aggies Trounced By Husker Attack". The Nebraska State Journal. November 21, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Nebraska Football 1920 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "the 1920s". HuskerMax. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  9. 1 2 "1920: Notre Dame Stalls Their Way To 16-7 Win". Husker Press Box. Archived from the original on August 16, 2001. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  10. 1 2 3 "1921 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 231)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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