1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Henry Schulte (2nd season);
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
	Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Notre Dame		–		9	–	0	–	0
Michigan Mines		–		2	–	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
South Dakota State		–		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Washburn	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 14–0
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Colorado Agricultural	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 7–0		^[3]
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–16	8,000–10,000	^[4]
October 23	2:30 p.m.	South Dakota	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 20–0
November 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. Rutgers	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–0	15,000
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–20	9,000
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	T 20–20
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Michigan Agricultural	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 35–7		^[5]
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Washington State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	L 20–21	10,000
Homecoming All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Coach^[6]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Henry Schulte	Head coach	1919	Michigan
Paul J. Schissler	Assistant coach	1918
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

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	2	Total
Washburn			0
• Nebraska			14

Date: October 2
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[2]^[8]^[9]

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	2	Total
Colorado Agricultural			4
• Nebraska			7

Date: October 9
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[2]^[8]^[9]

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

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Notre Dame	2	7	0	7	16
Nebraska	7	0	0	0	7

Date: October 16
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST
Game attendance: 10,000

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	2	Total
South Dakota			0
• Nebraska			20

Date: October 23
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[2]^[8]

Rutgers

Nebraska vs. Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	0	14	0	14	28
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 2
Location: Polo Grounds, New York, NY
Game start: 1:30 CST
Game attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nat A. Tufts

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	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
• Penn State	0	7	0	13	20

Date: November 6
Location: Beaver Field, State College, PA
Game start: 1:30 CST
Game attendance: 9,000
Referee: Michigan Hadden

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

	1	2	Total
Nebraska			20
Kansas			20

Date: November 13
Location: McCook Field, Lawrence, KS
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[2]^[8]^[10]

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	2	Total
MAC			7
• Nebraska			35

Date: November 20
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[8]^[10]

Washington State

Washington State at Nebraska

	1	2	Total
• Washington State			21
Nebraska			20

Date: November 25
Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Game start: 2:30 CST

Sources:^[8]^[10]

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

^ "1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "1921 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 229)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ "Huskers Win Close Battle: Colorado Aggies Defeated 7 to 0 Saturday". Nebraska State Journal. October 10, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Aggies Trounced By Husker Attack". The Nebraska State Journal. November 21, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ "Nebraska Football 1920 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "the 1920s". HuskerMax. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1921 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 231)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

[1] "1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

[unlhistory.unl.edu-2] "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.

[the_1920s-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "the 1920s". HuskerMax. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

[Husker_Press_Box-9] "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.

[Nebraska_Yearbook_Page_231-10] "1921 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 231)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved December 3, 2009.

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