1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

1919 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–3–2
Head coach|

* Henry Schulte (1st season)

Home stadium| Nebraska Field

Seasons

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1920 ->

1919 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Lincoln (MO) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Western State Normal |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 4| 2:30 p.m.| at Iowa|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

| 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 (rivalry)

| 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

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Coach[4] | Position  | First year  | Alma mater

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Henry Schulte | Head coach | 1919 | Michigan
Paul J. Schissler | Assistant coach | 1918 |
Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska

## Roster

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Dale, Fred FB
Dana, Herbert E
Day, William C
Dobson, Paul HB
Henry, Stanley HB
Howarth, Harry QB
Hubka, Ernest FB
Jobes, Raymond HB
Kellogg, Sam T
Lyman, Roy Link T
McGlasson, Harold QB
Munn, Monte G
Munn, Wade G
Newman, Richard QB
Pucelik, John G
Russell, Robert QB
Schellenberg, Elmer HB
Swanson, Clarence E
Wilder, Harold T
Wright, Floyd HB
Young, Farley G

## Game summaries

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### At Iowa

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Nebraska at Iowa

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

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Nebraska at Minnesota

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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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

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Notre Dame at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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Oklahoma |  |  | 7
Nebraska |  |  | 7

* Date: October 25
* Location: Omaha, NE
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.

* Sources:[6][8]

See also: Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry

### Iowa State

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Iowa State at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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• Iowa State |  |  | 3
Nebraska |  |  | 0

* Date: November 1
* Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
* Game start: 2:30 p.m.

* Sources:[6][8][10]

See also: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry

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

### At Missouri

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Nebraska at Missouri

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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• 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 football rivalry

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

### Kansas

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Kansas at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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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

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Syracuse at Nebraska

Team | 1 | 2| Total

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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

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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. ^ a b c d e f g h "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
7. ^ a b "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 356)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
8. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 359)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
11. ^ a b "1919 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 360)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues|

* Lincoln Park (1891–1892)
* M Street Park (1892–1896, 1908–1909)
* Antelope Field (1897–1907)
* Nebraska Field (1909–1922)
* Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Rivalries|

* Colorado
* Iowa
* Iowa State
* Kansas
* Kansas State
* Miami (FL)
* Minnesota
* Missouri
* Oklahoma
* Wisconsin

Games|

* Bowl games
* 1922 vs. Notre Dame
* 1959 vs. Oklahoma
* 1971 vs. Oklahoma ("Game of the Century")
* 1982 vs. Penn State
* 1997 vs. Missouri ("Flea Kicker")
* 2001 vs. Oklahoma ("Black 41 Flash Reverse")

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* History (under Tom Osborne)
* Herbie Husker
* Lil' Red
* "Dear Old Nebraska U"
* "Hail Varsity"
* "Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A."
* "Sirius"
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* Fumblerooski
* I formation
* Option
* Sellout streak
* Team Jack
* Tunnel Walk

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