1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1912 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).
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Nebraska state champion Missouri Valley co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1912 record | 7–1 (2–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Nebraska Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 26, Nebraska defeated Adrian, beginning a 34-game unbeaten streak that lasted until November 18, 1916.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Bellevue*[lower-alpha 1] |
| W 81–0 | ||
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State* |
| W 30–6 | ||
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | L 13–0 | |||
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Adrian* |
| W 41–0 | ||
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Missouri | W 7–0 | |||
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Doane* |
| W 54–6 | ||
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas |
| W 14–3 | ||
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Oklahoma* |
| W 13–9 | ||
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- Now-defunct Bellevue College, not to be confused with present-day's Bellevue University[2]
Roster
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Allen, E.D. C | ||||||
Coaching staff
| Coach[4] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| Ewald O. Stiehm | Head coach | 1911 | Wisconsin |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Game summaries
Bellevue
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This was the final meeting between Bellevue and Nebraska.
Kansas State
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at Minnesota
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Nebraska's defense fended off several long Minnesota drives in the first half, which ended scoreless. After a Minnesota touchdown to open the second half, Nebraska used a 72-yard run to get to Minnesota's three-yard line. However, an interception was returned for a second Gophers touchdown and NU was held scoreless for the rest of the game.
Adrian
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This was the only meeting between Adrian and Nebraska. Both teams played without regular starters due to injury. Three Nebraska starters were out; Harman, Meyer, and Potter.[8] Five Adrian starters did not make the trip from Michigan due to injury leaving a total of 15 players.[9]
Nebraska scored three touchdowns in the first half and sent in many replacements once it was obvious Adrian couldn't keep up. Local news reported that the forward pass was used frequently by both teams.[8] Nebraska completed 4 of 10 attempts for 57 yards while Adrian completed 2 of 5 for 0 yards.[10]
at Missouri
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Doane
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The was the final meeting between Doane and Nebraska.
Kansas
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Oklahoma
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This was the first meeting in what would become one of college football's most storied rivalries.
References
- "1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "(23)Bellevue College".
- "Nebraska Football 1912 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "1913 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 328)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "1913 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 329)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "Adrian Outclassed by the Cornhuskers". The Lincoln Star. October 27, 1912.
- "Both Tell Bear Stories". The Wichita Eagle. October 26, 1912.
- "Nebraska Takes Victory". The Nebraska State Journal. October 27, 1912.
- "1913 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 331)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-20.