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NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULES & RESULTS
1940
Won 8, Lost 2
Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Lawrence "Biff" Jones 
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
10/05   Minnesota    Mpls.       L 7-13
10/12   Indiana      Lincoln     W 13-7
10/19  #Kansas       Lawrence    W 53-2
10/26  #Missouri-HC  Lincoln     W 20-7   18/
11/02  #Oklahoma     Norman      W 13-0   12/
11/09   Iowa         Lincoln     W 14-6   12/
11/16   Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh  W 9-7    11/
11/23  #Iowa State   Lincoln     W 21-12   8/
11/30  #Kansas St.   Lincoln     W 20-0    8/
01/01   Stanford*    Pasadena    L 13-21   7/2   92,000

* Rose Bowl

Roster | Final ranking: AP, 7th (reg. season) | Yearbook

1941
Won 4, Lost 5
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, 2nd-tie
Coach Lawrence "Biff" Jones 
 

Date    Opponent        Site           Result   AP Rank
                                                 NU/Opp
10/04  #Iowa State      Ames           W 14-0
10/11  #Kansas          Lincoln        W 32-0
10/18   Indiana-HC      Lincoln        L 13-21   15/
10/25  #Missouri        Columbia       L 0-6
11/01  #Kansas State    Manhattan      L 6-12
11/08   Minnesota       Minneapolis    L 0-9       /2
11/15   Pittsburgh      Lincoln        L 7-14
11/22   Iowa            Lincoln        W 14-13
11/29  #Oklahoma        Lincoln        W 7-6

Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook

1942
Won 3, Lost 7
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, 3rd
Coach Glenn Presnell 
 

Date    Opponent           Site         Result   AP Rank
                                                  NU/Opp
09/26   Iowa               Iowa City    L 0-27
10/03  #Iowa State         Lincoln      W 26-0
10/10   Indiana-HC         Lincoln      L 0-12
10/17   Minnesota          Lincoln      L 2-15      /14
10/24  #Oklahoma           Norman       W 7-0
10/31  #Kansas             Lawrence     W 14-7
11/07  #Missouri           Lincoln      L 6-26
11/14   Pittsburgh         Pittsburgh   L 0-6
11/21   Iowa Pre-Flight    Iowa City    L 0-46
11/28  #Kansas State       Lincoln      L 0-19

Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook

1943
Won 2, Lost 6
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, 4th-tie
Coach Adolph J. Lewandowski 
 

Date    Opponent            Site              Result

10/02   Minnesota           Minneapolis       L 0-54
10/09   Indiana             Lincoln           L 13-54
10/16  #Iowa State          Ames              L 6-27
10/23  #Kansas-HC           Lincoln           W 7-6
10/30  #Missouri            Columbia          L 20-54
11/06  #Kansas State        Manhattan         W 13-7
11/13   Pittsburgh          Lincoln           *
11/20   Iowa                Lincoln           L 13-33
11/27  #Oklahoma            Lincoln           L 7-26

*Game canceled due to wartime travel restrictions

Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook

1944
Won 2, Lost 6
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, 4th
Coach Adolph J. Lewandowski 
 

Date    Opponent      Site           Result    AP Rank
                                                NU/Opp
09/30   Minnesota     Minneapolis    L 0-39
10/14   Indiana       Bloomington    L 0-54       /19t
10/21  #Kansas        Lawrence       L 0-20
10/28  #Missouri-HC   Lincoln        W 24-20
11/04   Iowa          Iowa City      L 6-27
11/11  #Iowa State    Lincoln        L 6-19
11/25  #Kansas State  Lincoln        W 35-0
12/02  #Oklahoma      Okla. City     L 12-31

Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook

1945
Won 4, Lost 5
Big 6:  Won 2, Lost 3, 4th
Coach George "Potsy" Clark 
 

Date    Opponent        Site           Result    AP Rank
                                                 NU/Opp
09/29  #Oklahoma        Lincoln        L 0-20
10/06   Minnesota       Lincoln        L 7-61
10/13   Indiana         Bloomington    L 14-54     /8
10/20  #Iowa State      Ames           L 7-27
10/27  #Missouri        Columbia       L 0-19
11/03  #Kansas-HC       Lincoln        W 27-13
11/10  #Kansas State    Manhattan      W 24-0
11/17   South Dakota    Lincoln        W 53-0
11/24   Iowa            Lincoln        W 13-6

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

1946
Won 3, Lost 6
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, 3rd-tie
Coach Bernie Masterson
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/28   Minnesota    Mpls.        L 6-33           51,096
10/05  #Kansas St.   Lincoln      W 31-0           35,553
10/12   Iowa         Iowa City    L 7-21           30,500
10/19  #Kansas       Lawrence     W 16-14          NA
10/26   Indiana      Lincoln      L 7-27           NA
11/02  #Missouri-HC  Lincoln      L 20-21          34,000
11/16  #Iowa State   Lincoln      W 33-0           25,000
11/23  #Oklahoma     Norman       L 6-27     /18   NA
11/30   UCLA         Los Angeles  L 0-18      /4   52,558

Final rankings: none | Roster | Yearbook

1947
Won 2, Lost 7
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, 4th
Coach Bernie Masterson
 

Date    Opponent      Site        Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/27   Indiana       Lincoln     L 0-17            37,000
10/04   Minnesota     Lincoln     L 13-28           34,000
10/11  #Iowa State    Ames        W 14-7            12,500
10/18   Notre Dame    South Bend  L 0-31     /2     56,000
10/25  #Kansas State  Manhattan   W 14-7            17,000
11/01  #Missouri      Columbia    L 6-47            22,000
11/08  #Kansas-HC     Lincoln     L 7-13            35,000
11/22  #Oklahoma      Lincoln     L 13-14           25,000
11/29   Oregon State  Lincoln     L 6-27            20,000

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

1948
Won 2, Lost 8
Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, 5th-tie
Coach George "Potsy" Clark 
 

Date    Opponent     Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/25  #Iowa State   Lincoln    W 19-15           36,000
10/02   Minnesota    Mpls.      L 13-39           57,206
10/09  #Colorado     Boulder    L 6-19            NA
10/16   Notre Dame   Lincoln    L 13-44     /2    37,400
10/23  #Kansas       Lawrence   L 7-27            36,500
10/30   UCLA-HC      Lincoln    L 15-27           36,000
11/06  #Kansas St.   Lincoln    W 32-0            36,000
11/13  #Oklahoma     Norman     L 14-41     /9    28,000
11/20  #Missouri     Lincoln    L 6-33            21,000
11/27   Oregon St.   Portland   L 12-28           13,000

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

1949
Won 4, Lost 5
Big 7: Won 3, Lost 3, 3rd-tie
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/24   S. Dakota    Lincoln      W 33-6           27,000
10/01   Minnesota    Lincoln      L 6-28           34,000
10/08  #Kansas St.   Manhattan    W 13-6           17,000
10/15   Penn State   State Coll.  L 7-22           23,600
10/22  #Oklahoma     Lincoln      L 0-48     /4    39,000
10/29  #Missouri     Columbia     L 20-21    /16   NA
11/05  #Kansas-HC    Lincoln      L 13-27          36,500
11/12  #Iowa State   Ames         W 7-0            15,000
11/19  #Colorado     Lincoln      W 25-14          32,000

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

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