1920
Won 5, Lost 3, Tied 1
Independent
Coach Henry Schulte 
 

Date    Opponent         Site           Result

10/02   Washburn         Lincoln        W 14-0
10/09   Colo. State      Lincoln        W 7-0
10/16   Notre Dame-HC    Lincoln        L 7-16
10/23   South Dakota     Lincoln        W 20-0
11/02   Rutgers          New York*      W 28-0
11/06   Penn State       State College  L 0-20
11/13   Kansas           Lawrence       T 20-20
11/20   Mich. State      Lincoln        W 35-7
11/25   Wash. State      Lincoln        L 20-21

*Polo Grounds

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1921
Won 7, Lost 1
MVC: Won 3, Lost 0, lst
Coach Fred Dawson
 

Date    Opponent         Site         Result

10/01   Neb. Wesleyan    Lincoln      W 55-0
10/15   Haskell          Lincoln      W 41-0
10/22   Notre Dame       South Bend   L 0-7
10/29  #Oklahoma         Lincoln      W 44-0
11/05   Pittsburgh       Pittsburgh   W 10-0
11/12  #Kansas-HC        Lincoln      W 28-0
11/19  #Iowa State       Ames         W 35-3
11/24   Colorado State   Lincoln      W 70-7

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1922
Won 7, Lost 1
MVC: Won 5, Lost 0, lst
Coach Fred Dawson
 

Date    Opponent        Site         Result

10/07   South Dakota    Lincoln      W 66-0
10/21  #Missouri-HC     Lincoln      W 48-0
10/28  #Oklahoma        Norman       W 39-7
11/04   Syracuse        Syracuse     L 6-9
11/11  #Kansas          Lawrence     W 28-0
11/18  #Kansas State    Lincoln      W 21-0
11/25  #Iowa State      Lincoln      W 54-6
11/30   Notre Dame      Lincoln*     W 14-6

* Last game at Nebraska Field

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1923
Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 2
MVC: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 2, lst
Coach Fred Dawson
 

Date    Opponent       Site        Result

10/06   Illinois       Champaign   L 7-24
10/13  #Oklahoma       Lincoln*    W 24-0
10/20  #Kansas-HC      Lincoln     T 0-0
10/27  #Missouri       Columbia    T 7-7
11/10   Notre Dame     Lincoln     W 14-7
11/17  #Iowa State     Ames        W 26-14
11/24   Syracuse       Lincoln     L 0-7
11/29  #Kansas State   Lincoln     W 34-12

* First game at Memorial Stadium
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1924
Won 5, Lost 3
MVC: Won 3, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Fred Dawson
 

Date    Opponent       Site         Result

10/04   Illinois       Lincoln      L 6-9
10/11  #Oklahoma       Norman       L 7-14
10/18   Colgate-HC     Lincoln      W 33-7
10/25  #Kansas         Lawrence     W 14-7
11/01  #Missouri       Lincoln      W 14-6
11/15   Notre Dame     South Bend   L 6-34
11/22  #Kansas State   Manhattan    W 24-0
11/27   Oregon State   Lincoln      W 14-0

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1925
Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 2
MVC: Won 2, Lost 2, Tied 1, 5th-tie
Coach Ernest E. Bearg
 

Date    Opponent       Site         Result

10/03   Illinois       Champaign    W 14-0
10/10  #Missouri       Columbia     L 6-9
10/17   Washington     Lincoln      T 6-6
10/24  #Kansas-HC      Lincoln      W 14-0
10/31  #Oklahoma       Lincoln      W 12-0
11/07  #Drake          Des Moines   L 0-14
11/14  #Kansas State   Manhattan    T 0-0
11/26   Notre Dame     Lincoln      W 17-0

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1926
Won 6, Lost 2
MVC: Won 5, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Ernest E. Bearg
 

Date    Opponent           Site        Result

10/02  #Drake              Lincoln     W 21-0
10/09  #Missouri           Lincoln     L 7-14
10/16  #Washington (Mo.)   St. Louis   W 20-6
10/23  #Kansas             Lawrence    W 20-3
10/30  #Iowa State         Lincoln     W 31-6
11/13  #Kansas State       Lincoln     W 3-0
11/20   New York U.        Lincoln     W 15-7
11/25   Washington         Seattle     L 6-10

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1927
Won 6, Lost 2
MVC: Won 4, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Ernest E. Bearg
 

Date    Opponent       Site         Result

10/01  #Iowa State     Lincoln      W 6-0
10/08  #Missouri       Columbia     L 6-7
10/15  #Grinnell       Lincoln      W 58-0
10/29   Syracuse       Lincoln      W 21-0
11/05  #Kansas-HC      Lincoln      W 47-13
11/12   Pittsburgh     Pittsburgh   L 13-21
11/19  #Kansas State   Manhattan    W 33-0
11/24   New York U.    Lincoln      W 27-18

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1928
Won 7, Lost 1, Tied 1
Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, 1st
Coach Ernest E. Bearg
 

Date    Opponent        Site         Result

10/06  #Iowa State      Ames         W 12-0
10/13   Montana State   Lincoln      W 26-6
10/20   Syracuse        Lincoln      W 7-6
10/27  #Missouri-HC     Lincoln      W 24-0
11/03  #Kansas          Lawrence     W 20-0
11/10  #Oklahoma        Norman       W 44-6
11/17   Pittsburgh      Lincoln      T 0-0
11/24   Army            West Point   L 3-13
11/29  #Kansas State    Lincoln      W 8-0

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1929
Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 3
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 0, Tied 2, 1st
Coach Dana X. Bible
 

Date    Opponent        Site        Result

10/05   So. Methodist   Lincoln     T 0-0
10/12   Syracuse        Syracuse    W 13-6
10/19   Pittsburgh      Lincoln     L 7-12
10/26  #Missouri        Columbia    T 7-7
11/02  #Kansas-HC       Lincoln     W 12-6
11/16  #Oklahoma        Lincoln     T 13-13
11/23  #Kansas State    Manhattan   W 10-6
11/28  #Iowa State      Lincoln     W 31-12

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