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NEBRASKA FOOTBALL SCHEDULES & RESULTS
1950
Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 1
Big 7: Won 4, Lost 2, 2nd
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent     Site      Result    AP Rank   Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/30   Indiana      Lincoln   T 20-20             33,000
10/07   Minnesota    Mpls.     W 32-26             48,365
10/14  #Colorado     Boulder   L 19-28             25,000
10/21   Penn State   Lincoln   W 19-0              38,000
10/28  #Kansas       Lawrence  W 33-26             39,000
11/04  #Missouri-HC  Lincoln   W 40-34             38,000
11/11  #Kansas St.   Lincoln   W 49-21     16/     29,000
11/18  #Iowa State   Lincoln   W 20-13     18/     36,000
11/25  #Oklahoma     Norman    L 35-49     16/1    55,000

Final rankings: 17th AP, 20th-tie UPI (reg. season) 
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1951
Won 2, Lost 8
Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, 4th-tie
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent     Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/29   TCU          Lincoln    L 7-28    12/     36,000
10/06  #Kansas St.   Manhattan  W 1-0*            12,000
10/13   Penn State   Lincoln    L 7-15            39,000
10/20   Minnesota    Mpls.      L 20-39           54,625
10/27  #Missouri     Columbia   L 19-35           NA
11/03  #Kansas-HC    Lincoln    L 7-27            34,500
11/10  #Iowa State   Ames       W 34-27           15,000
11/17  #Colorado     Lincoln    L 14-36           31,000
11/24  #Oklahoma     Lincoln    L 0-27      /12   30,000
11/30   Miami        Miami      L 7-19            32,283

*6-6 tie, but KSU forfeited due to ineligible player

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook | Spring game

1952
Won 5, Lost 4, Tied 1
Big 7: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 1, 3rd
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/20   S. Dakota    Lincoln      W 46-0           30,000
09/27   Oregon       Portland     W 28-13          24,061
10/04  #Iowa State   Lincoln      W 16-0           37,000
10/11  #Kansas St.   Lincoln      W 27-14          40,000
10/18   Penn State   State Coll.  L 0-10     /19   30,000
10/25  #Colorado     Boulder      T 16-16          30,600
11/01  #Missouri     Lincoln      L 6-10           39,000
11/08  #Kansas       Lawrence     W 14-13    /7    33,500
11/15   Minnesota-HC Lincoln      L 7-13           40,000
11/22  #Oklahoma     Norman       L 13-34    /5    41,000

Roster | Stats | Spring game | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

1953
Won 3, Lost 6, Tied 1
Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, 4th-tie
Coach Bill Glassford
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/19   Oregon       Lincoln     L 12-20           31,000
09/26   Illinois     Champaign   T 21-21           40,011
10/03  #Kansas State Manhattan   L 0-27            NA
10/10   Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh  L 6-14     /17    20,666
10/17   Miami        Lincoln     W 20-16           39,000
10/24  #Missouri     Columbia    L 7-23            26,500
10/31  #Kansas       Lincoln     W 9-0             33,000
11/07  #Iowa State   Ames        W 27-19           12,000
11/14  #Colorado-HC  Lincoln     L 10-14           36,000
11/21  #Oklahoma     Lincoln     L 7-30     /4     30,000

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook | Spring game

1954
Won 6, Lost 5
Big 7: Won 4, Lost 2, 2nd
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent      Site       Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/25   Minnesota     Mpls.      L 7-19             54,147
10/02  #Iowa State    Lincoln    W 39-14            30,000
10/09  #Kansas State  Lincoln    L 3-7              34,000
10/16   Oregon State  Lincoln    W 27-7             39,000
10/23  #Colorado      Boulder    W 20-6      /11    32,500
10/30  #Missouri      Lincoln    W 25-19            35,000
11/06  #Kansas        Lawrence   W 41-20  20t/      NA
11/13   Pittsburgh-HC Lincoln    L 7-21             40,000
11/20  #Oklahoma      Norman     L 7-55      /3     56,000
11/26   Hawaii        Honolulu   W 50-0             17,000
01/01  %Duke          Miami      L 7 -34     /14    68,750

% Orange Bowl

Final rankings: none | Roster | Spring game | Yearbook

1955
Won 5, Lost 5
Big 7: Won 5, Lost 1, 2nd
Coach Bill Glassford 
 

Date    Opponent      Site        Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/17   Hawaii        Lincoln     L 0-6             25,000
09/24   Ohio State    Columbus    L 20-28    /6     80,171
10/01  #Kansas State  Manhattan   W 16-0            12,500
10/08   Texas A&M     Lincoln     L 0-27            40,000
10/15   Pittsburgh    Pittsburgh  L 7-21            21,006
10/22  #Missouri      Columbia    W 18-12           NA
10/29  #Kansas        Lincoln     W 19-14           31,000
11/05  #Iowa State    Ames        W 10-7            12,000
11/12  #Colorado-HC   Lincoln     W 37-20           34,000
11/19  #Oklahoma      Lincoln     L 0-41     /1     38,000

Roster | Final rankings: none | Spring game | Yearbook

1956
Won 4, Lost 6
Big 7: Won 3, Lost 3, 4th
Coach Pete Elliott
 

Date    Opponent      Site      Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/22   South Dakota  Lincoln   W 34-6            31,260
09/29   Ohio State    Columbus  L 7-34      /8    79,351
10/06  #Iowa State    Lincoln   W 9-7             31,743
10/13  #Kansas State  Lincoln   L 7-10            30,469
10/20   Indiana       Lincoln   L 14-19           37,527
10/27  #Colorado      Boulder   L 0-16            42,818
11/03  #Missouri-HC   Lincoln   W 15-14           34,748
11/10  #Kansas        Lawrence  W 26-20           26,422
11/17   Baylor        Lincoln   L 7-26            31,775
11/24  #Oklahoma      Norman    L 6-54      /1    50,039

Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook | Spring game

1957
Won 1, Lost 9
Big 7: Won 1, Lost 5, 7th
Coach Bill Jennings
 

Date    Opponent        Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                             NU/Opp
09/21   Washington St.  Lincoln     L 12-34           31,152
09/28   Army            West Point  L 0-42            16,654
10/05  #Kansas State    Manhattan   W 14-7            15,033
10/12   Pittsburgh      Pittsburgh  L 0-34     /20    39,493
10/19   Syracuse        Lincoln     L 9-26            37,582
10/26  #Missouri        Columbia    L 13-14           26,058
11/02  #Kansas-HC       Lincoln     L 12-14           29,987
11/09  #Iowa State      Ames        L 0-13             6,083
11/16  #Colorado        Lincoln     L 0-27            29,264
11/23  #Oklahoma        Lincoln     L 7-32      /6    29,844

Roster | Spring game | Final rankings: none | Yearbook

1958
Won 3, Lost 7
Big 7: Won 1, Lost 5, 6th
Coach Bill Jennings 
 

Date    Opponent      Site       Result  AP Rank   Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/20   Penn State    Lincoln    W 14-7            26,966
09/27   Purdue        Lafayette  L 0-28            29,475
10/04  #Iowa State    Lincoln    W 7-6             30,310
10/11  #Kansas State  Lincoln    L 6-23            37,596
10/18   Syracuse      Syracuse   L 0-38            17,083
10/25  #Colorado      Boulder    L 16-27    /12    40,271
11/01  #Missouri-HC   Lincoln    L 0-31            31,816
11/08  #Kansas        Lawrence   L 7-29            23,760
11/15   Pittsburgh    Lincoln    W 14-6     /14    24,107
11/22  #Oklahoma      Norman     L 7-40     /4     44,740

Final rankings: none
Roster | Stats | Yearbook | Spring game

1959
Won 4, Lost 6
Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, 6th
Coach Bill Jennings
 

Date    Opponent      Site       Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/19   Texas         Lincoln    L 0-20     /17    30,623
09/26   Minnesota     Mpls.      W 32-12           58,885
10/03   Oregon State  Lincoln    W 7-6             27,961
10/10  #Kansas        Lincoln    L 3-10            28,937
10/17   Indiana       Lincoln    L 7-23            34,471
10/24  #Missouri      Columbia   L 0-9             27,305
10/31  #Oklahoma-HC  Lincoln     W 25-21    /19    32,765
11/07  #Iowa State    Ames       L 6-18            10,995
11/14  #Colorado      Lincoln    W 14-12           27,808
11/21  #Kansas State  Manhattan  L 14-29            8,318

Final rankings: none
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