1939 Nebraska football roster

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No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	City	State
47	Abel GeorgeGeorge Abel	G		188	99	Lincoln	Neb.
22	Alfson WarrenWarren Alfson	G	6-00	185	99	Wisner	Neb.
55	Ashburn JackJack Ashburn	E		183	99	Tilden	Neb.
33	Behm ForrestForrest Behm	T	6-04	197	99	Lincoln	Neb.
39	Blue WayneWayne Blue	HB	6-00	198	99	Tecumseh	Neb.
49	Burruss RobertRobert Burruss	C	5-10	190	99	Omaha	Neb.
58	Carper CharlesCharles Carper	E	6-02	178	99	Lincoln	Neb.
46	DeFruiter RobertRobert DeFruiter	HB	5-11	178	99	Lexington	Neb.
53	Dobson AdnaAdna Dobson	G	5-11	195	99	Lincoln	Neb.
38	Francis VikeVike Francis	FB	6-02	199	99	Lincoln	Neb.
57	Fuenning SamSam Fuenning	G		189	99	Lincoln	Neb.
36	Haynes EdgarEdgar Haynes	T	6-00	205	99	Curtis	Neb.
34	Herndon ClarenceClarence Herndon	T	6-00	195	99	Grand Island	Neb.
29	Herrmann WilliamWilliam Herrmann	G	6-00	180	99	Osceola	Neb.
37	Hopp HarryHarry Hopp	FB	5-11	198	99	Hastings	Neb.
35	Kahler RobertRobert Kahler	HB	6-03	195	99	Grand Island	Neb.
42	Kahler RoyalRoyal Kahler	T	6-03	210	99	Grand Island	Neb.
56	Kelly HowardHoward Kelly	C	6-02	185	99	Grand Island	Neb.
51	Klum ArloArlo Klum	G	5-11	202	99	Shenandoah	Iowa
40	Knickrehm HubertHubert Knickrehm	T	6-03	202	99	Grand Island	Neb.
21	Knight GeorgeGeorge Knight	QB	6-00	185	99	Lincoln	Neb.
60	Leik FrancisFrancis Leik	T		195	99	Hastings	Neb.
30	Ludwick RobertRobert Ludwick	E	6-00	175	99	Lincoln	Neb.
27	Luther WalterWalter Luther	HB	6-00	175	99	Cambridge	Neb.
20	Meier FredFred Meier	C	5-10	187	99	Lincoln	Neb.
45	Monsky HubertHubert Monsky	G	6-02	197	99	Omaha	Neb.
43	Muskin LeonardLeonard Muskin	T		199	99	Omaha	Neb.
64	Myers LynnLynn Myers	G	5-10	165	99	Lincoln	Neb.
65	Nelson JackJack Nelson	T		191	99	Omaha	Neb.
13	Petsch RoyRoy Petsch	QB		181	99	Scottsbluff	Neb.
18	Porter GeorgeGeorge Porter	HB	6-02	165	99	Denver	Colo.
52	Preston FredFred Preston	E	6-04	188	99	Fairbury	Neb.
32	Prochaska JeromeJerome Prochaska	E	6-00	175	99	Ulysses	Neb.
31	Prochaska RayRay Prochaska	E	6-03	195	99	Ulysses	Neb.
16	Ramey RobertRobert Ramey	C		190	99	Lincoln	Neb.
15	Rohn HenryHenry Rohn	FB	5-11	184	99	Fremont	Neb.
25	Rohrig HermanHerman Rohrig	HB	5-09	185	99	Lincoln	Neb.
10	Rubottom DonDon Rubottom	HB	5-10	168	99	Gering	Neb.
17	Schwartzkopf EdEd Schwartzkopf	G	5-09	172	99	Lincoln	Neb.
54	Schwartzkopf SamSam Schwartzkopf	T	6-00	197	99	Lincoln	Neb.
41	Seeman GeorgeGeorge Seeman	E	6-00	194	99	Omaha	Neb.
19	Simmons KennethKenneth Simmons	HB	5-08	160	99	Valentine	Neb.
48	Stearns GeorgeGeorge Stearns	G	6-00	189	99	North Platte	Neb.
44	Thompson MarvinMarvin Thompson	HB		180	99	Mitchell	Neb.
26	Thompson TheosTheos Thompson	HB	5-11	160	99	Lincoln	Neb.
23	Vincent JackJack Vincent	HB		166	99	O’Neill	Neb.
24	Waddick DonaldDonald Waddick	E	6-00	168	99	Grand Island	Neb.
50	Ziegler DonaldDonald Ziegler	E		191	99	Ashland	Neb.
68	Zorn HowardHoward Zorn	G	5-11	201	99	Dalton	Neb.

Coaching Staff

Lawrence "Biff" Jones - Head Coach

Paul Amen - Assistant Coach

Charles Armstrong - Assistant Coach

W. Harold Browne - Assistant Coach

A.J. Lewandowski - Assistant Coach

Roy Lyman - Assistant Coach

Robert Mills - Assistant Coach

Glenn Presnell - Assistant Coach

Harold Petz - Assistant Coach

2024 Husker Football
04/27	Red 21, White 25
08/31	UTEP	W 40-7
09/07	Colorado	W 28-10
09/14	Northern Iowa	W 34-3
09/20	Illinois	L 24-31
09/28	@ Purdue	W 28-10
10/05	Rutgers	3:00 PM
10/19	@ Indiana	TBA
10/26	@ Ohio State	TBA
11/02	UCLA	TBA
11/16	@ Southern Cal	TBA
11/23	Wisconsin	TBA
11/29	@ Iowa	6:30 PM

1939 Nebraska football roster

Coaching Staff

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