1940 Nebraska football roster

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No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	City	State
47	Abel GeorgeGeorge Abel	G		198	99	Lincoln	Neb.
22	Alfson WarrenWarren Alfson	G	6-00	188	99	Wisner	Neb.
33	Behm ForrestForrest Behm	T	6-04	200	99	Lincoln	Neb.
39	Blue WayneWayne Blue	HB	6-00	205	99	Tecumseh	Neb.
42	Bradley DaleDale Bradley	HB	5-10	170	99	Lincoln	Neb.
29	Bryant WilliamWilliam Bryant	G	5-11	181	99	Ashland	Neb.
46	Bunker WillardWillard Bunker	E	6-02	185	99	Lincoln	Neb.
49	Burruss RobertRobert Burruss	C	5-10	188	99	Omaha	Neb.
38	Francis VikeVike Francis	FB	6-02	201	99	Lincoln	Neb.
18	Greenlief FrancisFrancis Greenlief	G	6-00	177	99	Hastings	Neb.
32	Hazen JackJack Hazen	E		180	99	Omaha	Neb.
34	Herndon ClarenceClarence Herndon	T	6-00	195	99	Grand Island	Neb.
37	Hopp HarryHarry Hopp	FB	5-11	198	99	Hastings	Neb.
35	Kahler RobertRobert Kahler	HB	6-03	196	99	Grand Island	Neb.
54	Kahler RoyalRoyal Kahler	T	6-03	220	99	Grand Island	Neb.
12	Kathol GeraldGerald Kathol	E		176	99	Hartington	Neb.
56	Kelly HowardHoward Kelly	C	6-02	187	99	Grand Island	Neb.
21	Knight GeorgeGeorge Knight	QB	6-00	190	99	Lincoln	Neb.
52	Leik FrancisFrancis Leik	T		206	99	Hastings	Neb.
30	Ludwick RobertRobert Ludwick	E	6-00	178	99	Lincoln	Neb.
27	Luther WalterWalter Luther	HB	6-00	180	99	Cambridge	Neb.
20	Meier FredFred Meier	C	5-10	190	99	Lincoln	Neb.
36	Metheny FredFred Metheny	QB	5-10	168	99	Lincoln	Neb.
53	Muskin LeonardLeonard Muskin	T		195	99	Omaha	Neb.
48	Myers LynnLynn Myers	G	5-10	165	99	Lincoln	Neb.
13	Petsch RoyRoy Petsch	QB		175	99	Scottsbluff	Neb.
50	Preston FredFred Preston	E	6-03	191	99	Fairbury	Neb.
31	Prochaska RayRay Prochaska	E	6-03	198	99	Ulysses	Neb.
15	Rohn HenryHenry Rohn	FB	5-11	182	99	Fremont	Neb.
25	Rohrig HermanHerman Rohrig	HB	5-09	186	99	Lincoln	Neb.
10	Rubottom DonDon Rubottom	HB	5-10	174	99	Gering	Neb.
57	Schleich VictorVictor Schleich	T	6-02	221	99	Lincoln	Neb.
17	Schwartzkopf EdEd Schwartzkopf	G	5-09	175	99	Lincoln	Neb.
19	Simmons KennethKenneth Simmons	HB	5-08	163	99	Valentine	Neb.
44	Thompson MarvinMarvin Thompson	E		180	99	Mitchell	Neb.
26	Thompson TheosTheos Thompson	HB	5-10	170	99	Lincoln	Neb.
23	Vincent JackJack Vincent	HB	6-00	169	99	O’Neill	Neb.
48	VonGoetz HerbertHerbert VonGoetz	G	5-11	190	99	North Platte	Neb.
16	Whitehead RalphRalph Whitehead	T		192	99	Minatare	Neb.
59	Zikmund AllenAllen Zikmund	HB	6-00	179	99	Ord	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

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	W 14-7
10/19	@ Indiana	L 7-56
10/26	@ Ohio State	L 17-21
11/02	UCLA	L 20-27
11/16	@ Southern Cal	L 20-28
11/23	Wisconsin	W 44-25
11/29	@ Iowa	L 10-13
12/28	Boston College	11:00 AM

1940 Nebraska football roster

Coaching Staff

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