1949 Nebraska football roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Nick Adduci | FB | 5-11 | 184 | Chicago | Ill. | |
| 27 | Virgil Adle | T | 6-3 | 214 | North Platte | Neb. | |
| 13 | Arthur Bauer | G | 5-10 | 178 | Shubert | Neb. | |
| 25 | Don Bloom | HB | 5-11 | 149 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 31 | Ted Britt | T | 201 | North Platte | Neb. | ||
| 35 | Tracy Busch | E | 5-11 | 195 | Pender | Neb. | |
| 19 | Ron Clark | HB | 5-11 | 165 | Ravenna | Neb. | |
| 21 | Ralph Damkroger | E | 209 | DeWitt | Neb. | ||
| 29 | Michael DiBiase | G | 5-9 | 215 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| Harold Dorn | HB | Scottsbluff | Neb. | ||||
| 33 | Gerald Ferguson | HB | 5-11 | 166 | Scottsbluff | Neb. | |
| 14 | Kenneth Fischer | HB | 5-11 | 159 | St. Edward | Neb. | |
| 38 | James Godfrey | T | 196 | Cozad | Neb. | ||
| 45 | Richard Goeglein | T | 6-2 | 206 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 43 | Fred Hawkins | G | 5-9 | 172 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 30 | Rex Hoy | G | 5-10 | 176 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 34 | Philip Jones | HB | 5-9 | 156 | Central City | Neb. | |
| 49 | Raymond Magsamen | E | 6-2 | 188 | Lindsay | Neb. | |
| 24 | Bill Maxe | E | 6-0 | 197 | Brainard | Neb. | |
| 62 | Joe McGill | C | 202 | Omaha | Neb. | ||
| 48 | Arden Means | G | 5-10 | 194 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 15 | Harry Meginnis | HB | 5-10 | 157 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 50 | Frank Meyer | HB | 5-9 | 175 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 39 | Donald Minnick | T | 196 | Fairbury | Neb. | ||
| 23 | William Mueller | HB | 5-8 | 168 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 17 | Robert Mullen | C | 6-2 | 203 | Connellsville | Pa. | |
| 20 | Fran Nagle | QB | 174 | West Lynn | Mass. | ||
| 52 | Dean Newton | E | 6-0 | 184 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 37 | Richard Novak | E | 5-11 | 176 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 60 | Tom Novak | C | 5-10 | 206 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 40 | Donald Pedersen | G | 6-0 | 180 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 53 | Albert Pepler | G | 5-11 | 181 | Bayard | Neb. | |
| 26 | Joe Ponsiego | HB | 5-10 | 172 | Chicago | Ill. | |
| 57 | Harley Rector | T | 6-2 | 219 | Weeping Water | Neb. | |
| 47 | Herbert Reese | T | 6-0 | 190 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 54 | Dick Regier | E | 188 | San Luis Obispo | Calif. | ||
| 44 | Roger Ritter | HB | 5-10 | 168 | Kearney | Neb. | |
| 18 | Darwin Salestrom | G | 188 | St. Edward | Neb. | ||
| Robert Schleiger | E | Omaha | Neb. | ||||
| 36 | Don Schneider | E | 6-2 | 196 | Norton | Kan. | |
| 51 | Frank Simon | E | 6-2 | 177 | Burchard | Neb. | |
| 16 | Walt Spellman | G | 5-11 | 187 | Omaha | Neb. | |
| 42 | Don Strasheim | HB | 5-5 | 168 | Kimball | Neb. | |
| 41 | Charles Toogood | T | 6-0 | 217 | North Platte | Neb. | |
| 59 | Maxey Vestal | E | 188 | Lawton | Okla. | ||
| 32 | Cecil Voils | E | 6-3 | 192 | Lincoln | Neb. | |
| 61 | Delbert Wiegand | QB | 5-9 | 169 | Kearney | Neb. | |
| 12 | Richard Yost | FB | 5-10 | 182 | Omaha | Neb. |
Coaching Staff
• Bill Glassford: Head coach
• Bob Davis: Asst. coach
• James DeAngelis: Asst. coach
• Marvin Franklin: Asst. coach
• H.H. Hanscom: Asst. coach
• Peter Janetos: Asst. coach
• L.F. Klein: Asst. coach