American college football season
1907 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Iowa +
1
–
0
–
0
3
–
2
–
0
Nebraska +
1
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Kansas
1
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Missouri
1
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Washington University
0
–
1
–
0
1
–
5
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
The 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1907 college football season . The team was coached by first-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska .[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).
Prior to the season, Nebraska joined the MVIAA, the first time since 1897 the Cornhuskers had been a member of a conference.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 Peru Normal * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 53–0
October 5 South Dakota * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 39–0
October 12 Grinnell * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 30–4
October 19 at Minnesota * Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry )L 5–88,000
October 26 Colorado * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry ) W 22–8[2]
November 2 Iowa State * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 10–9
November 9 at Kansas Lawrence, KS (rivalry )W 16–6
November 16 at Denver * Denver, CO W 63–0
November 23 Doane * Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 85–0
November 28 at Saint Louis * St. Louis, MO L 0–34
Coaching staff [ ]
Roster [ ]
[4]
Baekley PLAYER
Barkley PLAYER
Beltzer, Oren E
Bentley, Orlando QB
Birkner, Hugo HB
Burleigh PLAYER
Chaloupka, William RT
Collins, Sydney C
Cooke, Harold QB
Ewing, Henry LG
Frum, Sidney RG
Harte, Louis RG
Harvey, James E
Johnson, Frank E
Kroger, Ernest FB
Matters, Thomas LT
Miller, A.H. RT
Minor, Harry HB
Patton E
Perrin, Dale C
Price PLAYER
Weller, John HB
Game summaries [ ]
Peru State [ ]
Peru State at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Peru State
0
• Nebraska
53
Date: September 28Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Nebraska held Peru State without a first down in Cole's first game, also the first meeting between the teams.[5] [6]
South Dakota [ ]
South Dakota at Nebraska
Date: October 5Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
[5] [6]
Grinnell [ ]
Grinnell at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Grinnell
4
• Nebraska
30
Date: October 12Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
[5] [6]
at Minnesota [ ]
Nebraska at Minnesota
Date: October 19Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
Nebraska scored first after a Minnesota fumble, but a pair of field goals gave the Golden Gophers the lead and another victory over NU.[5] [6]
Colorado [ ]
Colorado at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Colorado
8
• Nebraska
22
Date: October 26Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
[5] [6]
Iowa State [ ]
Iowa State at Nebraska
Date: November 2Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
A second-half touchdown gave Nebraska a 10–9 win over Iowa State. On a late Cyclones field goal attempt, the ball hit the ground short of the uprights and bounced through. Because of this, Iowa State lists this game as a 13-10 victory.[5] [6]
at Kansas [ ]
Nebraska at Kansas
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
16
Kansas
6
Date: November 9Location: Lawrence, KS
This was Nebraska's only conference game in 1907, as the Cornhuskers had recently joined the MVIAA and were unable to schedule the other teams with such short notice. The 16–6 win gave NU a share of the conference title.[5] [6]
at Denver [ ]
Nebraska at Denver
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
63
Denver
0
Date: November 16Location: Denver, CO
Doane [ ]
Doane at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Doane
0
• Nebraska
85
Date: November 23Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
The Cornhuskers shut out Doane 85-0, the largest margin of victory in Antelope Field history.
at Saint Louis [ ]
Nebraska at Saint Louis
1
2 Total
Nebraska
0
• Saint Louis
34
Date: November 28Location: St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis shut out Nebraska 34–0 in the only meeting between the teams.[5] [6]
References [ ]
Venues
(1890–95)
(1894–96)
(1897–1908)
Nebraska Field (1909–22)
Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold
Pre-split Post-split National championships in bold