1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg
Missouri Valley co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1913 record8–0 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Missouri Valley football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Nebraska + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kansas 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Washington University 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1913 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA). The 1913 season was part of Nebraska's 34-game unbeaten streak that ran from 1912 to 1916. This was the first season that Nebraska conducted a spring football practice session.[2][3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 43:00 p.m.Washburn*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 19–0
October 113:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 24–6
October 183:00 p.m.Minnesota*dagger
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 7–0
October 253:00 p.m.Haskell*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 7–6
November 13:00 p.m.at Iowa State
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 18–9
November 83:00 p.m.Nebraska Wesleyan*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 42–7
November 152:45 p.m.at Kansas
  • Central Park
  • Lawrence, KS
W 9–0
November 223:00 p.m.Iowa*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 12–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Coaching staff[]

Coach[4][5] Position First year Alma mater
Ewald O. Stiehm Head coach 1911 Wisconsin
Jack Best Trainer 1890 Nebraska
Haarman First assistant coach 1913
Dudley Assistant coach 1913

Roster[]

Abbott, Earl RG
Balis, Arthur E
Beck, Charles E
Cameron, Robert RT
Elwell, John HB
Freitag, Albert G
Halligan, Vic LT
Howard, Warren FB
Mastin, Guy E
Mulligan, Harold E
Pearson, Monte LT
Purdy, Leonard HB
Ross, Clinton RG
Rutherford, Richard HB
Shields, Paul G
Thompson, Robert C
Towle, Max QB

[6]

Game summaries[]

Washburn[]

Washburn at Nebraska
1 2Total
Washburn 0
• Nebraska 19
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.

Kansas State[]

Kansas State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Kansas State 6
• Nebraska 24
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
See also: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Minnesota[]

Minnesota at Nebraska
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 000 0
• Nebraska 0 070 7
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska used a second-half touchdown to win for just the second time against Minnesota in 13 meetings. Minnesota coach Henry L. Williams said after the game "I cannot say I expected the Gophers to be defeated. Nebraska has a great team."

Haskell[]

Haskell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Haskell 6
• Nebraska 7
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.

at Iowa State[]

Nebraska at Iowa State
1 2Total
• Nebraska 18
Iowa State 9
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: State Field, Ames, IA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.

Nebraska Wesleyan[]

Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska
1 2Total
Nebraska Wesleyan 7
• Nebraska 42
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.

at Kansas[]

Nebraska at Kansas
1 2Total
• Nebraska 9
Kansas 0
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS
  • Game start: 2:45 p.m.
See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa[]

Iowa at Nebraska
1 234Total
Iowa 0 000 0
• Nebraska 6 006 12
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m.
See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Awards[]

Award[9] Player(s)
All-Western 1st team Vic Halligan
All-Western 2nd team Richard Rutherford
All-Western honorable mention Leonard Purdy
All-Missouri 1st team Charles Beck, Vic Halligan, Guy Mastin, Leonard Purdy, Richard Rutherford, Max Towle

References[]

  1. ^ "1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 345)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. ^ "1915 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 150)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  4. ^ "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 354)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  5. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  6. ^ "Nebraska Football 1913 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  8. ^ a b c d "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 346)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  9. ^ a b "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 347)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
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