1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
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The 1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Park and Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]
- William C. "King" Cole (3rd season)
Nebraska Field
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3â3â2 (0â1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Antelope Park Nebraska Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During the season the university finished construction of Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. It replaced Antelope Field, where NU had played its home games from 1897 through 1907. Nebraska played its first two games at Antelope Park (a separate venue from Antelope Field) prior to the new stadium's completion.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | South Dakota* | T 6â6 | |||||
| October 9 | Knox* |
| W 34â0 | ||||
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Minnesota* | L 0â13 | ||||
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Iowa* |
| T 6â6 | [2] | ||
| October 30 | Doane* |
| W 12â0 | ||||
| November 6 | Kansas |
| L 0â6 | [3] | |||
| November 20 | at Denver* | Denver, CO | W 6â5 | [4] | |||
| November 25 | Haskell* |
| L 5â16 | [5] | |||
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Coaching staff
| Coach[6] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| William C. "King" Cole | Head coach | 1907 | Marietta |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Roster
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Beltzer, Oren HB | ||||||
Game summaries
South Dakota
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| South Dakota | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 6 | 6 |
- Date: October 2
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Knox
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Knox | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 34 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Minnesota
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Minnesota | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: October 16
- Location: Omaha, NE
- Game start: 3:00 PM CT
After seven consecutive games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Nebraska faced off in Nebraska for a second time.
Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Iowa | 6 | ||
| Nebraska | 6 |
- Date: October 23
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
- Game start: 3:00 PM CT
After two Iowa field goals, Nebraska recovered its own fumble in the end zone, and the game ended in a 6â6 tie.
Doane
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Doane | 0 | ||
| ⢠Nebraska | 12 |
- Date: October 30
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Kansas
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Kansas | 6 | ||
| Nebraska | 0 |
- Date: November 6
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Two 15-yard Nebraska penalties late in the game led to a game-winning punt return touchdown by Kansas.
At Denver
Nebraska scored its only touchdown off a muffed Denver kick return, and held on for a 6â5 win.
Haskell
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Nebraska | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| ⢠Haskell | 11 | 5 | 16 |
- Date: November 25
- Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Haskell blocked five Nebraska punts, and rode the favorable field position to a 16â5 victory.