1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1909 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).

1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1909 record3–3–2 (0–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
1909 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri $ 4 –0 –1  7 –0 –1
Kansas 3 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Drake 2 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Iowa 1 –3 –1  2 –4 –1
Iowa State 0 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Nebraska 0 –1 –0  3 –3 –2
Washington University 0 –2 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Prior to the start of the 1909 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. It replaced Antelope Field, where NU had played its home games since 1897.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2 South Dakota*
T 6–6
October 9 Knox*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 34–0
October 163:00 p.m.Minnesota*
L 14–0
October 233:00 p.m.Iowa*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
T 6–6
October 30 Doane*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 12–0
November 6 Kansas
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 6–0
November 20 at Denver*Denver, COW 6–5
November 25 Haskell*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 16–5[2]
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Coaching staff
Coach[4] Position First year Alma mater
William C. "King" ColeHead coach1907Marietta
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska

Roster

[5]

Beltzer, Oren HB
Bentley, Orlando QB
Chauner, Walter E
Collins, Sydney C
Dobson PLAYER
Elliott, E.B. G
Ewing, Henry RG
Frank, Owen HB
Harte, Louis LT
Hascoll, Vincent QB
Johnson, Frank E
Lofgren, Gus E
Magor, Louis E
McDonald HB
Rathbone, Harvey FB
Schauner E
Shonka, Sylvester C
Spellmeyer RT
Sturmer, Frederick LT
Sturzenegger, Alfonzo FB
Temple, LeRoy RT
Wendstrand PLAYER
Wenstrand, Ralph RG
Wolcott, O.M. LG

Game summaries

South Dakota
South Dakota at Nebraska
1 2Total
South Dakota 6 0 6
Nebraska 0 6 6
Overall Last meeting Result
3–1 October 5, 1907 Nebraska, 39–0

Knox
Knox at Nebraska
1 2Total
Knox 0
• Nebraska 34
Overall Last meeting Result
4–0 October 14, 1905 Nebraska, 16–0

This was the final meeting between Knox and Nebraska.[6][7]

Minnesota
Minnesota at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Minnesota 14 0 14
Nebraska 0 0 0
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Omaha, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT
See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
1–6–1 October 17, 1908 0–0

After seven consecutive games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Nebraska faced off in Nebraska for a second time.

Iowa
Iowa at Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa 6
Nebraska 6
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CT
See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
7–4–2 October 31, 1908 Nebraska, 11–8

After two Iowa field goals, Nebraska recovered its own fumble in the end zone, and the game ended in a 6–6 tie.

Doane
Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0
• Nebraska 12
Overall Last meeting Result
12–2 October 3, 1908 Nebraska, 43–0

Kansas
Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
• Kansas 6
Nebraska 0
See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall Last meeting Result
8–7 November 14, 1908 Kansas, 20–5

Two 15-yard Nebraska penalties late in the game led to a game-winning punt return touchdown by Kansas.

at Denver
Nebraska at Denver
1 2Total
• Nebraska 6
Denver 5
Overall Last meeting Result
2–0 November 16, 1907 Nebraska, 63–0

Nebraska scored its only touchdown off a muffed Denver kick return, and held on for a 6–5 win.

Haskell
Nebraska at Haskell
1 2Total
Nebraska 5 0 5
• Haskell 11 5 16
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
4–1 October 24, 1908 Nebraska, 10–0

Haskell blocked five Nebraska punts, and rode the favorable field position to a 16–5 victory.

References
  1. "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  2. "Reds Get Scalps". The Nebraska State Journal. November 26, 1909. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football - 1909 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  5. "Nebraska Football 1909 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  6. "1909 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  7. "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
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