1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Schedule

| October 5|3:00 p.m.|||Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE |W 81–0||

| October 12|3:00 p.m.||Kansas State|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 30–6||

| October 19|2:30 p.m.|at|Minnesota|Northrop Field|Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)|L 0–13||

| October 26|3:00 p.m.||Adrian|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE|W 41–0||

| November 2|2:30 p.m.|at|Missouri|Rollins Field|Columbia, MO (rivalry)|W 7–0||

| November 9|3:00 p.m.|||Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE|W 54–6||

| November 16|3:00 p.m.||Kansas|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 14–3|7,000|

| November 23|3:00 p.m.||Oklahoma|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 13–9||

Roster

Starters

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Bellevue

• Sources: This was the final meeting between Bellevue and Nebraska.

Kansas State

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At Minnesota

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Nebraska's defense fended off several long Minnesota drives in the first half, which ended scoreless. After a Minnesota touchdown to open the second half, Nebraska used a 72-yard run to get to Minnesota's three-yard line. However, an interception was returned for a second Gophers touchdown and NU was held scoreless for the rest of the game.

Adrian

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This was the only meeting between Adrian and Nebraska. Both teams played without regular starters due to injury. Three Nebraska starters were out; Harman, Meyer, and Potter. Five Adrian starters did not make the trip from Michigan due to injury leaving a total of 15 players.

Nebraska scored three touchdowns in the first half and sent in many replacements once it was obvious Adrian couldn't keep up. Local news reported that the forward pass was used frequently by both teams. Nebraska completed 4 of 10 attempts for 57 yards while Adrian completed 2 of 5 for 0 yards.

At Missouri

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Doane

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This was the final meeting between Doane and Nebraska.

Kansas

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Oklahoma

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This was the first meeting in what would become one of college football's most storied rivalries.

References

References

1. "1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
2. "(23)Bellevue College".
3. (November 17, 1912). "Desperate Battle Won by Nebraska". The Lincoln Star.
4. "Nebraska Football 1912 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department.
5. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax.
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8. "1913 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 329)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
9. (October 27, 1912). "Adrian Outclassed by the Cornhuskers". [[The Lincoln Star]].
10. (October 26, 1912). "Both Tell Bear Stories". [[The Wichita Eagle]].
11. (October 27, 1912). "Nebraska Takes Victory". [[The Nebraska State Journal]].
12. "1913 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 331)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.