1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–0 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNebraska Field
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 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] 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 43:00 p.m.Washburn*
W 19–0
October 113:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 24–6
October 183:00 p.m.Minnesota*dagger
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 7–09,000
October 253:00 p.m.Haskell*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 7–6
November 13:00 p.m.at Iowa State
W 18–9
November 83:00 p.m.Nebraska Wesleyan*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 42–7
November 152:45 p.m.at Kansas
W 9–0
November 223:00 p.m.Iowa*
  • Nebraska Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 12–0

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]

Starters

Game summaries

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska
1 2Total
Washburn 0
• Nebraska 19

Kansas State

Kansas State at Nebraska
1 2Total
Kansas State 6
• Nebraska 24

See also: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 000 0
• Nebraska 0 070 7

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

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

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

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 November 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "1915 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 150)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 354)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  6. ^ "Nebraska Football 1913 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 346)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  9. ^ a b "1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 347)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 21, 2009.


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