1939 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1939 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–1–1 (4–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 18 Nebraska 4 1 0 7 1 1
No. 19 Oklahoma 3 2 0 6 2 1
Kansas 1 4 0 2 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 7 0
Kansas State 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Six Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Biff Jones, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the Big Six, and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll. The Cornhuskers outscored opponents by a total of 115 to 70.[1] They were also ranked at No. 9 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] at No. 8 in the Boand System ratings,[3] and at No. 23 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[4]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

  1. ^ "1939 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Azzi Ratem (William F. Boand) (December 5, 1939). "Azzi Ratem Puts Huskers Eighth". Evening World-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.