1950 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1950 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record6โ€“2โ€“1 (4โ€“2 Big 7)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 17 Nebraska 4 2 0 6 2 1
Missouri 3 2 1 4 5 1
Kansas 3 3 0 6 4 0
Iowa State 2 3 1 3 6 1
Colorado 2 4 0 5 4 1
Kansas State 0 6 0 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big 7 Conference in the 1950 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Glassford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Halfback Bobby Reynolds led the country in scoring (157 points), ranked second nationally in rushing (1,342 yards) and finished fifth in the 1950 Heisman Trophy voting.[1][2]

As a team, the Cornhuskers ranked third nationally in rushing offense (321.6 yards per game) and ninth in total offense (407.3 yards per game).[3]

  1. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 29, 32.
  2. ^ "Janowicz to get Heisman award". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 6, 1950. p. 50.
  3. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 35.