1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Park and Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1]

1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–3–2 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	William C. "King" Cole (3rd season)
Home stadium	Antelope Park Nebraska Field
Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		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

During the season the university finished construction of Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. It replaced Antelope Field, where NU had played its home games from 1897 through 1907. Nebraska played its first two games at Antelope Park (a separate venue from Antelope Field) prior to the new stadium's completion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2		South Dakota*	Antelope Park Lincoln, NE	T 6–6
October 9		Knox*	Antelope Park Lincoln, NE	W 34–0
October 16	3:00 p.m.	vs. Minnesota*	Vinton Street Park Omaha, NE (rivalry)	L 0–13
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Iowa*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	T 6–6	[2]
October 30		Doane*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 12–0
November 6		Kansas	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 0–6	[3]
November 20		at Denver*	Denver, CO	W 6–5	[4]
November 25		Haskell*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	L 5–16	[5]
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

Coach[6]	Position	First year	Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole	Head coach	1907	Marietta
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

^[7]

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

Team	1	2	Total
South Dakota	6	0	6
Nebraska	0	6	6

• Date: October 2
• Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE

• Sources:^[8][9]

Knox

Knox at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Knox			0
• Nebraska			34

• Date: October 9
• Location: Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE

• Sources:^[8][9]

This was the final meeting between Knox and Nebraska.^[8][9]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
• Minnesota	14	0	14
Nebraska	0	0	0

• Date: October 16
• Location: Omaha, NE
• Game start: 3:00 PM CT

• Sources:^[8][9]

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

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

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Iowa			6
Nebraska			6

• Date: October 23
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
• Game start: 3:00 PM CT

• Sources:^[8][9]

See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

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

Team	1	2	Total
Doane			0
• Nebraska			12

• Date: October 30
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources:^[8][9]

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
• Kansas			6
Nebraska			0

• Date: November 6
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources:^[8][9]

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

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

At Denver

Nebraska at Denver

Team	1	2	Total
• Nebraska			6
Denver			5

• Date: November 20
• Location: Denver, CO

• Sources:^[8][9]

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

Haskell

Nebraska at Haskell

Team	1	2	Total
Nebraska	5	0	5
• Haskell	11	5	16

• Date: November 25
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources:^[8][9]

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