South Dakota at Nebraska
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Date: 1907-10-05
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Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Grinnell at Nebraska
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Date: 1907-10-12
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Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Colorado at Nebraska
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Date: 1907-10-26
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Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Iowa State at Nebraska
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Date: 1907-11-02
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Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Nebraska at Kansas
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1 |
2 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
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16 |
| Kansas |
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6 |
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Nebraska at Denver
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1 |
2 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
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|
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63 |
| Denver |
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0 |
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The 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1907 college football season. The team was coached by William C. "King" Cole and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska's 11th head coach took over in the same year that Nebraska once again joined a conference, though only one conference game was played this year.
New head coach Cole started strong with a shutout downing of Peru State, the first time these teams met, without allowing the visiting team even a single first down in the game.
South Dakota seemed at first to have the key to holding off Nebraska, but once the Cornhuskers managed to find the end zone, the Coyote defense lost their containment of the Cornhuskers. Nebraska's lead in the series was now 4-1.
It had been two years since Grinnell appeared in Lincoln, but it was more of the same for them upon their return. Nebraska failed to capitalize on several Grinnell miscues in the first half, but eventually the Cornhuskers pulled away for the clear win to extend their series lead to 5-2.
The now-annual grudge match, where Nebraska continuously seemed to find futility in their repeated attempts to knock off Minnesota, was a repeat of the last several contests. Things were looking up for the Cornhuskers when they capitalized on a Golden Gopher error to score first, but a couple of field goals by Minnesota reversed the lead and yet again sent Nebraska home with a loss, seriously lagging in the series 1-6.
Colorado arrived in Lincoln with designs to avenge some earlier losses to the Cornhuskers, but were sent home disappointed after being handed a 22-8 decision resulting in part from several Colorado mistakes during the game. Nebraska's lead in the series was extended to 5-1.
Nebraska survived a scare after the Cyclones were at one point leading the Cornhuskers 9-4 in the second half. Both teams made mistakes, but it was Nebraska with more points when time expired. Iowa State fell further behind in the series, 3-6. This game is under dispute, as Iowa State claims they won by a final score of 13-10. This is because on a late-game field goal attempt, the ball hit the ground well short of the uprights, but bounced through.
The game with Kansas was the only conference match for Nebraska this year, since the Cornhuskers had only recently rejoined a conference and were unable to schedule the other conference teams on the relatively short notice. This one win, however, was enough for Nebraska to claim a share of the conference title, and improved their record over the Jayhawks to 8-6.
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