1925 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska at Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska at Missouri
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Nebraska |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| • Missouri
|
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Kansas at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Kansas |
|
|
0 |
| • Nebraska
|
|
|
14 |
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Date: October 24
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Oklahoma at Nebraska
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Date: October 31
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Nebraska at Drake
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Drake
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
|
Notre Dame at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Notre Dame |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Nebraska
|
14 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
-
Date: November 26
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 45,000
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The 1925 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1925 college football season. The team was coached by Ernest Bearg and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska once again had a change at the top, welcoming Illinois assistant, and Robert Zuppke protégé, Ernest Bearg as the program's 17th head coach. Bearg would start the season by coaching his new team against the very squad he had helped coach before coming to Lincoln.
Coach Bearg's inaugural game was a smashing success, as Nebraska once again opened the season with an up-front challenge against powerhouse Illinois, twice the victor in the last two meetings of these teams. Cornhusker tackle Ed Weir was more than a match for Fighting Illini QB Red Grange, shutting him and the Illinois squad down like no one ever had before, and keeping Grange from scoring a rushing touchdown for the first of just two times in his college career. Nebraska ended the short two-game winning streak held by Illinois and improved in the series to 5-2.
Nebraska traveled to meet reigning conference champion Missouri, upbeat and confident following the strong showing against Illinois. The Tigers, however, were not going to be brushed aside. Miscues and a back-breaking fumble late in the game cost the Cornhuskers, and sealed Missouri's victory. Nebraska's consolation after the fact was that they still held a commanding 14-4-1 lead in the series.
Nebraska hosted the Washington Huskies in the first meeting of these teams, and the hard fought game resulted in few points for either side. Although Washington held the early lead, Nebraska was able to stop their push and finally matched their points in the fourth quarter before the final whistle. Washington began the long journey home as both teams looked to next season's game, to be held in Seattle, to settle affairs.
Kansas traveled to Nebraska hoping to chip away at the big series lead held by the Cornhuskers, and were initially successful in shutting down Nebraska as both teams were held off the scoreboard throughout the first half. The Cornhuskers were finally able to break down the Jayhawks and put up a touchdown in the third quarter, and eventually scoring again to seal the game and hand Kansas a shutout and another disappointing outcome. Nebraska's lead in the series was extended to 21-9-2.
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