1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Indiana at Nebraska
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Indiana |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| • Nebraska
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0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
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Date: October 17
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Missouri at #11 Nebraska
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Date: October 31
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 27,000
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#8 Nebraska at Kansas
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1 |
2 |
Total |
| • #8 Nebraska
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|
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26 |
| Kansas |
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0 |
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#5 Pittsburgh at #6 Nebraska
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Date: November 14
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Kansas State at #13 Nebraska
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Date: November 21
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 26,000
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The 1936 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dana X. Bible and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Coach Bible extended the longest head coach tenure in Lincoln to eight years when he brought another well-seasoned football team out to bid for still another league championship, as Nebraska had dominated the Big 6 since its inception.
Nebraska began 1936 in fine form, easily running all over the field and taking apart Iowa State in Lincoln. Many big plays marked the game, including a 97-yard kickoff return as Nebraska ran off 34 unanswered points in the shutout victory. The final score was punched in by the reserves, and Nebraska extended their longest ever winning streak over any team to 14 straight, advancing the series to 26-4-1 against the Cyclones all time.
Nebraska traveled to Minneapolis for the latest installment of their bitter series with Minnesota, and gave the Golden Gophers all they could handle. The Huskers at one point advanced as close as Minnesota's 14-yard line before being turned away scoreless. Nebraska also held strong in two goal line stands that each ended in interceptions. With just a minute to play and a scoreless tie still on the board, Nebraska was forced to punt. The returner tossed an unexpected lateral to another Gopher player, a move that caused just enough confusion to allow the carrier to run untouched 75 yards for the game winning touchdown. Nebraska was forced to go home in disappointment yet again, with four straight losses to Minnesota and just a 2-14-2 record against them to date. Minnesota went on to finish 7-1-0, with a #1 national ranking in the first season that teams were ranked by the AP Poll.
This was the first meeting of Indiana and Nebraska, bringing an element of the unknown to the contest. The Hoosiers struck first and managed to shut out the Huskers for the first half, leading 9-0. Following the break, Bible's squad figured out the attack and the defense to turn the tide, running off 13 third quarter points to take the lead, and then held fast for the win. When the AP Poll was released, Nebraska appeared at #15.
Nebraska met Oklahoma in Norman, in front of the largest ever Owen Field audience to date, as Oklahoma was considered one of the main obstacles between the Cornhuskers and another league championship. Nebraska stopped the only serious Sooner threat with an interception while also going up 14-0 before the half. The teams then fought to a standstill for the rest of the game, earning the Cornhuskers their second shutout victory of the season. Nebraska enjoyed their 6th straight win over Oklahoma while advancing the series to 12-2-2. Victory moved the Cornhuskers up to #11 in the AP Poll.
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