1937 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Oklahoma at Nebraska
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| Oklahoma |
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| Nebraska |
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Date: October 16
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game weather: Rain
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Indiana at #11 Nebraska
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| Indiana |
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| • #11 Nebraska
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7 |
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7 |
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Date: October 30
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Kansas at #6 Nebraska
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| Kansas |
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13 |
| #6 Nebraska |
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13 |
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Date: November 6
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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#11 Nebraska at #1 Pittsburgh
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Iowa at #11 Nebraska
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| Iowa |
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| • #11 Nebraska
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28 |
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Date: November 20
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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The 1937 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1937 college football season. The team was coached by Biff Jones and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
After the record eight-year tenure held by previous head coach Dana X. Bible, new head coach Jones stepped in to take over and attempt to continue the dominating success Nebraska had enjoyed over the past decade. Jones had a long resume, having coached his alma mater Army, Louisiana State and most recently Big 6 foe Oklahoma, totaling nine seasons, before arriving in Lincoln. Chosen with input from Bible, Jones inherited a strong and experienced team that had no reason to doubt that they would continue to be the team to beat in the Big 6.
Coach Jones entered the Nebraska record books in his first game with a statement victory over longtime rival Minnesota in Lincoln, keeping intact his record of never having lost a season-opening game. The Golden Gophers scored first in a bid to continue their string of victories over the Cornhuskers, but a chink in the armor appeared when they missed the point after. From then on out both teams exchanged the lead, thanks in part to a pair of crucial Minnesota fumbles recovered by Nebraska and converted to points on the board. Nebraska's winless streak against Minnesota was snapped at five games, but the Cornhuskers were still far behind in the series, at 3-14-2. Minnesota went on to finish their season 6-2-0 and ranked #5 by the AP.
The Cyclones presented Nebraska with some looks that took a while to figure out, managing to hold off the Cornhusker machine and go up 7-0 by the halftime break. Upon the return to the field, Nebraska applied the adjustments learned from the first half to run off 20 unanswered points for the win to extend their record series winning streak to 15 games, improving over Iowa State to 27-4-1.
The sloppy, rainy conditions made the passing game unmanageable for either team, and ground attacks proved equally ineffective. The day was spent passing possession back and forth by turnovers and punts until time expired with no points on the board. Oklahoma's winless streak against Nebraska was extended to seven games, and they stood at 2-12-3 against the Huskers all time. The Cornhuskers subsequently appeared in the AP Poll at #8.
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