1941 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1941 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Six Conference
1941 record	4–5 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach	Biff Jones (5th year)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Big 6 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Missouri $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Nebraska	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Kansas	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Iowa State	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Nebraska at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 0 7 0 14 Iowa State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 4 Location: Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 12,413 Game weather: Light rain

Kansas at Nebraska

1 2 Total Kansas 0 • Nebraska 32 Date: October 11 Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Indiana at #15 Nebraska

1 2 Total • Indiana 21 #15 Nebraska 13 Date: October 18 Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska at Missouri

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 • Missouri 6 Date: October 25 Location: Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri Game attendance: 28,000

Nebraska at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 6 0 0 0 6 • Kansas State 0 12 0 0 12 Date: November 1 Location: Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

Nebraska at #2 Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 • #2 Minnesota 9 Date: November 8 Location: Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Pittsburgh at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Pittsburgh 0 7 0 7 14 Nebraska 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 15 Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

Iowa at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa 13 • Nebraska 14 Date: November 22 Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska Game weather: Rain/snow mix

The 1941 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big 6 Conference in the 1941 college football season. The team was coached by Biff Jones and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nebraska was fresh off its first ever bowl appearance, a well-fought 21-13 loss to Stanford in the 1941 Rose Bowl, and started the 1941 season, the program's 50th year, as defending Big 6 champions, having surpassed 100 conference wins the previous year. The Cornhuskers lost nineteen seniors to graduation, and it was a tall order to hope for a performance to top 1940. Prompted by the stunning success Stanford found by reviving the T formation offense, that was used to defeat the Cornhuskers in the Rose Bowl, coach Jones installed the same formations into the Nebraska offense schemes for 1941.

A steady but light rain kept the Cornhuskers focused on the ground attack, and Nebraska quickly converted an early first quarter blocked punt into a touchdown. The 7-point lead was doubled in the third quarter to take the game. It was Nebraska's third straight win over the Cyclones, and their 30th win over Iowa State overall, as the series moved to 30-5-1.

Kansas was unable to put up much of a fight as the Cornhuskers romped over the Jayhawks in Lincoln. The 20-0 lead by halftime reflected the tone of the day as Nebraska sent Kansas home with no points and winless against the Huskers in their last 25 tries. When the AP Poll came out after the game, Nebraska appeared at #15.

The Cornhuskers posted the first points of the day to set up what many expected would be another win against the Hoosiers, but Indiana had other plans. The visiting team subsequently racked up 21 unanswered points on a surprised Nebraska squad. Finally in the fourth quarter the Cornhuskers responded with a touchdown, but it was not enough to keep the Hoosiers from finally putting a win in their series against Nebraska on their sixth attempt. The surprise loss caused Nebraska to fall out of the AP Poll, and they would not be seen ranked again until 1950.

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