1959 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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| • #17 Texas
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14 |
6 |
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20 |
| Nebraska |
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0 |
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Date: October 3
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 27,961
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| • Kansas
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10 |
| Nebraska |
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3 |
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Date: October 10
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 28,937
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Date: October 17
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 34,471
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| Nebraska |
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| • Missouri
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6 |
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| #19 Oklahoma
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7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| • Nebraska
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12 |
3 |
10 |
25 |
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Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 32,765
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Date: November 7
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Location: Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa
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Game attendance: 10,995
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The 1959 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big 7 Conference in the 1959 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Jennings and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Coach Jennings oversaw some minor changes to his assistant coaches, the most noteworthy being the replacement of longtime assistant L. F. Klien. The one new member of the staff, Russ Faulkinberry, would eventually go on to lead the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, and was the one who renamed them as the Ragin' Cajuns during his tenure. With the new staff in place, Jennings was charged with proving that the two non-conference upset victories during the previous season were not flukes, and that he could do better than 6th place in the Big 7. This would not be an easy task to fulfill, as yet another difficult non-conference schedule loomed, with visits by Texas, Oregon State and Indiana, as well as a road trip to rival Minnesota. The stakes for this year's homecoming game were also increased, as perennial Big 7 champion Oklahoma moved up from the usual season-ending spot to appear in Lincoln for that game.
The bright spot on this day for the Cornhusker faithful was when HB Pat Fischer ran 92 yards to score in a repeat performance of the same feat accomplished in last year's surprise defeat of Penn State. However, a clipping penalty resulted in the score being called back. Nothing else went right for Nebraska in game as #17 Texas rolled off 20 points and started Nebraska's season off with a 0–20 shutout loss. This was only the second time the teams had met, and they were now even at 1–1 after Nebraska's 1933 win.
At first it seemed like it was going to be another dark day for Nebraska in Minneapolis, the site of so many severe drubbings, as Minnesota took the early lead. As the clock wore on, however, the Golden Gophers began to stall, and the Cornhuskers capitalized to go up 13–12 by the half. Minnesota came out flat after the break and never scored again, as Nebraska punched in another 19 points to secure an unexpected and long-sought victory over their main northern rival. It was only the 6th win that the Cornhuskers had earned over Minnesota in 36 attempts dating back to 1900.
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