1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1920 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Henry Schulte and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team competed as an independent. Schulte departed shortly after the end of the season, though he remained at the school to coach track until 1939.

1920 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Henry Schulte (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nebraska Field

1920 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Butler			–					7	–	1	–	0
St. Xavier			–					7	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Haskell			–					7	–	2	–	1
St. Ignatius (OH)			–					4	–	2	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
South Dakota State			–					4	–	2	–	1
Indiana State			–					3	–	2	–	0
Valparaiso			–					5	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					4	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	4	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					3	–	4	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					2	–	3	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					4	–	6	–	0
Earlham			–					2	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kent State			–					1	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green			–					1	–	4	–	0
Toledo			–					0	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Washburn	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 14–0
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Colorado Agricultural	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 7–0
October 16	2:30 p.m.	Notre Dame	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 7–16	8,000–10,000
October 23	2:30 p.m.	South Dakota	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 20–0
November 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. Rutgers	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–0	15,000
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–20	9,000
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	T 20–20
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Michigan Agricultural	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 35–7
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Washington State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	L 20–21	10,000
Homecoming All times are in Central time

Coaching staff

Coach	Position	First year	Alma mater
Henry Schulte	Head coach	1919	Michigan
Paul J. Schissler	Assistant coach	1918
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

Bassett, Henry (So.) T Dale, Fred FB Dana, Herbert (Jr.) E Day, William (Sr.) C Hartley, Harold (So.) FB Henry, Stanley HB Howarth, Harry (Jr.) QB Hoy, George (So.) HB Kellogg, Sam T Moore, Vern (So.) H Munn, Monte (Jr.) G Munn, Wade (Jr.) G Newman, Richard (Jr.) Q Pucelik, John (Jr.) G Russell, Robert QB		Schellenberg, Elmer HB Scherer, Leo (So.) E Schissler PLAYER Schoeppel, Andrew (Jr.) E Schulte PLAYER Swanson, Clarence (Jr.) E Thomsen, Fred (So.) E Tripplett, Richard (So.) E Weller, Raymond (So.) T Wenke, Adolph (So.) G Wilder, Harold T Wright, Floyd (Jr.) HB Young, Farley (Sr.) G

Game summaries

Washburn

Washburn at Nebraska

1 2 Total Washburn 0 • Nebraska 14 Date: October 2 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

Nebraska rested many key players in its season-opening shutout of Washburn, the final meeting between the teams.

Colorado Agricultural

Colorado Agricultural at Nebraska

1 2 Total Colorado Agricultural 4 • Nebraska 7 Date: October 9 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

Nebraska edged out Colorado Agricultural (now Colorado State University) in the first meeting between the teams.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Notre Dame 2 7 0 7 16 Nebraska 7 0 0 0 7 Date: October 16 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Game attendance: 10,000

Nebraska took a lead into the second quarter but did not score again. Notre Dame and head coach Knute Rockne controlled time of possession in the second half through a series of low-risk, lengthy drives. The Irish pulled ahead to win largely due to the efforts of George Gipp, who rushed for 218 yards despite Notre Dame netting only 174 yards.

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska

1 2 Total South Dakota 0 • Nebraska 20 Date: October 23 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

Rutgers

Nebraska vs. Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 0 14 0 14 28 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: Polo Grounds, New York, NY Game start: 1:30 CST Game attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nat A. Tufts

Nebraska dominated Rutgers in what was NU's farthest-ever trip east. This was the only meeting between the schools until Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014.

At Penn State

Nebraska at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 • Penn State 0 7 0 13 20 Date: November 6 Location: Beaver Field, State College, PA Game start: 1:30 CST Game attendance: 9,000 Referee: Michigan Hadden

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 Total Nebraska 20 Kansas 20 Date: November 13 Location: McCook Field, Lawrence, KS Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

NU led 20–0 at halftime, but Kansas responded with twenty unanswered points in the second half and the game ended in a draw.

MAC

MAC at Nebraska

1 2 Total MAC 7 • Nebraska 35 Date: November 20 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

Washington State

Washington State at Nebraska

1 2 Total • Washington State 21 Nebraska 20 Date: November 25 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 CST Sources:

Nebraska blew a twenty-point halftime lead for the second time in 1920, losing to Washington State 21–20. This was the first meeting between Nebraska and Washington State.