1911 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Schedule

| October 7|3:30 p.m.|||Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE|W 117–0||

| October 14|3:30 p.m.||Kansas State|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 59–0||

| October 21|2:30 p.m.|at|Minnesota|Northrop Field|Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)|L 3–21|10,000|

| October 28|3:00 p.m.||Missouri|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 34–0||

| November 4|2:30 p.m.|at|Iowa State|State Field|Ames, IA (rivalry)|T 6–6||

| November 11|3:00 p.m.|||Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE|W 27–0||

| November 18|2:30 p.m.|at|Kansas|Central Park|Lawrence, KS (rivalry)|W 29–0|7,000|

| November 25|2:30 p.m.||Michigan|Nebraska Field|Lincoln, NE|T 6–6||

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

Kearney State

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Stiehm's first game ended in a 117–0 blowout of Kearney State, two points shy of tying the program record of 119 points set in NU's previous game. This was the only meeting between Kearney State and Nebraska.

Kansas State

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Nebraska and Kansas State met for the first time in 1911, though they were not yet in the same conference.

At Minnesota

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Nebraska outgained Minnesota in both rushing and passing yards, but again fell to the Golden Gophers.

Missouri

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At Iowa State

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Doane

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With wins against both in-state opponents, Nebraska recorded their eighth unofficial state championship.

At Kansas

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Nebraska clinched a share of the Missouri Valley championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.

Michigan

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Michigan stars Stanfield Wells and Miller Pontius were unable to play, prompting the Detroit Free Press to quip that Michigan could claim the "world championship of injuries".

In the third quarter of a scoreless game, Michigan end Frederick L. Conklin blocked a Nebraska punt and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown. The Chicago Daily Tribune wrote: "Conklin broke through, blocked it, turned like lightning and sped without interference across the goal line for Michigan's first touchdown." NU responded on its next drive with two long end runs that took the ball to Michigan's eight-yard line, and halfback Leonard Purdy finished off the drive with a touchdown.

The New York Times called the game "the hardest contest ever witnessed on Nebraska Field."

References

References

1. "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
2. (1911-02-21). "Jumbo Stiehm selected as Nebraska coach". Lincoln Journal Star.
3. Mike Babcock. "How It Was: The first great coach".
4. (October 22, 1911). "Minnesota Players Find Themselves and Defeat Nebraskans by 21 to 3". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
5. (November 19, 1911). "Scoring All Done by Cornhuskers: Kansas Lost Game to Nebraska 29 to 0 and Also the Missouri Valley Championship – Line Didn't Hold". The Topeka Daily Capital.
6. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax.
7. "Nebraska Football 1911 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department.
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9. "1912 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
10. "1912 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
11. (November 19, 1911). "Nebraska Wins Missouri Title: Coach Stiehm's Boys Romp Through Opponents at Will, Scoring Five Touchdowns". Detroit Free Press.
12. (November 23, 1911). "Thomson Is Back, "Stan" Wells and Pontius Are Out: Regains Her Star Fullback, but Learns That Two Other Valuable Men Will Not Play Against the Sturdy Nebraska Cornhuskers—Coach Yost Is Not Certain of How His Team Will Line Up on Saturday". Detroit Free Press.
13. (November 22, 1911). "Pontius May Not Play Against the Nebraska Eleven: Feared That "Brute" Will Not Be in Shape for Closing Game of Michigan's Season—Scrimmage Work Is Scheduled for Today to Try Out Some New Plays Designed Especially to Whip the Cornhuskers—Reserves Are Given a Treat". Detroit Free Press.
14. (November 20, 1911). "Michigan Claims Championship of World at Having Men Hurt: More Injuries This Season Than Ever Before in History of Maize and Blue Football". Detroit Free Press.
15. (November 26, 1911). "Michigan in Tie Game: Wolverines Outplayed by Nebraska – Both Score After Fumble". The New York Times.
16. (November 26, 1911). "Nebraska Plays Michigan to Tie: Each Team Scores Touchdown in Third Quarter of LinColn Contest; Game Fiercely Fought; Nebraska Holds Yost; Rival Elevens Battle to Tie, 6–6 in Lincoln Contest; Scores in Third Quarter; Capt. Conklin Makes First Touchdown and Shonka the Second". Chicago Daily Tribune.