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American college football season
The 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season . The team was coached by first-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska .[ 1]
Prior to the season, Nebraska joined the MVC, the first time since 1897 the Cornhuskers had been a member of a conference.
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Baekley PLAYER
Barkley PLAYER
Beltzer, Oren E
Bentley, Orlando QB
Birkner, Hugo HB
Burleigh PLAYER
Chaloupka, William RT
Collins, Sydney C
Cooke, Harold QB
Ewing, Henry LG
Frum, Sidney RG
Harte, Louis RG
Harvey, James E
Johnson, Frank E
Kroger, Ernest FB
Matters, Thomas LT
Miller, A.H. RT
Minor, Harry HB
Patton E
Perrin, Dale C
Price PLAYER
Weller, John HB
Peru State at Nebraska
Date: September 28Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE
Nebraska held Peru State without a first down in Cole's first game, also the first meeting between the teams.[ 6] [ 7]
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Nebraska scored first after a Minnesota fumble, but a pair of field goals gave the Golden Gophers the lead and another victory over NU.[ 6] [ 7]
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A second-half touchdown gave Nebraska a 10–9 win over Iowa State. On a late Cyclones field goal attempt, the ball hit the ground short of the uprights and bounced through. Because of this, Iowa State lists this game as a 13-10 victory.[ 6] [ 7]
Nebraska at Kansas
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
16
Kansas
6
This was Nebraska's only conference game in 1907, as the Cornhuskers had recently joined the MVIAA and were unable to schedule the other teams with such short notice. The 16–6 win gave NU a share of the conference title.[ 6] [ 7]
Nebraska at Denver
1
2 Total
• Nebraska
63
Denver
0
Doane at Nebraska
1
2 Total
Doane
0
• Nebraska
85
The Cornhuskers shut out Doane 85-0, the largest margin of victory in Antelope Field history.
Saint Louis shut out Nebraska 34–0 in the only meeting between the teams.[ 6] [ 7]
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
MVIAA Big Six Big Seven Big Eight National championships in bold
Pre-split Post-split National championships in bold