the 1940s
# - Conference games | HC - Homecoming
1949
Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0
Big 7: Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0, 3rd-tie
Coach Bill Glassford
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/24 South Dakota Lincoln W 33-6 27,000
10/01 Minnesota Lincoln L 6-28 34,000
10/08 #Kansas State Manhattan W 13-6 17,000
10/15 Penn State State College L 7-22 23,600
10/22 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 0-48 /4 39,000
10/29 #Missouri Columbia L 20-21 /16 NA
11/05 #Kansas-HC Lincoln L 13-27 36,500
11/12 #Iowa State Ames W 7-0 15,000
11/19 #Colorado Lincoln W 25-14 32,000
Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook
1948
Won 2, Lost 8, Tied 0
Big 7: Won 2, Lost 4, Tied 0, 5th-tie
Coach George "Potsy" Clark
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/25 #Iowa State Lincoln W 19-15 36,000
10/02 Minnesota Minneapolis L 13-39 57,206
10/09 #Colorado Boulder L 6-19 NA
10/16 Notre Dame Lincoln L 13-44 /2 37,400
10/23 #Kansas Lawrence L 7-27 36,500
10/30 UCLA-HC Lincoln L 15-27 36,000
11/06 #Kansas State Lincoln W 32-0 36,000
11/13 #Oklahoma Norman L 14-41 /9 28,000
11/20 #Missouri Lincoln L 6-33 21,000
11/27 Oregon State Portland L 12-28 13,000
Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook
1947
Won 2, Lost 7, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th
Coach Bernie Masterson
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/27 Indiana Lincoln L 0-17 37,000
10/04 Minnesota Lincoln L 13-28 34,000
10/11 #Iowa State Ames W 14-7 12,500
10/18 Notre Dame South Bend L 0-31 /2 56,000
10/25 #Kansas State Manhattan W 14-7 17,000
11/01 #Missouri Columbia L 6-47 22,000
11/08 #Kansas-HC Lincoln L 7-13 35,000
11/22 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 13-14 25,000
11/29 Oregon State Lincoln L 6-27 20,000
Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook
1946
Won 3, Lost 6, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd-tie
Coach Bernie Masterson
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/28 Minnesota Minneapolis L 6-33 51,096
10/05 #Kansas State Lincoln W 31-0 35,553
10/12 Iowa Iowa City L 7-21 30,500
10/19 #Kansas Lawrence W 16-14 NA
10/26 Indiana Lincoln L 7-27 NA
11/02 #Missouri-HC Lincoln L 20-21 34,000
11/16 #Iowa State Lincoln W 33-0 25,000
11/23 #Oklahoma Norman L 6-27 /18 NA
11/30 UCLA Los Angeles L 0-18 /4 52,558
Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook
1945
Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th
Coach George "Potsy" Clark
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank
NU/Opp
09/29 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 0-20
10/06 Minnesota Lincoln L 7-61
10/13 Indiana Bloomington L 14-54 /8
10/20 #Iowa State Ames L 7-27
10/27 #Missouri Columbia L 0-19
11/03 #Kansas-HC Lincoln W 27-13
11/10 #Kansas State Manhattan W 24-0
11/17 South Dakota Lincoln W 53-0
11/24 Iowa Lincoln W 13-6
Roster | Final rankings: none | Yearbook
1944
Won 2, Lost 6, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th
Coach Adolph J. Lewandowski
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank
NU/Opp
09/30 Minnesota Minneapolis L 0-39
10/14 Indiana Bloomington L 0-54 /19t
10/21 #Kansas Lawrence L 0-20
10/28 #Missouri-HC Lincoln W 24-20
11/04 Iowa Iowa City L 6-27
11/11 #Iowa State Lincoln L 6-19
11/25 #Kansas State Lincoln W 35-0
12/02 #Oklahoma Oklahoma City L 12-31
Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook
1943
Won 2, Lost 6, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0, 4th-tie
Coach Adolph J. Lewandowski
Date Opponent Site Result
10/02 Minnesota Minneapolis L 0-54
10/09 Indiana Lincoln L 13-54
10/16 #Iowa State Ames L 6-27
10/23 #Kansas-HC Lincoln W 7-6
10/30 #Missouri Columbia L 20-54
11/06 #Kansas State Manhattan W 13-7
11/13 Pittsburgh Lincoln *
11/20 Iowa Lincoln L 13-33
11/27 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 7-26
*Game canceled because of wartime travel restrictions
Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook
1942
Won 3, Lost 7, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 3rd
Coach Glenn Presnell
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank
NU/Opp
09/26 Iowa Iowa City L 0-27
10/03 #Iowa State Lincoln W 26-0
10/10 Indiana-HC Lincoln L 0-12
10/17 Minnesota Lincoln L 2-15 /14
10/24 #Oklahoma Norman W 7-0
10/31 #Kansas Lawrence W 14-7
11/07 #Missouri Lincoln L 6-26
11/14 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh L 0-6
11/21 Iowa Pre-Flight Iowa City L 0-46
11/28 #Kansas State Lincoln L 0-19
Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook
1941
Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 3, Lost 2, Tied 0, 2nd-tie
Coach Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank
NU/Opp
10/04 #Iowa State Ames W 14-0
10/11 #Kansas Lincoln W 32-0
10/18 Indiana-HC Lincoln L 13-21 15/
10/25 #Missouri Columbia L 0-6
11/01 #Kansas State Manhattan L 6-12
11/08 Minnesota Minneapolis L 0-9 /2
11/15 Pittsburgh Lincoln L 7-14
11/22 Iowa Lincoln W 14-13
11/29 #Oklahoma Lincoln W 7-6
Roster | Final ranking: none | Yearbook
1940
Won 8, Lost 2, Tied 0
Big 6: Won 5, Lost 0, Tied 0, 1st
Coach Lawrence McCeney "Biff" Jones
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
10/05 Minnesota Minneapolis L 7-13
10/12 Indiana Lincoln W 13-7
10/19 #Kansas Lawrence W 53-2
10/26 #Missouri-HC Lincoln W 20-7 18/
11/26 #Oklahoma Norman W 13-0 12/
11/09 Iowa Lincoln W 14-6 12/
11/16 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh W 9-7 11/
11/23 #Iowa State Lincoln W 21-12 8/
11/30 #Kansas State Lincoln W 20-0 8/
01/01 Stanford* Pasadena L 13-21 7/2 92,000
* Rose Bowl
Roster | Final ranking: AP, 7th (regular season) | Yearbook
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