The 1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the

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in the

1909 college football season The 1909 college football season was the first for the 3-point field goal, which had previously been worth 4 points. The season ran from Saturday, September 25, until Thanksgiving Day, November 25, although a few games were played on the week be ...

. The team was coached by third-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at

Nebraska Field Nebraska Field was an American football stadium located on the campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. The stadium primarily served as the home venue for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and a variety of other university an ...

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. They competed as members of the

Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) was a college athletic conference and the second college conference formed upon its foundation on January 12, 1907.David A. Campaigne and John R. Thelin, "Big Twelve Conference", in ...

(MVIAA). Prior to the start of the 1909 season, the university constructed Nebraska Field, located on campus adjacent to where Memorial Stadium was later built. It replaced Antelope Field, where NU had played its home games since 1897.

Schedule

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

South Dakota

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Knox

*Sources: This was the final meeting between Knox and Nebraska.

Minnesota

*Sources: After seven consecutive games in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Nebraska faced off in Nebraska for a second time.

Iowa

*Sources: After two Iowa field goals, Nebraska recovered its own fumble in the end zone, and the game ended in a 6–6 tie.

Doane

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Kansas

*Sources: Two 15-yard Nebraska penalties late in the game led to a game-winning punt return touchdown by Kansas.

at Denver

*Sources: Nebraska scored its only touchdown off a muffed Denver kick return, and held on for a 6–5 win.

Haskell

*Sources: Haskell blocked five Nebraska punts, and rode the favorable field position to a 16–5 victory.

References

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