1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team explained

Year:	1913
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	MVC
Record:	8–0
Conf Record:	3–0
Head Coach:	Ewald O. Stiehm
Hc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Nebraska Field
Champion:	MVC co-champion

The 1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1913 college football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[1] The 1913 season was part of Nebraska's 34-game unbeaten streak that ran from 1912 to 1916. This was the first season that Nebraska conducted a spring football practice session.^{[2] [3]}

Coaching staff

Ewald O. Stiehm		Head coach	1911	Wisconsin
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska
Haarman		First assistant coach	1913
Dudley		Assistant coach	1913

Roster

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Starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Max Towle
Left Halfback	Richard Rutherford
Right Halfback	Leonard Purdy
Fullback	Warren Howard
Left End	Charles Beck
Left Tackle	Vic Halligan
Left Guard	Clinton Ross
Center	Robert Thompson
Right Guard	Earl Abbott
Right Tackle	Arthur Bailes
Right End	Guy Mastin

Game summaries

Washburn

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Kansas State

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See also: Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry.

Minnesota

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See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry.

Nebraska used a second-half touchdown to win for just the second time against Minnesota in 13 meetings. Minnesota coach Henry L. Williams said after the game "I cannot say I expected the Gophers to be defeated. Nebraska has a great team."

Haskell

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At Iowa State

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Nebraska Wesleyan

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At Kansas

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See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry.

Iowa

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See also: Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry.

Awards

All-Western 1st team	Vic Halligan
All-Western 2nd team	Richard Rutherford
All-Western honorable mention	Leonard Purdy
All-Missouri 1st team	Charles Beck, Vic Halligan, Guy Mastin, Leonard Purdy, Richard Rutherford, Max Towle

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1913 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. March 1, 2019.
2. Web site: 1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 345). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
3. Web site: 1915 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 150). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
4. Web site: Nebraska Football 1913 Roster. 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department.
5. Web site: the 1910s. 2009-11-21. HuskerMax.
6. Web site: 1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 346). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
7. Web site: 1914 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 347). 2009-11-21. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.