# 1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1912 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1912 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Ewald O. Stiehm and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
On October 26, Nebraska defeated Adrian, beginning a 34-game unbeaten streak that lasted until November 18, 1916.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Bellevue* | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE | W 81–0 | |
| October 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State* | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE (rivalry) | W 30–6 | |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | Northrop FieldMinneapolis, MN (rivalry) | L 0–13 | |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Adrian* | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE | W 41–0 | |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at Missouri | Rollins FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | W 7–0 | |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Doane* | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE | W 54–6 | |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE (rivalry) | W 14–3 | 7,000 |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Oklahoma* | Nebraska FieldLincoln, NE (rivalry) | W 13–9 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming |||||||
* ↑ Now-defunct Bellevue College, not to be confused with present-day's Bellevue University

## Roster

Starters
| Position | Player |
| Quarterback | Max Towle |
| Left Halfback | Leonard Purdy |
| Right Halfback | Ernest Frank |
| Fullback | Vic Halligan |
| Left End | Harold Mulligan |
| Left Tackle | Caesar Swanson |
| Left Guard | Albert Freitag |
| Center | E.D. Allen |
| Right Guard | Monte Pearson |
| Right Tackle | Dewey Harman |
| Right End | Guy Mastin |

## Coaching staff

| Coach | Position | First year | Alma mater |
| Ewald O. Stiehm | Head coach | 1911 | Wisconsin |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |

## Game summaries
### Bellevue

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bellevue | | | 0 |
| • Nebraska | | | 81 |
This was the final meeting between Bellevue and Nebraska.

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Kansas State | | | 6 |
| • Nebraska | | | 30 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Nebraska | | | 0 |
| • Minnesota | | | 13 |
Nebraska's defense fended off several long Minnesota drives in the first half, which ended scoreless. After a Minnesota touchdown to open the second half, Nebraska used a 72-yard run to get to Minnesota's three-yard line. However, an interception was returned for a second Gophers touchdown and NU was held scoreless for the rest of the game.

### Adrian

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Adrian | | | 0 |
| • Nebraska | | | 41 |
This was the only meeting between Adrian and Nebraska. Both teams played without regular starters due to injury. Three Nebraska starters were out; Harman, Meyer, and Potter. Five Adrian starters did not make the trip from Michigan due to injury leaving a total of 15 players.
Nebraska scored three touchdowns in the first half and sent in many replacements once it was obvious Adrian couldn't keep up. Local news reported that the forward pass was used frequently by both teams. Nebraska completed 4 of 10 attempts for 57 yards while Adrian completed 2 of 5 for 0 yards.

### At Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| • Nebraska | | | 7 |
| Missouri | | | 0 |

### Doane

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Doane | | | 6 |
| • Nebraska | | | 54 |
This was the final meeting between Doane and Nebraska.

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Kansas | | | 3 |
| • Nebraska | | | 14 |

### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Oklahoma | | | 9 |
| • Nebraska | | | 13 |
This was the first meeting in what would become one of college football's most storied rivalries.