Conference Big Eight Conference | 1926 record 6–2 (5–1 MVIAA) | |
Head coach Ernest Bearg (2nd year) | ||
The 1926 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1926 college football season. The team was coached by Ernest Bearg and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Before the season
Coach Bearg started his second year with a substantially increased roster, up to 60 players from the 35 players on the 1925 roster. No specific game was recorded as the season's Homecoming game.
After the season
Coach Bearg's second season was an improvement over 1925, as Nebraska finished 2nd in the conference, and his career record improved to 10-4-2 (.688). The program's overall record was nudged slightly upward to 207-71-19 (.729), while Nebraska's conference winning percentage all-time remained unchanged at 45-7-5 (.833).