Conference Big Eight Conference | 1927 record 6–2 (4–1 MVIAA) | |
Head coach Ernest Bearg (3rd year) | ||
The 1927 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1927 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's third season began with a reduction from the record 60 players on the Cornhusker squad in 1926, heading into the 1927 season with 45 on the roster. Nebraska had not performed well in Bearg's first season, finishing well down in the conference standings, but had improved to 2nd place in 1926. 1927 seemed as likely as any for Bearg to attain his first conference title.
After the season
Coach Bearg's third season was another moderate success, although the conference title once again eluded him, as his career record improved to 16-6-2 (.708). The program's overall record edged up slightly to 213-73-19 (.730), but Nebraska's conference record slipped a touch down to 49-8-5 (.831). Despite the two ties that marred the undefeated season, Nebraska's strength of schedule resulted in a final #9 national ranking under the Dickinson System.
The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association was fractured following the 1927 season, as Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma A&M, and Washington (MO) departed the MVIAA to form the Missouri Valley Conference. The larger remaining schools, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma remained in the MVIAA and became informally known as the Big Six.