1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game

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First Televised College Football Homecoming Game
Nebraska vs. Kansas State
Kansas State Homecoming, 1939
Nebraska Cornhuskers Kansas State Wildcats
(3–0–1) (3–1–0)
Head coach: 
Biff Jones		 Head coach: 
Wesley Fry
AP
10
Date October 28, 1939
Stadium Memorial Stadium
Location Manhattan, Kansas

The 1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game was a college football game between the Kansas State Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers played on October 28, 1939. This was the first college football homecoming game ever televised.[1][2]

Kansas State scored first with a field goal, but two minutes later Nebraska took the lead.[3] Nebraska won the game 25–9.[4]

Although Nebraska entered the game a 12–5 favorite,[5] the game itself was considered to a good test for Nebraska, who was undefeated at the time. The matchup was considered to be important to the outcome of the Big Six Conference championship.[6] Nebraska ended the game as one of ten college teams in the nation that were unbeaten up to that point.[7]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ "Televised Game". Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). October 28, 1939. 
  2. ^ Janssen, Mark (October 7, 2010). "Purple Pride vs. Big Red - 4-0 vs. 4-0". Kansas State Wildcats. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Nebraska Cornhusker (yearbook)". University of Nebraska. 1940. p. 176. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coach: Wesley L. Fry-Coaching Records Game-by-Game (1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
  5. ^ Breitz, Eddie (October 27, 1939). "Roundup-Sports". The Fayetteville Observer. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Feature Big Six Tilt". St. Joseph News-Press. October 25, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
  7. ^ "Nation's Football Teams Head Into Climax of Slate". St. Joseph News-Press. October 30, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
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