1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game
| First Televised College Football Homecoming Game Nebraska vs. Kansas State | |||||||||||
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| File:1939 Nebraska vs Kansas State football game.gif Kansas State Homecoming, 1939 | |||||||||||
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| Date | October 28, 1939 | ||||||||||
| Season | 1939 | ||||||||||
| Stadium | Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||
| Location | Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,000[1] | ||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||
| Network | W9XAK (Manhattan, KS) | ||||||||||
The 1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game was a college football game between the [[{{{school}}}|Kansas State Wildcats]] and Nebraska Cornhuskers played on October 28, 1939. This was the first college football homecoming game ever televised.[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]
See also[edit]
- College football on television
- 1939 college football season
- List of historically significant college football games
- Timeline of college football in Kansas
References[edit]
- ↑ Ware, Fredrick (October 29, 1939). "Nebraska Swats Wildcats, 29-6" (PDF). Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Televised Game". Morning Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. October 28, 1939.
- ↑ "Nebraska Cornhusker (yearbook)". University of Nebraska. 1940. p. 176. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coach: Wesley L. Fry-Coaching Records Game-by-Game (1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ Breitz, Eddie (October 27, 1939). "Roundup-Sports". The Fayetteville Observer. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Feature Big Six Tilt". St. Joseph News-Press. October 25, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ "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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