1927 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

HB Zuver, Merle (Jr.) C [6] [7][8] Iowa State was first up for the 1927 slate, and coach Bearg made an effort to get all of the new Cornhusker players in the game.

Nebraska only scored six in the contest, but still secured the shutout victory to open conference play and advance farther ahead in the series to 17–4–1.

Nebraska HB Presnell rolled up more yards on the day then the entire Missouri team combined, but it was the Tigers that emerged the winner by one point, marking their third straight victory over the Cornhuskers.

[9][11] Nebraska responded severely to the continued frustration dealt to them by Missouri the previous week by absolutely smashing Grinnell in Lincoln with a shutout 58-0 performance, which was the most points they had scored against an opponent since the 66-0 downing of South Dakota in 1922.

[9][11] Three years had passed since the Cornhuskers had last taken a shot at the Orangemen, and Nebraska was aiming to cut the 2-game series lead held by Syracuse.

The success of the previous game was extended as the Cornhuskers played an additional four quarters of football without being scored upon, sending the eastern team home as recipients of a 0-21 blanking in Lincoln.

[9][12] The Cornhuskers were on a roll, after recording two consecutive shutouts since the bitter loss to Missouri, and ran over Kansas with minimal effort.

The match was a close contest which remained in doubt until late in the game, but ultimately Nebraska returned to Lincoln winless against Pitt all-time despite the honorable effort.

Nebraska then buckled down as the stands came to life with spectators on their feet, as the Cornhuskers rolled off an additional eight unanswered points and defeated the visiting NYU squad in glorious fashion to end the season with victory.

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.