The 1934 squad had been made almost entirely of new starters who proved themselves by dropping only three games, two of which were to the teams that would end the season nationally ranked #1 and #2, and finishing second in the Big 6.
[7][8] Iowa State hosted Nebraska to open conference play, and the visiting Cornhuskers had little difficulty starting their Big 6 schedule on the right foot with yet another win against the Cyclones.
[7][8] A bit of a hangover from the emotional defeat at the hands of Minnesota the week before seemed to bog down the Cornhuskers when they visited Kansas State to avenge being denied the 1934 Big 6 title.
[7][9] Kansas gave Nebraska some tense moments in front of the homecoming crowd, scoring first and trailing just 7-12 at the half.
[7][10] A closely matched, hard-fought defensive battle yielded only one score on the day, which belonged to the home team Panthers.
[7][11] Coach Bible brought home another Big 6 championship to add to his sizable collection, Nebraska's sixth over the last eight seasons.
The United Press International released their first-ever end-of-season national poll, for just this year, which showed the Cornhuskers finishing at #21.