Led by first-year head coach George Clark, the Cornhuskers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 6.
Head coach Clark arrived, hired by athletic director Adolph J. Lewandowski as his own replacement in charge of the football program, and with him came a completely new staff of five assistants.
George "Potsy" Clark's playing and coaching career stretched back to 1912, included both college and professional teams, and by the time he arrived at Nebraska he had also served in both world wars, once in the Army and then later in the Navy Reserve.
Oklahoma still kept the Cornhuskers off the board, but the defeat still provided a ray of hope that as the players learned coach Clark's ways, the fortunes of Nebraska could be reversed.
[7][8] Encouraged by the showing at Oklahoma, and welcoming the chance to play at home against rival Minnesota, Nebraska only fell behind 0–14 before bouncing back to pull within seven points by the break.
[7][9] The Hoosiers were ranked #8 when Nebraska arrived, and it was a tall order to hope for victory against an Indiana team that had risen over the past several years to be a formidable powerhouse.
[7][10] Again facing a highly favored Missouri squad in Columbia, the Cornhuskers did their best to make a statement by holding the powerful Tigers to just nineteen points, with the final touchdown squeaking in with less than a minute to play.
For the second time in a row, the Kansas State Wildcats were held off the scoreboard by Nebraska, and it appeared that the team was perhaps going to finally turn the corner under new coach Clark.
The Coyotes remained unable to hold back even the Nebraska reserves, and by the end of the game South Dakota was scoreless after allowing the Cornhuskers to amass 53 points.
The kick was no good, but a Hawkeye offside penalty on the attempt handed Nebraska a first down, which the Cornhuskers ultimately converted into a touchdown, and Iowa never recovered from the shift in fortunes.