1946 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1946 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–6 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1946 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas + 4 1 07 2 1
No. 14 Oklahoma + 4 1 08 3 0
Missouri 3 2 05 4 1
Nebraska 3 2 03 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 02 6 1
Kansas State 0 5 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Big Six Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Masterson, the Cornhuskers compiled a 3–6 record (3–2 against Big 6 opponents) and were outscored by a total of 161 to 126.

Six Nebraska players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team: back Thoma Novak (AP-1, UP-2); back Dick Hutton (AP-2, UP-1); back Sam Vacanti (AP-2, UP-2); tackle Carl Samuelson (AP-2, UP-2); guard Ed Schwartzkopf (AP-2, UP-3); and center Joe Partington (UP-3).

Nebraska was ranked at No. 67 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.