The 1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game was a college football game between the Kansas State Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers played on October 28, 1939. This was the first college football homecoming game ever televised.
Kansas State scored first with a field goal, but two minutes later Nebraska took the lead. Nebraska won the game 25â€"9.
Although Nebraska entered the game a 12â€"5 favorite, 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. Nebraska ended the game as one of ten college teams in the nation that were unbeaten up to that point.
See also
Kansas State vs. Nebraska 2000 Snow Game - 29-28 K-State.
- College football on television
- 1939 college football season
- List of historically significant college football games
- Timeline of college football in Kansas
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