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Nebraska Football: Five Greatest Husker Coaches You’ve Never Heard About

By Oliver Vandervoort

Sep 19, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley reacts on the sideline during the second half against Miami Hurricanes at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley reacts on the sideline during the second half against Miami Hurricanes at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Herbie Husker entertains the Nebraska Cornhuskers fans waiting for the team to arrive before the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Herbie Husker entertains the Nebraska Cornhuskers fans waiting for the team to arrive before the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /

Fred Dawson

Fred Dawson took over the Nebraska football team in 1921 and coached for a short four years. His first year with the team he coached his team to a 7-1 record and got his first conference championship.

1922 was his second straight 7-1 record and yet another conference championship. His third season in Lincoln meant he got his third straight conference championship despite not posting quite as sparkling a record.

In his third season, he went just 4-2-2 overall. In the Missouri Valley conference, he went just 3-0-2. His final year with the school was not nearly as good as his first three. He went just 5-3 overall and 3-1 in conference.

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By the end of his Husker coaching career, he lost just one conference game and posted a 23-7-2 record. In 1925 he moved onto Denver and four years after that he went to Virginia. He didn’t have success with either of those schools anywhere close to what he did for the Huskers.

Once Dawson retired from coaching, he found himself back in the state of Nebraska. He became an industrial psychologist and also a motivational speaker. Dawson passed away in 1965 at an Omaha area hospital.

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