12 Days Until Gameday – Day #82 Sherman County, Nebraska

We have 12 days until our first game of the 2026 football season against the Ohio Bobcats on 9/5/2026.
Yesterday we looked at Sheridan County, Nebraska.

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Sherman County, Nebraska

• Established in 1870 and named for Civil War General William Sherman.
• License plate prefix #56.
• The population is ~2,925 (2025) and has been declining since its peak of 9,100 in 1930.
• The county is approximately 572 square miles.
• Loup City is the county seat and only city in the county.
• Loup City is NOT in Loup County.
• The Middle Loup River flows through the county.
• The Clear Creek and Muddy Creek also flow through the county and merge into the Middle Loup River.
• Rockville was established in 1886 when the railroad was built through the area.
• Rockville proudly boasts itself the 'Lobster Capital of Nebraska'.
• Rockville hosts Rockstock, an annual outdoor music and fresh lobster festival held the first Saturday of August every year. Fresh Maine lobsters are flown in for the celebration.
• Litchfield was established in 1886 and is named after Litchfield, Connecticut.
• Town & Country Bank in Litchfield has been operating since 1905.
• The Sherman Dam was built in 1961 by the Bureau of Reclamation for flood control and irrigation.
• The Sherman Reservoir covers approximately 2,845 acres and is surrounded by another 4,700 acres of land that is great for fishing, hunting, boating, camping, and hiking.
• Loup City was first settled in the mid 1960s and named after the Loup River.
• Loup City is the Polish capital of Nebraska.
• Polish Days is held the first weekend of June every year.
• At one point, Jenners Park had amusement rides and a zoo. Today, it has a disc golf course, picnic shelters with grills, and a playground.

Former Huskers and Spotlights (years are letterman years)
According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln records, there have been 2 letterman football player from Sherman County, NE.

Lloyd Grow – C 1926-1927, Loup City, NE.

• 180lb center wearing #15
• Played at Nebraska from 1924-1927, lettering from 1926-1927.
• Head Coach at Kalamazoo College from 1949-1952.

Matt Jarzynka – DL 2018, Loup City, NE.

• 6’4” 260lb defensive lineman wearing #47
• All-State player out of Loup City HS
• Walked on at Nebraska from 2014-2018, lettering in 2018.
• Played in 1 game in his career and had a 6 yard sack.
• Awarded a Blackshirt before his final practice as a Husker.
• 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• 2018 Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award winner
• 2x Academic All-Big Ten

Other Notable or Prominent People from/born in Sherman County:

Edmund Jaeger – Born in Loup City. After graduating high school, he moved to California. He is known for his documentation on the hibernation of the common poorwill. His work has been published in the National Geographic Magazine.

Charles Mohr – Born in Loup City. He graduated from UNL and became a reporter for the Lincoln Star. He wrote for the United Press and Time magazine. He resigned from Time magazine when Time began to censor his reports from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was critical of aspects of the war including the use of napalm on civilians, pacifying the Vietnamese people, corruption in South Vietnamese leadership, and more.



GO BIG RED



Resources:
https://storage.googleapis.com/husk.../ZD6pyAK8hFocPYXCFPaVccH8170tcm1uOYyc7u0R.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_County,_Nebraska
https://shermancounty.nebraska.gov/
https://shermancounty.nebraska.gov/about-us
https://shermancounty.nebraska.gov/historical-information
https://nebraskacounties.org/nebraska-counties/county/sherman.html