1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team.jpg 285 Independent 6–1–1 Walter C. Booth 1st Antelope Field 1899 The 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1900 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–1–1, excluding two exhibition games. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. Booth replaced the departed Alonzo Edwin Branch to become Nebraska's ninth coach in 11 seasons of football. This was the first season the team was officially known as the "Cornhuskers", adopting the moniker after it was coined by Cy Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal. Schedule y y September 29 Lincoln High School Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 22–0 (exhibition) October 6 Alumni Antelope Field Lincoln, NE T 0–0 (exhibition) October 13 Iowa State Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 30–0 October 20 Drake Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 8–0 October 27 at 1900 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics Kansas City, MO T 0–0 October 29 at 1900 Tarkio Owls Tarkio Tarkio, MO W 5–0 November 5 at Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 12–0 November 10 1900 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 33–0 November 17 at Kansas Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 12–0 K.U. Loses To Nebraskans; Score 12 to 0 The Topeka Daily Capital November 18, 1900 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115746157/ku-loses-to-nebraskans-score-12-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 29 Minnesota Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 12–20 3,000 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1900-schedule.html Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-14 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1902&page= 1902 Sombrero – University of Nebraska Yearbook 2009-11-14 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries https://web.archive.org/web/20120305123459/http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1902&page= March 5, 2012 Position First year Alma materWalter C. BoothHead coach1900PrincetonJack BestTrainer1890NebraskaHarry TukeyManager1900Nebraska Roster http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1900 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302031355/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1900 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1900 Roster 2009-11-12 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Bender, Johnny QB Brew, Fred LT Cook, Hugh FB Cortelyou, Spencer E Crandall, Harry HB Dasenbrock, John G Drain, Ralph QB Emmons T Johnson, William E Koehler, John C McKillop T Montgomery, Robert HB Nielsen HB Pillsbury, Melville T Raymond, Isaac FB Ringer, John LG Ryan E Voss T Westover, John RT Wood FB Worel, L. T Game summaries Lincoln High Lincoln High at Nebraska Lincoln High 0 Nebraska 22 September 29 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Nebraska again participated in a pre-season scrimmage against Lincoln High School, a 22–0 shutout victory.http://www.huskermax.com/1900s.html the 1900s 2009-11-12 HuskerMax Alumni game Alumni at Nebraska Alumni Nebraska October 6 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE For the first time, Nebraska football alumni faced its current roster in an exhibition game. The game ended in a 0–0 draw. Iowa State Iowa State at Nebraska Iowa State 0 Nebraska 30 October 13 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Booth's first game at Nebraska was a resounding 30–0 shutout of Iowa State in Lincoln.http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/13/44787dd6167a5?in_archive=1 1900 Game Recaps 2009-11-12 Husker Press Box October 8, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251008044327/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/13/44787dd6167a5?in_archive=1 dead Drake Drake at Nebraska Drake 0 0 Nebraska 0 8 October 20 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Windy A late touchdown and safety by Nebraska were the only points from either team on a windy afternoon in Lincoln. At Kansas City Medics Nebraska at Kansas City Medics Nebraska 0 0 Kansas City Medics 0 0 October 27 Kansas City, MO The final meeting between the 1900 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics and Nebraska ended in a 0–0 draw, Nebraska's third consecutive shutout to begin the season. At Tarkio Nebraska at Tarkio Nebraska 5 0 Tarkio 0 0 October 29 Tarkio, MO Just two days after playing in Kansas City, the Cornhuskers made their first trip to Tarkio. Nebraska scored an early touchdown that, despite protests from Tarkio and its supporters, remained the only score of the game. The final outcome was disputed strongly enough in Tarkio that the home town newspaper reported the score as a 0–0 draw. This was the final meeting between Tarkio and Nebraska. At Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 6 6 Missouri 0 0 November 5 Columbia, MO Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska defeated Missouri 12–0 in Columbia, extending NU's shutout streak to five games. Grinnell Grinnell at Nebraska Grinnell 0 0 Nebraska 22 11 November 10 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Snow Nebraska dominated Grinnell, whose only chance to score came late in the game and resulted in a missed field goal. At Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 6 6 Kansas 0 0 November 17 Central Park, Lawrence, KS Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska closed out its seventh consecutive shutout with a 12–0 victory over Kansas in Lawrence. Minnesota Minnesota at Nebraska Minnesota 10 10 Nebraska 0 12 November 29 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE 3,000 Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska's unbeaten run came to an end as the Cornhuskers hosted Minnesota in the first game of what would later become a frequent rivalry. The Gophers were a national powerhouse at the time, and the 12 points scored by Nebraska were more than all other Golden Gophers opponents in 1900 combined. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Cornhuskers football