1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football Nebraska football team 1898.jpg 285 Independent 8–3 Fielding H. Yost 1st Antelope Field The 1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1898 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Fielding H. Yost and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. After six seasons in the Western Interstate University Football Association, Nebraska began competing as an independent in 1898. After the departure of Eddie N. Robinson following the 1897 season, Nebraska hired another future College Football Hall of Fame coach in Yost. Yost stayed at NU for just one year before moving on to Kansas, Stanford, and Michigan, where he won six national championships. Nebraska played 11 games in 1898, the most in the program's nine-year history, including three instances with only one day off in between games. Schedule y October 1 4:02 p.m. 1898 Hastings Broncos Hastings Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 76–0 October 8 3:30 p.m. Iowa State Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 23–10 October 15 1898 Tarkio Owls Tarkio Antelope Field Lincoln, NE W 24–0 October 22 vs 1898 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell Kansas City, MO W 38–0 October 24 at Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 47–6 October 29 1898 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Antelope Field Lincoln, NE Canceled November 5 at Kansas Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 18–6 November 7 at 1898 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics Kansas City, MO L 0–24 November 12 3:00 p.m. Drake Antelope Field Lincoln, NE L 5–6 November 17 at Colorado Boulder, CO (rivalry) W 23–10 November 19 at Denver AC Denver, CO W 11–10 November 24 3:45 p.m. vs Iowa Union Park Council Bluffs, IA (rivalry) L 5–6 Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-14 HuskerMaxhttp://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1899&page= 1899 Sombrero – University of Nebraska Yearbook 2009-11-14 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries Position First year Alma materFielding H. YostHead coach1898LafayetteJack BestTrainer1890NebraskaA. A. BischofManager1898NebraskaJ. T. HastieAssistant manager1898Nebraska Roster http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1898 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302025333/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1898 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1898 Roster 2009-11-11 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department Benedict, Raymond HB Brew, Fred E Cowgill, Howard QB Dasenbrock, John G Drain, Ralph QB Elliott, Ray QB Erwin, C.W. FB Follmer, Harry E Garrett, Harry FB Gilbert, Marvin LT Hansen, Albert LG Kingsbury, Raymond RT Liebman, Morris HB Melford, William C Montgomery, R D Pillsbury, Melville LT Reasoner, Ira T Stringer, Lewis E Turner, Edmund RG Williams, Charles Erwin HB Starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackHoward Cowgill & Ralph DrainLeft halfbackRaymond BenedictRight halfbackHarry FollmerFullbackC.W. ErwinLeft endFred BrewLeft tackle Raymond KingsburyLeft guardAlbert HansenCenterWilliam MelfordRight guardEdmund TurnerRight tackleMelville PillsburyRight endLewis Stringer Game summaries Hastings Hastings at Nebraska Hastings 0 Nebraska 76 October 1 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Nebraska hosted nearby Hastings College to open the season. The Bugeaters dominated the undermatched Broncos, setting new program records for points scored and margin of victory in a 76–0 shutout win.http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/4466528a3d42a?in_archive=1 1898 Game Recaps 2009-11-11 Husker Press Box October 9, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251009153950/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/4466528a3d42a?in_archive=1 deadhttp://www.huskermax.com/1890s.html the 1890s 2009-11-11 HuskerMax Iowa State Iowa State at Nebraska Iowa State 0 10 Nebraska 12 11 October 8 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska jumped out to a halftime lead and held on in the second half to extend its winning streak to seven games. Tarkio Tarkio at Nebraska Tarkio 0 0 Nebraska 18 6 October 15 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Nebraska jumped out to a quick 12–0 lead and shut down Tarkio's offense to win 24–0. William Jewell Nebraska vs. William Jewell Nebraska 38 William Jewell 0 October 22 Kansas City, MO Nebraska overpowered William Jewell in Kansas City en route to a 38–0 shutout victory, NU's seventh shutout in its previous nine games. This was the only game ever played between Nebraska and William Jewell. At Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 47 Missouri 6 October 24 Columbia, MO Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Just two days after defeating William Jewell, Nebraska faced Missouri in Columbia. The Tigers jumped out to a 6–0 lead, but Nebraska answered with 47 unanswered points to earn a dominant win over Missouri for the second consecutive season. Grinnell Grinnell at Nebraska Grinnell N/A Nebraska N/A October 29 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Grinnell forced the game's cancellation, claiming Nebraska did not follow requirements in selecting game officials. At Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 12 6 Kansas 0 6 November 5 Central Park, Lawrence, KS Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Kansas lost a key (though unnamed) player to injury early in the game, and was unable to keep up with Nebraska. This was Nebraska's 11th consecutive victory. At Kansas City Medics Nebraska at KC Medics Nebraska 0 Kansas City Medics 24 November 7 Kansas City, MO Nebraska faced the 1898 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics just two days after defeating Kansas. The Medics ended Nebraska's winning streak with a resounding 24–0 victory. Drake Drake at Nebraska Drake 6 0 Nebraska 5 0 November 12 Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Several key Nebraska players reportedly sat out with injuries following a dense stretch of games in the weeks prior. Drake took advantage of the undermanned Bugeaters, winning 6–5 in the first-ever meeting of these teams. Colorado Nebraska at Colorado Nebraska 10 13 Colorado 10 0 November 17 Boulder, CO Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska made its first trip to Boulder in 1898, the first game in what would later become an annual rivalry. The Silver and Gold, as Colorado was known at the time, could not keep pace with the Bugeaters in the second half. At Denver AC Nebraska at Denver AC Nebraska 6 5 Denver AC 5 5 November 19 Denver, CO A newspaper account of the time stated this game was "the most even and hardy contested fight that has been waged on the Denver gridiron". Nebraska again played with only one day off since its previous game. The Bugeaters took advantage of Denver kicking woes, staving off a late Denver drive into NU territory to win by a single point. This was the final meeting between Denver AC and Nebraska.http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=MTO/1898/11/20/1/Ar00109.xml&CollName=MTO_Arc&DOCID=46889&PageLabelPrint=1&Skin=Colorado&AW=1240421538964&sPublication=AWP&sScopeID=DR&sSorting=Score%2cdesc&sQuery=Denver&rEntityType=&sSearchInAll=true&sDateFrom=%2531%2531%2f%2531%2537%2f%2531%2538%2539%2538&sDateTo=%2531%2531%2f%2532%2534%2f%2531%2538%2539%2538&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=10&ViewMode=HTML (no title – newspaper reproduction) 2009-11-11 Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection At Iowa Nebraska at Iowa Nebraska 5 0 Iowa 0 6 November 24 Union Park, Council Bluffs, IA Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska jumped out front with an early touchdown, and led 5–0 at halftime. A late Iowa touchdown and successful point after gave the Hawkeyes a 6–5 lead, at which point the game was called on account of darkness; frequent disputes had lengthened the game and prevented its completion. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Bugeaters football