1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football 1894 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Western Interstate University Football Association WIUFA 6–2 2–1 Frank Crawford 2nd M Street Park WIUFA co-champion The 1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1894 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Frank Crawford and played their home games at the M Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Western Interstate University Football Association. For the first time in program history, Nebraska started the season with a returning head coach. Crawford left after the season to become the head football coach at Texas. NU played a pre-season exhibition game against Lincoln High. Schedule y y y October 6 2:30 p.m. vs Lincoln High School<ncg> 11th Street and X Street Lincoln, NE W 8–0 (exhibition) October 20 1894 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE W 22–0 650 October 27 1894 Doane Tigers Doane<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE L 0–12 November 3 vs Missouri Exposition Park Kansas City, MO (rivalry) L 14–18 November 10 at Omaha YMCA<ncg> Omaha YMCA Ball Park Omaha, NE W 36–6 November 17 3:50 p.m. at Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 12–6 1,500 K. S. U. Falls Downs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-topeka-daily-capital/133412811/ The Topeka Daily Capital Topeka, Kansas November 18, 1894 1 October 13, 2023 Newspapers.com November 19 at 1894 Ottawa Braves Ottawa<ncg> Ottawa, KS W 6–0 400 November 29 3:00 p.m. vs Iowa Omaha YMCA Ball Park Omaha, NE (rivalry) W 36–0 December 25 3:00 p.m. at Omaha YMCA<ncg> Omaha YMCA Ball Park Omaha, NE W 10–6 400 Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coach Position First year Alma materFrank CrawfordHead coach1893YaleCharles ThomasAssistant coach1893MichiganJack BestTrainer1890NebraskaArthur WeaverManager1893http://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-10 HuskerMaxhttp://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/446656b6c8179?in_archive=1 1984 Coaching Staff 2009-11-10 Husker Press Box October 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231005035909/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/446656b6c8179?in_archive=1 dead Roster http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1894 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302023903/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1894 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1894 Roster 2009-11-09 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department Bradt, Fletcher G Brandt, Fletcher PLAYER Cameron, John E Dern, George T Dungan, Will T Fair, Richard FB Flippin, George HB Frank, Harry FB Gardner PLAYER Hammang, John T Hayward, William FB Jones, Albin G Oury, W.Harry C Packard, Leonard E Shue, James E Smith G Spooner, Clinton QB Sweeney, F.W. FB Thomas FB Thorpe, Orley E Whipple, Otis E Wiggins, Frank E Wilson, Wilmer LG Yont, Alonzo HB Game summaries Lincoln High Lincoln High vs. Nebraska Lincoln High 0 Nebraska 8 October 6 Lincoln, NE For the first time, Nebraska played an exhibition game prior to the regular season. Results and statistics from this game did not count toward the season. http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/44664dc3f3165?in_archive=1 1894 Game Recaps 2009-11-09 Husker Press Box October 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231005035908/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/44664dc3f3165?in_archive=1 deadhttp://www.huskermax.com/1890s.html the 1890s 2009-11-09 HuskerMax Grinnell Grinnell at Nebraska Grinnell 0 0 Nebraska 0 22 October 20 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE 650 Grinnell had won four of the previous five Iowa state championships prior to their first game against Nebraska. A hard-fought first half ended scoreless, but the underdog Bugeaters used three second-half touchdowns by George Flippin to pull away. Doane Doane at Nebraska Doane 6 6 Nebraska 0 0 October 27 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE Doane scored once in each half to upset the Bugeaters. At Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 4 10 Missouri 12 6 November 3 Kansas City, MO Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska's first conference game in 1894 was a trip to Missouri. The Tigers won 18–14. At Omaha YMCA Nebraska at Omaha YMCA Nebraska 30 6 Omaha YMCA 0 6 November 10 Omaha YMCA Ball Park, Omaha, NE Nebraska's first-ever football game was a tightly contested game against the Omaha YMCA, but by 1894 the Bugeaters outmatched the YMCA's team of high school students and other Omaha residents. Nebraska led 30–0 lead at halftime, and won the game 36–6. At Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 8 4 Kansas 6 0 November 17 Central Park, Lawrence, KS Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry An officiating dispute delayed kickoff, but once underway Kansas took an early 6–0 lead. The Bugeaters pulled ahead 8–6 by halftime and kept the Jayhawks off the scoreboard in the second half to win for the first time against Kansas. University of Kansas records suggest this game was played on November 22, 1894 in Lincoln.http://www.huskermax.com/conference/WISUFBAoddities.html Western Inter-State UniversityFoot Ball Association anomalies 2009-11-10 HuskerMax At Ottawa Nebraska at Ottawa Nebraska 6 0 Ottawa 0 0 November 19 Ottawa, KS 400 Though the game was planned just one week ahead of time, efforts were made to publicize the match, drawing over 400 locals from the area to watch. Nebraska padded its roster in preparation, adding head coach Frank Crawford as a quarterback and another (unnamed) football coach as a fullback. Nebraska's first half touchdown was the only scoring of the day. This was the only game ever played between Nebraska and Ottawa. Iowa Nebraska vs. Iowa Nebraska 12 24 Iowa 0 0 November 29 Omaha, NE Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska's final conference game was a trip to Omaha to meet Iowa. Nebraska, led by future Utah governor and United States Secretary of War George Dern, dominated the game en route to a 36–0 win. The win gave Nebraska a share of its first conference championship.Nebraskas, 36; Iowas, 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111212746/st-louis-globe-democrat/ October 12, 2022 St. Louis Globe-Democrat November 30, 1894 7 Newspapers.com University of Iowa records suggest the final score of this game was a 14–12 Nebraska victory. At Omaha YMCA Nebraska at Omaha YMCA Nebraska 0 10 Omaha YMCA 6 0 December 25 Omaha YMCA Ball Park, Omaha, NE 400 Cold After a dominating Nebraska victory just weeks prior, the Omaha YMCA nearly upset the Bugeaters in a Christmas Day rematch. The YMCA led 6–0 at halftime but Nebraska answered with 10 points in the second half to win. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Bugeaters football