1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football Western Interstate University Football Association WIUFA 6–3–1 1–1–1 Edward N. Robinson 1st M Street Park Nebraska state champion The 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1896 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Edward N. Robinson and played their home games in at the M Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Western Interstate University Football Association. Future College Football Hall of Fame head coach Robinson became Nebraska's third official head coach when Charles Thomas left for Arkansas. Robinson was the first Nebraska coach to require each player to pass a physical. Schedule y y y October 17 2:00 p.m. 1896 Doane Tigers Doane<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE W 20–0 October 26 at Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 8–4 October 31 3:00 p.m. 1896 Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE W 18–8 November 7 3:00 p.m. at Kansas McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) L 4–18 1,200 Kansas And Nebraska https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawrence-daily-world/132966958/ Lawrence Daily World Lawrence, Kansas November 6, 1896 3 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Jayhawkers Won A Splendid Victory From Nebraska https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/132966872/ Kansas City Times Kansas City, Missouri November 8, 1896 2 October 5, 2023 Newspapers.com November 9 at 1896 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics<ncg> Exposition Park Kansas City, MO W 6–4 November 12 2:30 p.m. Butte AC<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE L 6–29 November 19 2:30 p.m. Iowa Agricultural<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 12–4 November 23 Nebraska Wesleyan<ncg> M Street Park Lincoln, NE W 28–0 November 26 3:30 p.m. vs. Iowa University Park Omaha, NE (rivalry) T 0–0 Nebraska-Iowa Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111155788/the-courier/ October 11, 2022 The Courier November 28, 1896 10 Newspapers.com November 28 3:00 p.m. vs. Iowa University Park Omaha, NE L 0–6 Iowa the Victor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111155865/the-chicago-chronicle/ October 11, 2022 The Chicago Chronicle November 29, 1896 10 Newspapers.com Coaching staff Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-10 HuskerMax Position First year Alma materEddie N. RobinsonHead coach1896BrownJack BestTrainer1890NebraskaHarry OuryManager1896NebraskaJohn CameronAssistant manager1896Nebraska Roster Benedict, Bruce E Burt, Frederick HB Cameron, John E Cook, Hugh HB Corby, [unknown] RT Cowgill, Howard QB Dungan, Will LT Garrett, Harry FB Hansen, Albert LG Jones, Harry E Kellar, C.E. LG Kindler, [unknown] PLAYER Melford, William E Packard, Leonard FB Pearse, Arthur RT Placek, Emil QB Robbins, J.S. C Shedd, George HB Thorpe, Orley QB Turner, Edmund RG Whipple, Otis E Wiggins, Frank E http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1896 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024448/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1896 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1896 Roster 2009-11-09 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department Game summaries Doane Doane at Nebraska Doane 0 0 Nebraska 6 14 October 17 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE Sources:http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/446650ce9db6f?in_archive=1 1896 Game Recaps 2009-11-09 Husker Press Box December 11, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241211074425/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/446650ce9db6f?in_archive=1 deadhttp://www.huskermax.com/1890s.html the 1890s 2009-11-09 HuskerMax Nebraska hosted Doane in Lincoln for the eighth meeting of these squads. The Bugeaters started slow but pulled away in the second half to win 20–0. At Missouri Nebraska at Missouri Nebraska 0 8 Missouri 4 0 October 26 Columbia, MO Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Nebraska made its first trip to Columbia to open conference play in 1896. Missouri scored the only points of the first half, but was unable to answer two second-half Nebraska touchdowns. Nebraska Wesleyan (October) Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 8 0 Nebraska 12 6 October 31 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE Nebraska hosted nearby Nebraska Wesleyan for the first time, though it was essentially a home game for both teams; Nebraska Wesleyan was then located in the town of University Place, later absorbed into Lincoln. Wesleyan's first points came following a blocked punt, and another touchdown before halftime kept the game close, but they were never able to pull ahead of the Bugeaters. At Kansas Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 4 0 Kansas 6 12 November 7 Central Park, Lawrence, KS Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry Kansas rebounded from an error-prone first half, shutting out the Bugeaters in the second half en route to an 18–4 win. University of Kansas records suggest that this game was played on November 8, 1896.http://www.huskermax.com/conference/WISUFBAoddities.html Western Inter-State UniversityFoot Ball Association anomalies 2009-11-10 HuskerMax At KC Medics Nebraska at Kansas City Medics Nebraska 0 6 Kansas City Medics 0 4 November 9 Kansas City, MO Nebraska traveled to Missouri for their first meeting with the 1896 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics. Both teams agreed beforehand to play a shorter-than-normal game, and the abbreviated first half ended scoreless. The Bugeaters went ahead 6–0 after halftime and survived a scare when KC scored with 30 seconds left to play, but missed the game-tying field kick. Butte AC Butte AC at Nebraska Butte AC 20 Nebraska 6 November 12 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE The Butte Athletic Club made the lengthy trip to Lincoln after a visit from Nebraska in 1895. Butte dominated the Bugeaters for the second consecutive year, scoring the game's final 14 points to win 20–6. This was the final meeting between Butte AC and Nebraska. Iowa Agricultural Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry Iowa Agricultural at Nebraska 1896 Iowa State Agricultural College Iowa State Cyclones Iowa Agricultural 4 Nebraska 12 November 19 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE This was the first meeting between teams that would later meet annually for decades, as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Big Eight, and Big 12. Iowa Agricultural, later renamed Iowa State, entered 7–1, but Nebraska controlled the game en route to a 12–4 victory. Nebraska Wesleyan (November) Nebraska Wesleyan at Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 0 0 Nebraska 28 0 November 23 M Street Park, Lincoln, NE Nebraska led 28–0 at halftime in the second 1896 meeting between the two teams. Wesleyan, playing without several key players, never managed to get the ball inside Nebraska's 10-yard line. Nebraska's wins over Nebraska Wesleyan and victory over Doane made the Bugeaters Nebraska's state champion for the second consecutive year. Iowa (November 26) Iowa vs. Nebraska Iowa 0 0 Nebraska 0 0 November 26 Omaha, NE Blizzard 3:30 p.m. Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Heavy snow and blizzards kept many spectators away on Thanksgiving Day in 1896, and the conditions led to a sloppy, scoreless game. The teams agreed to play for an additional ten minutes to break the tie, again without producing any points. Both teams, displeased with the scoreless draw, agreed to play again two days later. Iowa (November 28) Iowa vs. Nebraska Iowa 6 0 Nebraska 0 0 November 28 Omaha, NE 3:00 p.m. Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry The rematch between Iowa and Nebraska was held as scheduled just two days later, and the weather was marginally better. A first-half Iowa touchdown proved to be the only scoring of the game. While this game is an official contest in both schools' record books, it did not take the place of the scoreless conference game on November 26. As such, this game counts toward both teams' overall records, but not toward WIUFA standings or statistics. Iowa still won the conference championship outright at 2–0–1. References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons Nebraska Bugeaters football