Alumni at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Alumni |
|
|
0 |
| Nebraska |
|
|
0 |
-
Date: 1900-10-06
-
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Iowa State at Nebraska
-
Date: 1900-10-13
-
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Drake at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Drake |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Nebraska
|
0 |
8 |
8 |
-
Date: 1900-10-20
-
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
-
Game weather: Windy
|
Nebraska at KC Medics
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Nebraska |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| KC Medics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska at Tarkio
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Tarkio |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska at Missouri
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
|
6 |
6 |
12 |
| Missouri |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grinnell at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| Grinnell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Nebraska
|
22 |
11 |
33 |
-
Date: 1900-11-10
-
Location: Antelope Field • Lincoln, Nebraska
-
Game weather: Snow
|
Nebraska at Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
Total |
| • Nebraska
|
6 |
6 |
12 |
| Kansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
The 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1900 college football season. The team was coached by Walter C. "Bummy" Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Beginning its 11th year, Nebraska was starting out with a new head coach for the 9th time after replacing A. Edwin Branch at the end of a 1-7-1 season. Also, the team had officially adopted its new nickname "Cornhuskers" beginning this year, after the term was coined by Charles "Cy" Sherman in one of his pieces written for the Nebraska State Journal during the 1899 season.
The Cornhuskers got their first scrimmage preseason tuneup under new coach Booth with another exhibition game against Lincoln High School, a 22-0 shutout to extend their record over the high schoolers to 3-0.
For the first time, the Cornhuskers went head to head against a team made up of former Cornhuskers, in this second exhibition game of the season. Apparently the graduates still had what it takes, as the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Coach Booth's first official game of his career at Nebraska was a refreshing change from the disastrous previous season, as the Cornhuskers had little difficulty putting up 30-0 shutout of the Cyclones in Lincoln. Counting the exhibition games, this was the third game in a row where the Nebraska defense held the other team to zero points, and Nebraska pulled into the series lead, 3-2.
Heavy winds interfered with both teams as they attempted to get on the scoreboard, and the day ended with a single touchdown and late safety by Nebraska being the only scores. The shutout streak continued, and Drake fell behind Nebraska in the series, 1-2.
The Kansas City Medics put up a fight as Nebraska faced them in Kansas City for the second year in a row, and despite the best efforts of both teams, the defensive units carried the day and sent both teams off the field scoreless in a 0-0 tie. This was the last times these teams met, with the KC Medics owning the hard-fought series with Nebraska 2-1-2.
Just two days after the battle in Kansas City, the Cornhuskers met Tarkio on the field for the third and final time, but on Tarkio's home field for the first time. Nebraska's first and only score was disputed by Tarkio players and fans, but the score was upheld by the officials. Nebraska failed to capitalize on a later opportunity to put up undisputed points, and the official score remained 5-0 for the rest of the game. The final outcome was disputed strongly enough in Tarkio that the home town paper reported the next day that the score had been a 0-0 tie.
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