1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1900 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Walter C. Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as an independent.[1]

1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Independent
1900 record	7–1–2
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (1st season)
Home stadium	Antelope Field

1900 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lake Forest			–					1	–	0	–	0
Haskell			–					9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio State			–					8	–	1	–	1
Nebraska			–					7	–	1	–	2
Beloit			–					7	–	1	–	2
Washburn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg			–					5	–	2	–	1
Drake			–					6	–	3	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					6	–	3	–	1
Fairmount			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit College			–					3	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					3	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					4	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					3	–	4	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buchtel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Ohio			–					2	–	4	–	1
Kansas State			–					2	–	4	–	0
Kansas			–					2	–	5	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					2	–	5	–	2
Iowa State			–					2	–	5	–	1
Butler			–					0	–	1	–	3
Heidelberg			–					0	–	2	–	2
Michigan Agricultural			–					1	–	3	–	0
Chicago P&S			–					1	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					1	–	4	–	1

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 term after it was coined by Cy Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Lincoln High	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 22–0
October 6	Alumni	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	T 0–0
October 13	Iowa State	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 30–0
October 20	Drake	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 8–0
October 27	at KC Medics	Kansas City, MO	T 0–0
October 29	at Tarkio	Tarkio, MO	W 5–0
November 5	at Missouri	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	W 12–0
November 10	Grinnell	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 33–0
November 17	at Kansas	Central Park Lawrence, KS	W 12–0
November 29	Minnesota	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	L 12–20	3,000

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Coaching staff

Coach[3][4]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Walter C. Booth	Head coach	1900	Princeton
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska
Harry Tukey	Manager	1900	Nebraska

Roster

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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

1 2 Total Lincoln High 0 • Nebraska 22 Date: September 29 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska again participated in a pre-season scrimmage against Lincoln High School, a 22–0 shutout victory.[6]

Alumni game

Alumni at Nebraska

1 2 Total Alumni 0 Nebraska 0 Date: October 6 Location: 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.[6]

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa State 0 • Nebraska 30 Date: October 13 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Overall	Last meeting	Result
2–2	October 6, 1899	Iowa State, 33–0

Booth's first game at Nebraska was a resounding 30–0 shutout of Iowa State in Lincoln.[6][7]

Drake

Drake at Nebraska

1 2 Total Drake 0 0 0 • Nebraska 0 8 8 Date: October 20 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Game weather: Windy

Overall	Last meeting	Result
1–1	November 11, 1899	Nebraska, 12–6

A late touchdown and safety by Nebraska were the only points from either team on a windy afternoon in Lincoln.[6][7]

at KC Medics

Nebraska at KC Medics

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 0 0 KC Medics 0 0 0 Date: October 27 Location: Kansas City, MO

Overall	Last meeting	Result
1–2–1	October 28, 1899	KC Medics, 24–0

The final meeting between the KC Medics and Nebraska ended in a 0–0 draw, Nebraska's third consecutive shutout to begin the season.[6][7]

at Tarkio

Nebraska at Tarkio

1 2 Total • Nebraska 5 0 5 Tarkio 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Tarkio, MO

Overall	Last meeting	Result
2–0	October 15, 1898	Nebraska, 24–0

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.[6][7]

at Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri

1 2 Total • Nebraska 6 6 12 Missouri 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Columbia, MO

See also: Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
5–3	October 21, 1899	Missouri, 11–0

Nebraska defeated Missouri 12–0 in Columbia, extending NU's shutout streak to five games.[6][7]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska

1 2 Total Grinnell 0 0 0 • Nebraska 22 11 33 Date: November 10 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Game weather: Snow

Overall	Last meeting	Result
1–2	November 30, 1899	Grinnell, 12–0

Nebraska dominated Grinnell, whose only chance to score came late in the game and resulted in a missed field goal.[6][7]

at Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 Total • Nebraska 6 6 12 Kansas 0 0 0 Date: November 17 Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
3–5	November 18, 1899	Kansas, 36–20

Nebraska closed out its seventh consecutive shutout with a 12–0 victory over Kansas in Lawrence.[6][7]

Minnesota

Minnesota at Nebraska

1 2 Total • Minnesota 10 10 20 Nebraska 0 12 12 Date: November 29 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE Game attendance: 3,000

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall	Last meeting	Result
0–0	–	–

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.[6][7]

References

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2. "Football - 1900 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
3. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
4. "1902 Sombrero - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
5. "Nebraska Football 1900 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
6. "the 1900s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
7. "1900 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-12.