1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

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1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football
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ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadium Antelope Field
Seasons
  1897
1899  
1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University   6 0 0
Detroit College   5 0 0
Carthage   3 0 0
Lincoln (MO)   1 0 0
Iowa State Normal   4 0 1
Washburn   4 0 1
Kansas   7 1 0
Cincinnati   6 1 2
Indiana   4 1 2
Nebraska   8 3 0
Drake   4 2 0
Lake Forest   2 1 0
Notre Dame   4 2 0
Western Reserve   5 3 0
Butler   2 1 1
Heidelberg   4 3 0
Michigan Agricultural   4 3 0
Iowa State   3 2 0
Kansas State   1 1 2
Miami (OH)   1 1 0
South Dakota Agricultural   1 1 1
DePauw   3 4 2
Iowa   3 4 2
Ohio State   3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace   2 4 0
Central Michigan   1 2 0
Indiana State Normal   1 2 0
North Dakota Agricultural   1 2 0
Wabash   2 5 1
Ohio Wesleyan   2 5 0
Ohio   1 3 0
Haskell   2 7 0
Missouri   1 4 1
Wittenberg   1 5 1
Fairmount   0 1 0
College of Emporia   0 2 0

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.

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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 1 Hastings W 76–0
October 8 Iowa State
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 23–10
October 15 Tarkio
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 24–0
October 22vs. William Jewell Kansas City, MO W 38–0
October 24at Missouri W 47–6
October 29 Grinnell
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
Canceled
November 5at Kansas
W 18–6
November 7at Kansas City Medics Kansas City, MOL 0–24
November 12 Drake
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 5–6
November 17at Colorado Boulder, CO (rivalry)W 23–10
November 19at Denver AC Denver, CO W 11–10
November 243:45 p.m.vs. Iowa L 5–6

Coaching staff

Coach [1] [2] PositionFirst yearAlma mater
Fielding H. Yost Head coach1898 Lafayette
Jack BestTrainer1890 Nebraska
A. A. BischofManager1898 Nebraska
J. T. HastieAssistant manager1898 Nebraska

Roster

[3]

Benedict, RaymondHB
Brew, FredE
Cowgill, HowardQB
Dasenbrock, JohnG
Drain, RalphQB
Elliott, RayQB
Erwin, C.W.FB
Follmer, HarryE
Garrett, HarryFB
Gilbert, MarvinLT
Hansen, AlbertLG
Kingsbury, RaymondRT
Liebman, MorrisHB
Melford, William C
Montgomery, R D
Pillsbury, MelvilleLT
Reasoner, IraT
Stringer, LewisE
Turner, EdmundRG
Williams, Charles ErwinHB

Starters

Game summaries

Hastings

Hastings at Nebraska
Team12Total
Hastings 0
Nebraska76

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. [4] [5]

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska
Team12Total
Iowa State 01010
Nebraska121123

Nebraska jumped out to a halftime lead and held on in the second half to extend its winning streak to seven games. [4] [5]

Tarkio

Tarkio at Nebraska
Team12Total
Tarkio 000
Nebraska18624

Nebraska jumped out to a quick 12–0 lead and shut down Tarkio's offense to win 24–0. [4] [5]

William Jewell

Nebraska vs. William Jewell
Team12Total
Nebraska38
William Jewell 0

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. [4] [5]

At Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri
Team12Total
Nebraska47
Missouri 6

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. [4] [5]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska
Team12Total
Grinnell N/A
NebraskaN/A

Grinnell forced the game's cancellation, claiming Nebraska did not follow requirements in selecting game officials. [4] [5]

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
Team12Total
Nebraska12618
Kansas 066

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. [4] [5]

At Kansas City Medics

Nebraska at KC Medics
Team12Total
Nebraska0
Kansas City Medics24

Nebraska faced the Kansas City Medics just two days after defeating Kansas. The Medics ended Nebraska's winning streak with a resounding 24–0 victory. [4] [5]

Drake

Drake at Nebraska
Team12Total
Drake 606
Nebraska505

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. [4] [5]

Colorado

Nebraska at Colorado
Team12Total
Nebraska101323
Colorado 10010

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. [4] [5]

At Denver AC

Nebraska at Denver AC
Team12Total
Nebraska6511
Denver AC5510

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. [4] [5] [6]

At Iowa

Nebraska at Iowa
Team12Total
Nebraska505
Iowa 066

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

  1. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  2. "1899 Sombrero – University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  3. "Nebraska Football 1898 Roster". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1898 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved November 11, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "the 1890s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  6. "(no title – newspaper reproduction)". Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Retrieved November 11, 2009.