1893 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

The 1893 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1893 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Frank Crawford, and played their home games at Lincoln Park, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

1893 Nebraska Bugeaters football
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
1893 record3–2–1 (1–2 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLincoln Park
1893 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri + 2 1 0  4 3 0
Kansas + 2 1 0  2 5 0
Nebraska 1 2 0  3 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0  3 4 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Prior to the 1893 season, NU hired an official head coach for the first time in program history. Frank Crawford, also the first head coach of Michigan's football program, was compensated with a $500 stipend plus tuition to the university. Nebraska also began charging a 25-cent admission fee to attend games played at Lincoln Park.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 21Doane*
W 20–0
October 28Baker*
  • Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln, NE
T 10–10
November 4at Denver AC*Denver, COW 1–0 (forfeit)2,500
November 26vs. MissouriKansas City, MO (rivalry)L 18–30
November 18Kansas
  • Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln, NE
L 0–18
November 303:15 p.m.vs. Iowa
W 20–18

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Coaching staff

Coach Position First year Alma mater
Frank CrawfordHead coach1893Yale
Charles ThomasAssistant coach1893Michigan
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska
Arthur WeaverManager1893

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Roster

Official Roster
  • Butte PLAYER
  • Cameron, John E
  • Carney, William PLAYER
  • Dern, George RG
  • Flippin, George HB
  • Frank, Harry FB
  • Hopewell, Isaac C
  • Johnston, James E
  • Lowrey PLAYER
  • McFarland PLAYER
  • Oury, W.Harry LT
  • Pace, Eugene QB
  • Ricketts PLAYER
  • Ryan PLAYER
  • Sawyer, Willits PLAYER
  • Shue, James E
  • Whipple, Otis RT
  • Wiggins, Frank E
  • Wilson, Wilmer LG
  • Yont, Alonzo HB
  • Yont, Jesse FB

Game summaries

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 0 0 0
Nebraska 12 16 28
Overall Last meeting Result
3–1 December 5, 1891 Nebraska, 32–0

After no game between the two schools in 1892, Nebraska and Doane met in 1893 at Lincoln Park. Nebraska dominated the game, shutting out Doane, including a goal-line stand from the two-yard line that was followed by a lengthy NU touchdown drive. Doane, down by 28 late in the second half, ultimately forfeited the rest of the game.

Nebraska's first mascot, a white bull terrier painted red on one side, made its first appearance at this game.[5][6]

Baker

Baker at Nebraska
1 2Total
Baker 4 6 10
Nebraska 6 4 10
Overall Last meeting Result
0–0

According to the custom of the time, each team selected one of the two members of the officiating crew, and Baker's selection was a member of their own team. Baker's official reportedly made a number of calls or non-calls that prompted anger from the Bugeaters, who quickly fell behind 6–0. Ten unanswered points gave Nebraska a 10–6 lead until a late Baker touchdown tied the game, and the game ended 10–10. This was the only game ever played between Baker and Nebraska.[5]

at Denver Athletic Club

Nebraska at Denver AC
1 2Total
Nebraska 0 4 1
Denver AC 4 0 0
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Denver, CO
  • Game attendance: 2,500
Overall Last meeting Result
0–1 October 29, 1892 Denver AC, 18–4

Nebraska's rematch with the Denver Athletic Club was a highly physical game, with reports of slugging, kicking, and at least one player temporarily knocked unconscious. Animosity ran high, reportedly nearing a riot by halftime. There were still ten minutes left to play in the second half of a tied game when the Denver AC squad was called for a slugging foul, turning the ball over to the Bugeaters. The Denver AC team walked off the field and, after an extended debate, refused to finish the game. This resulted in a forfeit, and the official score was recorded as a 1–0 Nebraska win.[5]

Missouri

Nebraska vs. Missouri
1 2Total
Nebraska 12 6 18
Missouri 12 18 30
Overall Last meeting Result
1–0 November 5, 1892 Nebraska, 1–0

Before Nebraska's first conference game of the season, the team was delayed arriving in Kansas City until very early on the morning of the game. Missouri took advantage of the weary Bugeaters, outsscoring NU 18–6 in the second half to win the game 30–18.[5]

University of Missouri records list the final score as an 18–12 Missouri victory.[7]

Kansas

Kansas at Nebraska
1 2Total
Kansas 6 12 18
Nebraska 0 0 0
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Lincoln Park, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
0–1 November 12, 1892 Kansas, 12–0

Nebraska's attempts to even the series with Kansas were quickly dashed. The Jayhawks scored all 18 of the game's points, including a bizarre play in which a Kansas punt was fumbled by Nebraska and recovered by Kansas, whose players subsequently fumbled and recovered the ball twice before running it in for a touchdown.[5]

Iowa

Iowa vs. Nebraska
1 2Total
Iowa 6 12 18
Nebraska 10 10 20
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Omaha, NE
  • Game weather: Blizzard
Overall Last meeting Result
0–1–1 November 24, 1892 Tie, 10–10

Iowa met Nebraska to close out league play in blizzard conditions. The game was punctuated by the appearance of Bugeater head coach Frank Crawford in the lineup, playing off the right half and kicking field goals (this practice was not uncommon at the time). Nebraska held on for a 20–18 win, resulting in a third-place WIUFA finish between Nebraska and Iowa.[5]

University of Iowa records suggest this game was played on November 23, 1893.[7]

References

  1. "Husker Press Box - 1893 Game Recaps". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  2. "Nebraska Football In The 1890s" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  3. "Football - 1893 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  4. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  5. "Husker Press Box - 1893 Game Recaps". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  6. "1890s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
  7. "Western Inter-State UniversityFoot Ball Association anomalies". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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