1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

The 1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1894 college football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Frank Crawford and played their home games at the "M" Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Western Interstate University Football Association.

1894 Nebraska Bugeaters football
WIUFA co-champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
1894 record7–2 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadium"M" Street Park
1894 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri + 2 1 0  4 3 0
Nebraska + 2 1 0  6 2 0
Kansas 1 2 0  2 3 1
Iowa 1 2 0  4 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions

For the first time in program history, Nebraska started the season with a returning head coach. Crawford left after the season to become the head football coach at Texas. NU played a pre-season exhibition game against Lincoln High.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 6vs. Lincoln High*Lincoln, NEW 8–0
October 20Grinnell*
  • "M" Street Park
  • Lincoln, NE
W 22–0650
October 27Doane*
  • "M" Street Park
  • Lincoln, NE
L 0–12
November 3at MissouriKansas City, MOL 14–18
November 10at Omaha YMCA*
W 36–6
November 17at Kansas
W 12–6
November 19at Ottawa*Ottawa, KSW 6–0400
November 293:00 p.m.vs. Iowa
  • Omaha YMCA Ball Park
  • Omaha, NE
W 36–0
December 253:00 p.m.at Omaha YMCA*
  • Omaha YMCA Ball Park
  • Omaha, NE
W 10–6400
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Coaching staff

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

[2][3]

Roster

[4]

Official Roster
  • Bradt, Fletcher G
  • Brandt, Fletcher PLAYER
  • Cameron, John E
  • Dern, George T
  • Dungan, Will T
  • Fair, Richard FB
  • Flippin, George HB
  • Frank, Harry FB
  • Gardner PLAYER
  • Hammang, John T
  • Hayward, William FB
  • Jones, Albin G
  • Oury, W.Harry C
  • Packard, Leonard E
  • Shue, James E
  • Smith G
  • Spooner, Clinton QB
  • Sweeney, F.W. FB
  • Thomas FB
  • Thorpe, Orley E
  • Whipple, Otis E
  • Wiggins, Frank E
  • Wilson, Wilmer LG
  • Yont, Alonzo HB

Game summaries

Lincoln High

Lincoln High vs. Nebraska
1 2Total
Lincoln High 0
Nebraska 8

For the first time, Nebraska played an exhibition game prior to the regular season. Results and statistics from this game did not count toward the season. [5][6]

Grinnell

Grinnell at Nebraska
1 2Total
Grinnell 0 0 0
Nebraska 0 22 22
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: "M" Street Park, Lincoln, NE
  • Game attendance: 650
Overall Last meeting Result
0–0

Grinnell had won four of the previous five Iowa state championships prior to their first game against Nebraska. A hard-fought first half ended scoreless, but the underdog Bugeaters used three second-half touchdowns by George Flippin to pull away.[5]

Doane

Doane at Nebraska
1 2Total
Doane 6 6 12
Nebraska 0 0 0
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: "M" Street Park, Lincoln, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
4–1 October 21, 1893 Nebraska, 28–0

Doane scored once in each half to upset the Bugeaters.[5]

at Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri
1 2Total
Nebraska 4 10 14
Missouri 12 6 18
Overall Last meeting Result
1–1 November 11, 1893 Missouri, 30–18

Nebraska's first conference game in 1894 was a trip to Missouri. The Tigers won 18–14.[5]

at Omaha YMCA

Nebraska at Omaha YMCA
1 2Total
Nebraska 30 6 36
Omaha YMCA 0 6 6
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Omaha YMCA Ball Park, Omaha, NE
Overall Last meeting Result
1–0 November 27, 1890 Nebraska, 10–0

Nebraska's first-ever football game was a tightly contested game against the Omaha YMCA, but by 1894 the Bugeaters outmatched the YMCA's team of high school students and other Omaha residents. Nebraska led 30–0 lead at halftime, and won the game 36–6.[5]

at Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
1 2Total
Nebraska 8 4 12
Kansas 6 0 6
Overall Last meeting Result
0–2 November 18, 1893 Kansas, 18–0

An officiating dispute delayed kickoff, but once underway Kansas took an early 6–0 lead. The Bugeaters pulled ahead 8–6 by halftime and kept the Jayhawks off the scoreboard in the second half to win for the first time against Kansas.[5]

University of Kansas records suggest this game was played on November 22, 1894 in Lincoln.[7]

at Ottawa

Nebraska at Ottawa
1 2Total
Nebraska 6 0 6
Ottawa 0 0 0
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Ottawa, KS
  • Game attendance: 400
Overall Last meeting Result
0–0

Though the game was planned just one week ahead of time, efforts were made to publicize the match, drawing over 400 locals from the area to watch. Nebraska padded its roster in preparation, adding head coach Frank Crawford as a quarterback and another (unnamed) football coach as a fullback. Nebraska's first half touchdown was the only scoring of the day. This was the only game ever played between Nebraska and Ottawa.[5]

Iowa

Nebraska vs. Iowa
1 2Total
Nebraska 12 24 36
Iowa 0 0 0
Overall Last meeting Result
1–1–1 November 30, 1893 Nebraska, 20–18

Nebraska's final conference game was a trip to Omaha to meet Iowa. Nebraska, led by future Utah governor and United States Secretary of War George Dern, dominated the game en route to a 36–0 win. The win gave Nebraska a share of its first conference championship.[5]

University of Iowa records suggest the final score of this game was a 14–12 Nebraska victory.[7]

at Omaha YMCA

Nebraska at Omaha YMCA
1 2Total
Nebraska 0 10 10
Omaha YMCA 6 0 6
  • Date: December 25
  • Location: Omaha YMCA Ball Park, Omaha, NE
  • Game attendance: 400
  • Game weather: Cold
Overall Last meeting Result
2–0 November 10, 1894 Nebraska, 36–6

After a dominating Nebraska victory just weeks prior, the Omaha YMCA nearly upset the Bugeaters in a Christmas Day rematch. The YMCA led 6–0 at halftime but Nebraska answered with 10 points in the second half to win.[5]

References

  1. "Football - 1894 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  2. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  3. "1984 Coaching Staff". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  4. "Nebraska Football 1894 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  5. "1894 Game Recaps". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  6. "the 1890s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  7. "Western Inter-State UniversityFoot Ball Association anomalies". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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