1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

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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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Headcoach
HomestadiumAntelope Field
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1898 Nebraska Bugeaters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAntelope Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 â†’
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1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University â€“ 6–0–0
Detroit College â€“ 5–0–0
Carthage â€“ 3–0–0
Lincoln (MO) â€“ 1–0–0
Iowa State Normal â€“ 4–0–1
Washburn â€“ 4–0–1
Kansas â€“ 7–1–0
Cincinnati â€“ 6–1–2
Indiana â€“ 4–1–2
Nebraska â€“ 8–3–0
Drake â€“ 4–2–0
Lake Forest â€“ 2–1–0
Notre Dame â€“ 4–2–0
Western Reserve â€“ 5–3–0
Butler â€“ 2–1–1
Heidelberg â€“ 4–3–0
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 4–3–0
Iowa State â€“ 3–2–0
Kansas State â€“ 1–1–2
Miami (OH) â€“ 1–1–0
South Dakota Agricultural â€“ 1–1–1
DePauw â€“ 3–4–2
Iowa â€“ 3–4–2
Ohio State â€“ 3–5–0
Baldwin–Wallace â€“ 2–4–0
Central Michigan â€“ 1–2–0
Indiana State Normal â€“ 1–2–0
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 1–2–0
Wabash â€“ 2–5–1
Ohio Wesleyan â€“ 2–5–0
Ohio â€“ 1–3–0
Haskell â€“ 2–7–0
Missouri â€“ 1–4–1
Wittenberg â€“ 1–5–1
Fairmount â€“ 0–1–0
College of Emporia â€“ 0–2–0
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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 14:02 p.m.HastingsW 76–0
October 83:30 p.m.Iowa State
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
W 23–10
October 15Tarkio
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
W 24–0
October 22vs. William JewellKansas City, MOW 38–0
October 24at MissouriW 47–6
October 29Grinnell
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
Canceled
November 5at Kansas
W 18–6
November 7at Kansas City MedicsKansas City, MOL 0–24
November 123:00 p.m.Drake
  • Antelope Field
  • Lincoln, NE
L 5–6
November 17at ColoradoBoulder, CO (rivalry)W 23–10
November 19at Denver ACDenver, COW 11–10
November 243:45 p.m.vs. IowaL 5–6
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Coaching staff

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Coach[1][2] Position First year Alma mater
Fielding H. YostHead coach1898Lafayette
Jack BestTrainer1890Nebraska
A. A. BischofManager1898Nebraska
J. T. HastieAssistant manager1898Nebraska
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Roster

[3]

Benedict, Raymond HB
Brew, Fred E
Cowgill, Howard QB
Dasenbrock, John G
Drain, Ralph QB
Elliott, Ray QB
Erwin, C.W. FB
Follmer, Harry E
Garrett, Harry FB
Gilbert, Marvin LT
Hansen, Albert LG
Kingsbury, Raymond RT
Liebman, Morris HB
Melford, William C
Montgomery, R D
Pillsbury, Melville LT
Reasoner, Ira T
Stringer, Lewis E
Turner, Edmund RG
Williams, Charles Erwin HB

Starters

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Game summaries

Hastings

Hastings at Nebraska
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Team 1 2Total
Hastings 0
• Nebraska 76
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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
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Team 1 2Total
Iowa State 0 10 10
• Nebraska 12 11 23
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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
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Team 1 2Total
Tarkio 0 0 0
• Nebraska 18 6 24
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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
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Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 38
William Jewell 0
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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
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Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 47
Missouri 6
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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
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Team 1 2Total
Grinnell N/A
Nebraska N/A
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Grinnell forced the game's cancellation, claiming Nebraska did not follow requirements in selecting game officials.[4][5]

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas
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Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 12 6 18
Kansas 0 6 6
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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
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Team 1 2Total
Nebraska 0
• Kansas City Medics 24
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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
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Team 1 2Total
• Drake 6 0 6
Nebraska 5 0 5
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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
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Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 10 13 23
Colorado 10 0 10
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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
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Team 1 2Total
• Nebraska 6 5 11
Denver AC 5 5 10
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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
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Team 1 2Total
Nebraska 5 0 5
• Iowa 0 6 6
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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.

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