Thanksgiving in Lincoln, 1907
"One of the quietest Thanksgiving days observed in many years was passed in Lincoln yesterday," said the Nebraska State Journal of November 29, 1907. "With no football ...
Football
What We Found
Too Much Beef, a Football Complaint
The football schedules of early Nebraska teams sometimes matchedor mismatched-high school and college teams, and paired both with teams organized by other groups such ...
We’re Number One!
Over the years, Nebraska has been "number one" in a lot of categories. We've had thenation's highest-rated football team, we've produced more popcorn than anyone else, ...
Football at the Omaha Medical College, 1900
"The football season of 1900 has closed and the shaggy-haired heroes--the pride and boast of the Omaha Medical College--have laid away their football togs with a feeling ...
Football at the University of Nebraska, 1895
University of Nebraska football practice for the 1895 season got a late start, according to The University Monitor, a weekly student newspaper. The Monitor reported on ...
Football Bowl Games
The annual debate over the best way to crown college football's national champion is nothing new. Bowl games and playoffs were the subjects of a poll of the nation's ...
Football in 1893
Nebraska football fans of 1893 could attend a number of high school and college games around the state. "The game of foot ball is only in its infancy in Nebraska," said ...
Nebraska Football in 1892
What did a University of Nebraska football game look like in 1892? On November 19, Lincoln Weekly Herald editor J. D. Calhoun was one of 600 fans attending the game ...
Football is Dangerous, According to Lincoln Call
"It may be a little early to prophesy with confidence the decline of foot ball as it is now played," commented the Sunday Morning Call (Lincoln) on December 3, 1893, ...
Football is Dangerous, According to Nebraska State Journal
Objections to high school football are seldom heard today. The popularity and widespread acceptance of the game at the secondary school level were predicted by ...
Football Spirit in Nebraska
The University of Nebraska football team was on a winning streak in 1902. Coach W. C. "Bummy" Booth's team went 9-0 that season and was unscored upon. The Lincoln Trade ...
Football in Wilcox, 1904
Football fever took a while to catch on during the game's early years. At least one gets that impression from LeRoy Marshon, publisher of the Wilcox Banner, who in the ...
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