Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Walter C. Bummy Booth Conference: Independent-
1901 Season Highlights
Walter C. Bummy Booth enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 @ American Osteopath
5
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Doane
29
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Minnesota
0
19
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Iowa State
17
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Wisconsin
0
18
L
@ Milwaukee, WI
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Missouri
51
0
W
@ Omaha, NE
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Kansas
29
5
W
Thu., Nov. 28 vs. Haskell
18
10
W
1901 Season Totals
Record 6-2
Points Scored 149
Scoring Average 18.6
Points Allowed 52
Defense Average 6.5
Opponents Record 25-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 1-2
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.