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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nebraska_Cornhuskers_footballNebraska Cornhuskers football - Wikipedia

    Website. huskers.com. The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home games at Memorial Stadium since 1923 and sold out every game at the venue since 1962.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nebraska_CornhuskersNebraska Cornhuskers - Wikipedia

    The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding twenty-four varsity teams (ten men's, fourteen women's) in fifteen sports.

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  4. huskers.com › 24 › origin-of-the-cornhusker-nicknameOrigin of the Cornhusker Nickname - University of Nebraska ...

    Jul 24, 2017 · Before 1900, Nebraska football teams were known by such names as the Old Gold Knights, Antelopes, Rattlesnake Boys and the Bugeaters. In its first two seasons (1890-91), Nebraska competed as the Old Gold Knights, but beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_NebraskaHistory of Nebraska Cornhuskers football - Wikipedia

    Nebraska State Journal writer Cy Sherman, who would later help create college football's AP Poll, was the first to use the term in reference to Nebraska; the nickname caught on quickly and was officially adopted in 1900. 1890 Nebraska Old Gold Knights, the University of Nebraska's first football team

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  7. unlhistory.unl.edu › exhibits › showThe Bugeaters: The Footprint for College Football for Nebraska

    When Nebraska started its football program, they were not called the Cornhuskers and were just starting to gain some notoriety in the 1890s. The first few names of the teams were the Nebraskans, the Tree Planters, the Old Gold Knights, and the Rattlesnake Boys.

  8. huskers.com › 04 › 08History of Nebraska Football - University of Nebraska ...

    Apr 8, 2019 · The 1971 Nebraska team is widely regarded as being among the best in college football history. Cornhusker All-Americans became commonplace during Devaney's tenure as coach. Among the 18 who received such recognition were Johnny Rodgers, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1972, and Rich Glover, who won the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award that same ...

  9. www.collegefootballhistory.com › nebraska › historyNebraska Cornhuskers - History - College Football History

    The nickname "Cornhuskers" was first applied to Nebraska athletic teams at the turn of the century by sports writer Charles "Cy" Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal. Before adopting Sherman's suggestion, Nebraska sports teams were called "The Bugeaters," "Tree Planters," "Nebraskans," "Rattlesnake Boys," "Antelopes" and "Old Gold Knights."