1896 record 6–3–1 (1–1–1 WIUFA) | Home stadium "M" Street Park | |
Head coach Eddie N. Robinson (1st year) | ||
The 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1896 college football season. The team was coached by Eddie N. Robinson and played their home games in at the "M" Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Nebraska's football team began its history as the "Old Gold Knights", and was also sometimes known as the "Tree Planters", "Nebraskans", "The Rattlesnake Boys", "Red Stockings", "Antelopes" or "Goldenrods" in their early years.
Before the season
Yet another new head coach arrived, as future College Football Hall-of-Famer Eddie Robinson arrived to take charge of the Bugeaters in their seventh season. Coach Robinson was the first to require physical evaluations for players, and this may have played a part in the roster dropping from 30 players last season to just 22 for 1896.
After the season
Coach Robinson's first season record of 6-3-1 (.650) was not the strongest outing Nebraska had put forth so far, but it was enough to ever so slightly improve the program's record to 27-14-3 (.648).