Conference Independent Home stadium Antelope Field | 1900 record 7–1–2 | |
Head coach Walter C. Booth (1st year) | ||
The 1900 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1900 college football season. The team was coached by Walter C. "Bummy" Booth and played their home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Before the season
Beginning its 11th year, Nebraska was starting out with a new head coach for the 9th time after replacing A. Edwin Branch at the end of a 1-7-1 season. Also, the team had officially adopted its new nickname "Cornhuskers" beginning this year, after the term was coined by Charles "Cy" Sherman in one of his pieces written for the Nebraska State Journal during the 1899 season.
After the season
Coach Booth's first season was a remarkable one-year turnaround from the disappointment of 1899. His first year record of 6-1-1 (.813) improved Nebraska's overall program record to 47-26-5 (.635).