Nebraska and football synonymous; I
program continues to create history
By Chris Hopfensperger
Sen ior Reporter
Nebraska is football.
And it has been since 1890, when
the first group of gridders finished
the inaugural season undefeated
and unscored upon.
Of course they only played two
games, and the best opponents
they could dig up were Doane and
the Omaha YMCA. And to think
people are screaming about the
quality of this year’s schedule . . ..
That, however, was not the only
time Nebraska dominated a sched
ule like Genghis and his 1 luns roll
ing through the Asian highlands.
In 1902 the Cornhuskers, after
permanently adopting the nickname
in 1900, cruised to a 9-0 record
without allowing a point — and
that doesn’t count their 27-0 win
over Lincoln High in an exhibition
game.
Before the turn of the century
Nebraska teams were referred to as
the Antelopes, Old Gold Knights,
and the infamous Bugeaters. That
was, until Lincoln sportswriter
Charles S. (Cy) Sherman adopted
the moniker from the now Iowa
Hawkeves.
The team mascot, however, did
not make a debut until the Husk
ers’ appearance in the 1974 Cotton
Bowl,
Artist Dirk West created the car
toon character that has come to
symbolize Nebraska — Herbie
Husker — “a burly, rugged, and
confident fellow who is proud of
both the athletic and the agricul
tural traditions of the University,”
according to the press guide.
The program nas come a long
way since its early years — they no
longer play Omaha Balloon, the
Kansas City Medics, or the Kirksville
Osteopaths — and so have the
facilities.
Athletes, who once ate at the
Selleck Training Table, now eat in
the muliimillion dollar 1 lewitt Goiter
and pump themselves up in the
largest weight room in the world.
Attendance, which 46 years ago
hovered around 4,000, now num
bers belter than 75,000 every foot
ball Saturday, making it the third
largest population area in the state
behind Omaha and Lincoln.
In fact, when the Huskers play at
home, 6 percent of the state’s
population attends.
It would be more.
Nebraska owns the ever-increas
ing NCAA record for consecutive
sellouts, now standing at 173 and
dating back to Nov. 3, 1962.
Pack
of Lies.
Ime
Al Sc haben/Daily Nebraskan
A Nebraska marching band member whistles a tune before
performing a Saturday halftime show.
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