When did Nebraska football start?

When did Nebraska football start? Program beginnings (1890–99) Nebraska’s football history began in 1890 as the “Old Gold Knights”, which was changed to “Bugeaters” just two years later. “Cornhuskers” first appeared in an 1893 school newspaper headline (“We Have Met The Cornhuskers And They Are Ours”) after an upset victory over Iowa.

Program beginnings (1890–99) Nebraska’s football history began in 1890 as the “Old Gold Knights”, which was changed to “Bugeaters” just two years later. “Cornhuskers” first appeared in an 1893 school newspaper headline (“We Have Met The Cornhuskers And They Are Ours”) after an upset victory over Iowa.