1899 Nebraska

0–⁠3, coached by Alonzo Edwin Branch. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠7–⁠1, over nine games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1899, game by game: lost at Iowa State 0–33; lost vs. Iowa 0–30; lost vs. Grinnell 0–12+7−33Lost 0–33 at Iowa State-33Iowa StateLost 0–30 vs. Iowa-30IowaLost 0–12 vs. Grinnell-12Grinnell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6atIowa StateL 0–⁠3339%
Nov 4vsIowaL 0–⁠3053%
Nov 30vsGrinnellL 0–⁠1266%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Grinnell 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Nebraska’s 1899 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 11atDrakeW 12–⁠6Drake’s article
Record
0–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠75
Coach
Alonzo Edwin Branch
Elo
1412 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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