1900 Nebraska

7–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Walter Booth. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠1–⁠1, over eight games to the 10 on file here.

Nebraska, 1900
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1900, game by game: won vs. Lincoln High 17–0; tied vs. Nebraska Alumni 0–0; won vs. Iowa State 30–0; won vs. Drake 8–0; tied at Kansas City Medical 0–0; won at Tarkio 5–0; won at Missouri 12–0; won vs. Grinnell 33–0; won at Kansas 12–0; lost vs. Minnesota 12–20+33−8Won 17–0 vs. Lincoln High+17Lincoln HighTied 0–0 vs. Nebraska Alumni0Nebraska AlumniWon 30–0 vs. Iowa State+30Iowa StateWon 8–0 vs. Drake+8DrakeTied 0–0 at Kansas City Medical0Kansas City Med…Won 5–0 at Tarkio+5TarkioWon 12–0 at Missouri+12MissouriWon 33–0 vs. Grinnell+33GrinnellWon 12–0 at Kansas+12KansasLost 12–20 vs. Minnesota-8Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 20–⁠12.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

Record
7–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠20
Coach
Walter Booth
Elo
1542 +100 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.7 No. 8 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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