nilekinnick
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This started out with a picture on my wall of Iowa Football est 1889 so were trying to figure out who the Hawks were playing. Since the picture is in Iowa City it can't be from 1889 as their only game was a road game at Grinnell per this wiki site.
Iowa Hawkeyes football from 1889 to 1897 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since I work with too many Huskers, that led looking at some of the Nebraska links which indicates thay had some colorful names that I was unaware of and I think Bugeaters is more appropriate>>>.
1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1896 college football season. The team was coached by Eddie N. Robinson and played their home games in at the "M" Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska's football team began its history as the "Old Gold Knights", and was also sometimes known as the "Tree Planters", "Nebraskans", "The Rattlesnake Boys", "Red Stockings", "Antelopes" or "Goldenrods" in their early years.
The J Howell site makes it look like Iowa started football in 1899
Iowa Historical Scores
Iowa Hawkeyes football from 1889 to 1897 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since I work with too many Huskers, that led looking at some of the Nebraska links which indicates thay had some colorful names that I was unaware of and I think Bugeaters is more appropriate>>>.
1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1896 college football season. The team was coached by Eddie N. Robinson and played their home games in at the "M" Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska's football team began its history as the "Old Gold Knights", and was also sometimes known as the "Tree Planters", "Nebraskans", "The Rattlesnake Boys", "Red Stockings", "Antelopes" or "Goldenrods" in their early years.
The J Howell site makes it look like Iowa started football in 1899
Iowa Historical Scores