1899 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

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| September 30||at|Lincoln High School||Lincoln, NE|W 6-0 (exhibition)|

| October 6||at|Iowa State|State Field|Ames, IA|L 0-33|

| October 14|||{{cfb link|year=1899|team=Kansas City Medics|title=Kansas City Medics}}|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|T 6-6|

| October 21|||Missouri|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|L 0-11|

| October 28||at|Kansas City Medics|Exposition Park|Kansas City, MO|L 0-24|

| November 4|3:00 p.m.|vs|Iowa|Ames Avenue Park|Omaha, NE (rivalry)|L 0-30|

| November 11||at|Drake||Des Moines, IA|W 12-6|

| November 18|||Kansas|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|L 20-36|{{cite news|title=K.U. 36, Nebraska 22|newspaper=Kansas City Journal|date=November 19, 1899|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2989844/kansas_nebraska/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{cite news|title=Kansas Won With Ease|newspaper=Lawrence Daily Journal|date=November 20, 1899|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2998843/kansas_won_with_ease/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

| November 24||at|{{cfb link|year=1899|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}||Vermillion, SD|L 5-6|

| November 30|3:30 p.m.|vs|{{cfb link|year=1899|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}|Ames Avenue Park|Omaha, NE|L 0-12|

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| Title = Nebraska at Lincoln High

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 6

| Host = Lincoln High

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0

| Date = September 30

| Location = Lincoln, NE

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Nebraska met the Lincoln High School football team in a pre-season exhibition game for the second time. It is unclear whether the score was the result of a tightly contested game, or an act of sportsmanship by the university team against high schoolers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/05/12/44665335e53e7?in_archive=1|title=1899 Game Recaps|access-date=2009-11-11|publisher=Husker Press Box}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.huskermax.com/1890s.html|title=the 1890s|access-date=2009-11-11|publisher=HuskerMax}}

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| Title = Nebraska at Iowa State

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = 0 | V2 = 0

| Host = Iowa State

| H1 = 28 | H2 = 5

| Date = October 6

| Location = State Field, Ames, IA

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Nebraska suffered its worst-ever defeat to open the 1899 season, trailing 28–0 at halftime and losing 33–0. Iowa State had begun preparation for the football season prior to that start of the school year, a practice not commonplace at the time.

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| Title = Kansas City Medics at Nebraska

| Visitor = Kansas City Medics

| V1 = 0 | V2 = 6

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 6

| Date = October 14

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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After allowing 33 points to Iowa State the week prior, Nebraska's defense held the {{cfb link|year=1899|team=Kansas City Medics|title=Kansas City Medics}} off the scoreboard in a scoreless first half. A second-half touchdown from each team culminated in a 6–6 tie.

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| Title = Missouri at Nebraska

| Visitor = Missouri

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 11

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0

| Date = October 21

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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Despite a valiant defensive performance, Nebraska's offensive woes continued in an 11–0 loss, the second of five times NU was shut out in 1899.

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| Title = Nebraska at Kansas City Medics

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = 0 | V2 = 0

| Host = KC Medics

| H1 = 12 | H2 = 12

| Date = October 28

| Location = Kansas City, MO

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After playing to a 6–6 tie weeks earlier, Nebraska could not keep pace with the Kansas City Medics in their second meeting.

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| Title = Iowa vs. Nebraska

| Visitor = Iowa

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 30

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0

| Date = November 4

| Location = Omaha, NE

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{{see also|Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry}}

Nebraska was shut out for the third consecutive week by Iowa in Omaha.

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| Title = Nebraska at Drake

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = 6 | V2 = 6

| Host = Drake

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 6

| Date = November 11

| Location = Des Moines, IA

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Nebraska defeated Drake 12–6 in what would be the first and only college football head coaching win for Branch (after a brief stint at Miami (OH), he ended his career with a record of 1–11–1).

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| Title = Kansas at Nebraska

| Visitor = Kansas

| V1 = 24 | V2 = 12

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = 5 | H2 = 15

| Date = November 18

| Location = Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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{{see also|Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry}}

Despite a strong second-half performance against Kansas in Lincoln, Nebraska was unable to overcome a 24–5 deficit. The team's performance was so poor that rumors began to spread suggesting team captain and starting halfback Charles Williams may quit the team.

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| Title = Nebraska at South Dakota

| Visitor = Nebraska

| V1 = 5 | V2 = 0

| Host = South Dakota

| H1 = 0 | H2 = 6

| Date = November 24

| Location = Vermillion, SD

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Nebraska led 5–0 in its first-ever game against South Dakota, but were unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities in the first half. A second-half touchdown gave South Dakota a 6–5 victory. Team captain Charles Williams left the NU program following the game.

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| Title = Grinnell vs. Nebraska

| Visitor = Grinnell

| V1 = | V2 = | Vtotal = 12

| Host = Nebraska

| H1 = | H2 = | Htotal = 0

| Date = November 30

| Location = Omaha, NE

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Grinnell became the fifth team to shut out Nebraska in 1899, defeating the Bugeaters 12–0 on a muddy, wet afternoon in Omaha.

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