Nebraska Field

Nebraska Field
Construction
c. 1921, from 1922 Cornhusker
Location	N 10th and "T" Streets Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°49′14″N 96°42′20″W / 40.8206°N 96.7056°W / 40.8206; -96.7056Coordinates: 40°49′14″N 96°42′20″W / 40.8206°N 96.7056°W / 40.8206; -96.7056
Owner	University of Nebraska
Operator	University of Nebraska
Capacity	16,000 (largest recorded attendance)
Surface	Natural grass
Opened	1909
Closed	1922
Demolished	1923
Tenants
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1909–1922)

Nebraska Field was an American football stadium in the midwestern United States, located in Lincoln, Nebraska. At the northeast corner of North 10th Street and North "T" Street, it was the home field of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1909 through 1922.

Nebraska Field was succeeded by the new Memorial Stadium in 1923, which was built in the same location. The local portion of North 10th Street was eventually renamed Stadium Drive in the years following the completion of Memorial Stadium. The present playing field at Memorial Stadium is conventionally aligned north-south, but Nebraska Field was oriented east-west.

Nebraska Field in 1921

Nebraska Field's exact capacity is not recorded, but the largest recorded attendance was 16,000 in its final game, against Notre Dame on November 30, 1922.^[1]^[2] It was the first of only two losses for the legendary Four Horsemen of Notre Dame (the other was also in Lincoln in the following season),^[3]^[4]^[5] Notre Dame was undefeated in 1924.

Nebraska Field in 1921

The final game at Nebraska Field in 1922 was also the last attended by Nebraska's longtime trainer Jack Best, who had served since the program's inception in 1890.

References

↑ "Huskers, Irish may play in snow today". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 30, 1922. p. 25.
↑ Eckersall, Walter (December 1, 1922). "Notre Dame is beaten, 14-6, by Husker eleven". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 23.
↑ "1920s Game Day: NU vs. Notre Dame (Part 1)". Nebraska Historical Society. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
↑ "UNL Historic Buildings Overview". University of Nebraska. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
↑ "1923 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook (Page 426)". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado (Buffalo Head) Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)
Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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