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Nebraska Cornhuskers Logo

Wordmark Logo (1892-1900)

What is this Nebraska Cornhuskers Logo?

Arched Bugeaters type in all-caps shown in a late 1800s font in old gold with black drop shadow. Before 1900, Nebraska football teams were known by such names as the Old Gold Knights, Antelopes, Rattlesnake Boys, and the Bugeaters. In its first two seasons (1890-91), Nebraska competed as the Old Gold Knights, but beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century. Named after the insect-devouring bull bats that hovered over the plains, the Bugeaters also found their prey in the Midwest, enjoying winning campaigns in every year of the 1890s until a disappointing season in 1899.

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