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  • Students Welcome Homecoming Huskers
    The Nebraska football team arrived back in Lincoln to be greeted by a large crowd of over 1,000 students. The head coach and captain of the football team described the victory and explained how much "Husker Spirit" helped them on their long journey.
  • Team Plays Hookey-- Home Tomorrow
    The Nebraska football team, basking in it's glory after beating the Oregon Aggies 17-7 on a long road trip, decided to take an extra day of celebration. This threw some plans for a welcome ceremony out of whack, but during such an unprecedented victory, some spontaneity was to be expected.
  • Huskers Turn Their Faces Toward Nebraska
  • High Hopes of O. A. C. Were Behind Their Team Saturday
    The Oregon Agricultural College was behind their team 100%. The newspaper strengthening that feeling with this article. The hard fought Nebraska victory over the Aggies shows just how gigantic of a win it was. Nebraska defeated a team which in the entire coast expected them to lose to. The victory propelled Nebraska to a higher standard across the nation.
  • Huskers Practice on the way to Oregon
    The Husker football team practice by train tracks on the way to Portland, Oregon.
  • Huskers practice on the way to Oregon
    The Husker football team practices by train tracks on the way to Portland, Oregon.
  • Stewart Plays Piano; Huskers Plan Plays
  • Cornhuskers vs. Aggies
    A photo from the game between the Huskers and Aggies.
  • Cornhuskers vs. Aggies
    A photo from the game Between the Huskers and Aggies
  • Cornhuskers in Snow as Train Crosses State Line
  • Sixth Page of Detailed Roster
    The fifth page of the Nebraska roster in the yearbook, featuring Ed Kositsky, Milton Selzer and the trainer, Jack Best.
  • Fifth Page of Detailed Roster
    The fifth page of the Nebraska roster in the yearbook, featuring Paul Dobson, William Norris and Ray Doyle.
  • Fourth Page of Detailed Roster
    The fourth page of the Nebraska roster in the yearbook, featuring Jimmy Gardiner, Ben Dale and Harold Wilder.
  • Third Page of Detailed Roster
    The third page of the Nebraska football roster in the yearbook, featuring Ted Riddell, Ellsworth Moser and Roscoe Rhodes.
  • Second Page of Detailed Roster
    The second page of the football roster featuring Edson Shaw, Robert Cameron and Lorin Caley
  • First Page of Detailed Roster
    Descriptions and photographs of Captain Harold H. Corey, Johnny Cook, and Hugo Otoupalik.
  • Missouri Valley Triumphs Over Pacific Coast
    The Cornhuskers' 17-7 triumph over the Oregon State Aggies helped to transform the national reputation of Nebraska University. The recap of the game is made in this article. The Nebraska team provided a glimpse of the future dominance to come.
  • Huskers Practice in the Snow
    The Nebraska football team practiced in Laramie, Wyoming, in the middle of a snowy downtown.
  • Huskers on Main Street
    The Husker football team held a walk-through practice on main street in Laramie, Wyoming, as a crowd began to gather.
  • Yearbook page, football team
    Group photograph of "The Team" of football players shown in the 1917 Cornhusker yearbook, pg. 129.
  • 1916 Nebraska Football Roster
    The roster for the 1916 football team that played the Oregon Aggies
  • Last Hard Scrimmage for Oregon Aggies
    The Nebraska football team attempted to prepare for the Oregon Aggies. Coach Stewart feared the Aggies because of their strong showings earlier in the season and knew this would be a tough contest.
  • 2,000 Cheering Students Bid Godspeed To Team
    Students show support for Nebraska football team by showing up 2,000 strong to see the team off on their trip to Portland, Oregon.
  • 1,000 Students To Give Team Farewell Tuesday
    The school provided a massive gathering and torchlight procession to show the support for the team before they left for Portland. The popularity of Nebraska football was growing, even in its youth.
  • The Future, E. J. Stewart
    Coach E.J. Stewart wrote a letter to the University of Nebraska about the need to schedule tough opponents to build national recognition. Nebraska needed to play tougher opponents even at the risk of a loss, because it would help them to build a stronger reputation. The need for tougher opponents would be across all sports, including track, wrestling, baseball, and basketball, as well as the main emphasis of Stewart's teaching, football. This proved to play a major role in Nebraska's future as a prominent program in the world of all sports.