1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team

1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football
Nebraska state champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record6–3–1 (1–1–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadium"M" Street Park
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 2 0 1 7 1 1
Kansas 2 1 0 7 3 0
Nebraska 1 1 1 6 3 1
Missouri 0 3 0 7 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Nebraska Bugeaters football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1896 college football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Edward N. Robinson and played their home games in at the "M" Street Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the Western Interstate University Football Association.

Future College Football Hall of Fame head coach Robinson became Nebraska's third official head coach when Charles Thomas left for Arkansas. Robinson was the first Nebraska coach to require each player to pass a physical.