Who were the Nebraska Aggies circa 1916?

[Slow yer Roll]

Google hates me.

Any clue?

Was there another school in ne called the aggies?

 

[Mavric]

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis used to have a basketball team that was the Aggies.  Not sure they were around in 1916.

 

[Slow yer Roll]

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[knapplc]

Nebraska were called the Cornhuskers in 1916, so it wouldn't be a reference to the UNL football team.

Nebraska played two different opponents called the Aggies in 1916 - Oregon State and Kansas State.

Can we see more of that photo?

 

[suh_fan93]

That's pretty cool actually.  I have never heard of this 'Nebraska Aggies' until today.

 

[knapplc]

Interesting rabbit hole.

The Nebraska Aggies were at one time coached by Robert C. Russell, and appear to have had some connections to Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity (although that may just be a reference to Russell).

They represented the School of Agriculture from UNL's East Campus Ag School per this Daily Nebraskan article from 1933. They played teams like Doane, Harvard (NE), Nebraska Wesleyan, York, etc.

They also had a basketball team.

 

[Danimal]

I've always thought we should have rolled with the Maneating Mastodons. 

 

[Toe]

Here's a newspaper clipping from 1919 for "The Nebraska Aggies - University School of Agriculture" showing players and coaches with names:

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14039876/

If you view the full page, there's also an advertisement for a Nebraska vs Kansas homecoming football game. If you're curious, we won that game 19-7.

 

[Slow yer Roll]

Nebraska were called the Cornhuskers in 1916, so it wouldn't be a reference to the UNL football team.

Nebraska played two different opponents called the Aggies in 1916 - Oregon State and Kansas State.

Can we see more of that photo?

Its so old and brittle it damages it every time you try unroll it.

Its a team photo about 2ft long. Mabe a little  longer.

 

[The Dude]

Its so old and brittle it damages it every time you try unroll it.

Maybe slow yer roll?

 

[southernoregonhusker]

Nebraska were called the Cornhuskers in 1916, so it wouldn't be a reference to the UNL football team.

Nebraska played two different opponents called the Aggies in 1916 - Oregon State and Kansas State.

Can we see more of that photo?

The current Oregon State University was the Oregon Agricultural College back then.  Beavers since 1910.  I've never heard the Aggies moniker used, but a lot of Ag schools were called "Aggies" way back when.

 

[southernoregonhusker]

Interesting rabbit hole.

The Nebraska Aggies were at one time coached by Robert C. Russell, and appear to have had some connections to Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity (although that may just be a reference to Russell).

They represented the School of Agriculture from UNL's East Campus Ag School per this Daily Nebraskan article from 1933. They played teams like Doane, Harvard (NE), Nebraska Wesleyan, York, etc.

They also had a basketball team.

Sounds like a club team.

 

[knapplc]

I was looking through the UNL Archives twitter feed and found these just now. Kismet!