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Nebraska. However, Wisconsin fielded a football team a year earlier than Nebraska, in 1889.

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Oklahoma in 1948

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How did Nebraska get it nickname?

i think a College Sports team was called the cornhuskers. it is the only nickname derived from a sports team.


Why is Nebraska called the Cornhuskers?

Because it is noted for the corn grown there.


What were the Nebraska Cornhuskers originally known as?

The nickname "Cornhuskers" was first applied to Nebraska athletic teams at the turn of the century by sports writer Charles "Cy" Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal. Before adopting Sherman's suggestion, Nebraska sports teams were called "The Bugeaters," "Tree Planters," "Nebraskans," "Rattlesnake Boys," "Antelopes" and "Old Gold Knights." Of course, today it is commonly shortened as "Huskers."


What are Nebraska people called?

They are called Nebraskans.


Nebraska is called the cornhusker state. Why?

Corn was and continues to be the major agricultural product of the state, but the nickname seems to have derived from a sports rivalry with the state of Iowa.The nickname was first used for the University of Nebraska athletic teams - the "Cornhuskers" - which was coined in 1900 by Charles S. "Cy" Sherman, a sportswriter for the Nebraska State Journal in Lincoln. "Cornhuskers" replaced earlier nicknames, such as "Golden Knights", "Antelopes", and "Bugeaters". The term "cornhusker" comes from the method of harvesting or "husking" corn by hand, which was common in Nebraska before the invention of husking machinery.Despite Nebraska's nickname, they are not the largest producer of corn in the United States. That honor goes to the great state of Iowa.Because of the way corn was harvested.At http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/article/Community/NebraskaBecause corn is a major crop. Sports teams have had this nickname since the early 1900's. See the attached link, courtesy of the state website.Nebraskas major crop is corn, and you hust corn in order to eat itA major crop in Nebraska is corn so they named their football team after it! Corn is also called: Maize. :))cause corn is grown hereWell, Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker state, so it would generally be speculated to have something to do with the amount of corn grown in the state.

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What is the city called that has the Oklahoma Sooners?

Norman, Oklahoma.


Was Iowa ever called the cornhuskers?

Yes, and at one time Nebraska Cornhuskers were called the Hawkeyes. NO JOKE!


Is it Oklahoma sooner or Oklahoma cowboys?

Oklahoma university is called the sooners, and Oklahoma STATE is called the cowboys


What are Oklahoma peopple called from their state?

Sooners!


What is the Oklahoma City football team called?

they are the sooners!!


What were people in Oklahoma called before it was officially opened were called?

They were the Sooners.


What were the first farmers to settle Oklahoma called and why?

sooners and or boomers


What football team is called the big red?

Nebraska Cornhuskers dumb face!


Why are people from Oklahoma called sooners?

People from Oklahoma are called Sooners because during 1889 before President Grover Cleveland officially opened Oklahoma for settlement, some people entered the land and occupied it. Oklahoma adopted the name the Sooner State because of this.


What was Nebraska nickname before being called the Cornhuskers?

They went through several in a short period of time. What stuck the longest before Cornhuskers was Bug Eaters.


How did Nebraska get it nickname?

i think a College Sports team was called the cornhuskers. it is the only nickname derived from a sports team.


Why is the University Of Oklahoma name Golden Hurricanes?

The University of Oklahoma is not the Golden Hurricanes... that is the University of Tulsa (TU), which is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma (OU) athletes are called the Sooners.