Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding twenty-four varsity teams (ten men's, fourteen women's) in fifteen sports. Nineteen of these teams participate in the Big Ten, while rifle is a member of the single-sport Patriot Rifle Conference and beach volleyball and bowling compete as independents. The Cornhuskers have two official mascots, Herbie Husker and Lil' Red.

Nebraska Cornhuskers
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
ConferenceBig Ten (primary)
Patriot Rifle (rifle)
Independent (beach volleyball, bowling)
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorTrev Alberts
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Varsity teams24 (10 men's, 14 women's)
Football stadiumMemorial Stadium
Basketball arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Baseball stadiumHawks Field
Softball stadiumBowlin Stadium
Soccer stadiumHibner Stadium
Lacrosse stadiumCook Pavilion
Other venuesDevaney Center
Dillon Tennis Center
East Campus Bowling Lanes
Hawks Championship Center
Nebraska Rifle Range
Wilderness Ridge Golf Club
MascotHerbie Husker
Lil' Red
NicknameCornhuskers
Big Red
Fight songHail Varsity
ColorsScarlet and cream
   
Websitewww.huskers.com

Early nicknames for the university's athletic teams included the Antelopes (later adopted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney), the Old Gold Knights, the Bugeaters, and the Mankilling Mastodons. Cornhuskers first appeared in a school newspaper headline ("We Have Met The Cornhuskers And They Are Ours"), after a 20–18 victory over Iowa in 1893; in this instance, the term referred to Iowa. It was first applied to Nebraska in 1899 by Nebraska State Journal writer Cy Sherman, who would later help originate the AP Poll. The nickname was officially adopted by the school the following year and by the state of Nebraska itself in 1945, when it became known as "The Cornhusker State."

Nebraska was a founding member of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907 (later known as the Big Six, Big Seven, and Big Eight Conference) and competed in it for the next eighty-nine years, with a brief hiatus during World War I. In 1996, NU and the seven other members of the Big Eight merged with four Texas schools from the Southwest Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.

Nebraska's athletic programs have won twenty-nine national championships: eight in men's gymnastics and bowling, five in football and volleyball, and three in women's track and field.

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