Led by first-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–1–1, excluding two exhibition games.

Booth replaced the departed Alonzo Edwin Branch to become Nebraska's ninth coach in 11 seasons of football.

This was the first season the team was officially known as the "Cornhuskers", adopting the moniker after it was coined by Cy Sherman of the Nebraska State Journal.

The final outcome was disputed strongly enough in Tarkio that the home town newspaper reported the score as a 0–0 draw.

[6][7] Nebraska dominated Grinnell, whose only chance to score came late in the game and resulted in a missed field goal.