Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Mike Riley Conference: Big 10-West
2016 Season Highlights
Mike Riley enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
2016 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Fresno State
43
10
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Wyoming
52
17
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Oregon
35
32
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Northwestern
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Illinois
31
16
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Indiana
27
22
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Purdue
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Wisconsin
17
23
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Ohio State
3
62
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Minnesota
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Maryland
28
7
W
Fri., Nov. 25 @
Iowa
10
40
L
Fri., Dec. 30
Tennessee
24
38
L
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
2016 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 345
Scoring Average 26.5
Points Allowed 311
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 86-81
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 2-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2016 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2016 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.