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Nebraska Cornhuskers

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field
Capacity: 81,067
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Coach: Tom Osborne
Conference: Big Eight-

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1981 Season Highlights

Tom Osborne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Iowa	7	10	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Florida State	34	14	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Penn State	24	30	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Auburn	17	3	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Colorado	59	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Kansas State	49	3	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Missouri	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Kansas	31	15	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Oklahoma State	54	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Iowa State	31	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Oklahoma	37	14	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Clemson	15	22	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1981 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	364
Scoring Average	30.3
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	10.4
Opponents Record	81-56
Conference Record	7-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	9-3-0	AP
9	9-3-0	Coaches
9	9-3-0	UPI

1981 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	8-4	188	195	Lost 0-10	4-3	116	132	Don Fambrough
Iowa State	5-5-1	189	218		2-4-1	90	122	Donnie Duncan
Nebraska	9-3	364	125	Lost 15-22	7-0	267	46	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	7-4-1	341	193	Won 40-14	4-2-1	184	94	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	7-5	197	216	Lost 16-33	4-3	114	128	Jimmy Johnson
Missouri	8-4	276	159	Won 19-17	3-4	143	116	Warren Powers
Colorado	3-8	141	322		2-5	59	213	Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State	2-9	164	297		1-6	92	214	Jim Dickey

1981 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1981 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.