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Nebraska Football Team History


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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Aug. 29  @ Penn State  44   6   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Wyoming  56   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Minnesota  84   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. UCLA  42   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Syracuse  63   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Oklahoma State  14   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Missouri  34   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Colorado  69   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Kansas State  51   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Iowa State  72   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Kansas  67   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Oklahoma  28   21   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Miami  30   31   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored654
  Scoring Average50.3
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average16.7
  Opponents Record78-70
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 12-1-0 AP
2 12-1-0 Coaches
2 12-1-0 UPI
3 12-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-7248385 3-4174264  Jim Criner
Kansas 4-6-1296320 2-5163241  Mike Gottfried
Nebraska 12-1654217Lost  30-317-0335130  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 8-4312222 5-2206121  Barry Switzer
Missouri 7-5292202Lost  17-215-2204119  Warren Powers
Oklahoma State 8-4271162Won  24-143-4157103  Jimmy Johnson
Colorado 4-7252342 2-5163275  Bill McCartney
Kansas State 3-8186343 1-6107256  Jim Dickey

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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