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-
1984 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1984 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Wyoming
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Minnesota
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
UCLA
42
3
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Syracuse
9
17
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Oklahoma State
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Missouri
33
23
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Colorado
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Kansas State
62
14
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Iowa State
44
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Kansas
41
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Oklahoma
7
17
L
Tue., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
28
10
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1984 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 387
Scoring Average 32.3
Points Allowed 115
Defense Average 9.6
Opponents Record 66-65
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 10-2-0
AP
3 10-2-0
Coaches
3 10-2-0
UPI
4 10-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1984 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1984 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.