Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Frank Solich Conference: Big 12-
1999 Season Highlights
Frank Solich enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @
Iowa
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
California
45
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Southern Mississippi
20
13
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Missouri
40
10
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Oklahoma State
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Iowa State
49
14
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Texas
20
24
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Kansas
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Texas A&M
37
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Kansas State
41
15
W
Fri., Nov. 26 @
Colorado
33
30
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @
Texas
22
6
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Sun., Jan. 2
Tennessee
31
21
W
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1999 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 442
Scoring Average 34.0
Points Allowed 171
Defense Average 13.2
Opponents Record 85-70
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 12-1-0
AP
2 12-1-0
Coaches
2 12-1-0
USA Today/ESPN
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).