Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Bill Callahan Conference: Big 12-
2005 Season Highlights
Bill Callahan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
2005 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs. Maine
25
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Wake Forest
31
3
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Pittsburgh
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Iowa State
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Texas Tech
31
34
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Baylor
23
14
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Missouri
24
41
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Oklahoma
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Kansas
15
40
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Kansas State
27
25
W
Fri., Nov. 25 @
Colorado
30
3
W
Wed., Dec. 28
Michigan
32
28
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
2005 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 296
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 252
Defense Average 21.0
Opponents Record 71-58
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
AP
24 8-4-0
Coaches
24 8-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
2005 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2005 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
During Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.