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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: Mike Riley
Conference: Big 10-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Mike Riley enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Arkansas State  43   36   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Oregon  35   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Northern Illinois  17   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Rutgers  27   17   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Illinois  28   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Wisconsin  17   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Ohio State  14   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Purdue  25   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Northwestern  24   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Minnesota  21   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Penn State  44   56   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Iowa  14   56   L       
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored309
  Scoring Average25.8
  Points Allowed437
  Defense Average36.4
  Opponents Record93-60
  Conference Record3-6
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record2-3
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Wisconsin 13-1473195Won  34-249-1309141  Paul Chryst
Northwestern 10-3380261Won  24-237-2259170  Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa 8-5367259Won  27-204-5241181  Kirk Ferentz
Purdue 6-6290232 4-5183173  Jeff Brohm
Nebraska 4-8309437 3-6214338  Mike Riley
Minnesota 5-7265274 2-7166250  P.J. Fleck
Illinois 2-10185378 0-9118303  Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.