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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: Matt Rhule
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Nebraska 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1890  
  2003 - Bo Pelini served as interim head coach for the Alamo Bowl.
  2014 - Pelini was fired on November 30th. Barney Cotton served as interim head coach for the Holiday Bowl.
  2022 - Scott Frost was fired on September 11; Mickey Joseph was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
Conference Championships
  1894, 1895, 1897, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923
1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937
1940, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971
1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
Division Championships
  1996, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
2012
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 921-429-41
 Winning Pct. 68%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 921-429-41
 Winning Pct. 68%
 National Championships 5
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 437-215-11
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 572-184-23
 Away Record 325-214-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 103
 Losing Seasons (#1)30
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1997)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (2021)
 10 Win Seasons 27
 Most Points Scored in a Game 100 (10/6/1917)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 654 (1983)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 76 (11/3/2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 455 (2007)
 Largest Margin of Victory 100 (10/6/1917)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 60 (10/9/2004)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 116 (11/23/2007)
 Last Shutout 12/30/2009
 Last Time Shutout 9/21/1996
 Shutouts All-Time 276
 Been Shutout All-Time 98
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 26 (8/28/1994-9/7/1996)
 Longest Losing  10 (11/4/2017-10/13/2018)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 24-27-0
 Rose 0-2-0
 Cotton 1-3-0
 Orange 7-9-0
 Fiesta 2-4-0
 Sugar 3-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  20-34
 2010-19  75-54
 2000-09  84-44
 1990-99 108-16
 1980-89 103-20
 1970-79 98-20-4
 1960-69 75-30-1
 1950-59 38-58-4
 1940-49 34-57
 1930-39 62-21-8
 1920-29 55-18-9
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Wisconsin in a Conference Game
Last Time: Nebraska lost 17-24 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin 4-13-0 23.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Texas El Paso  40-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Colorado  28-10 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Northern Iowa  34-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Illinois  24-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Purdue  28-10 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Rutgers  14-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Indiana  7-56 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Ohio State  17-21 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. UCLA  20-27 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Southern California  20-28 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Wisconsin  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Iowa  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring232-200
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Nebraska & Kansas have played 117 games.
Nebraska has won 91 games.
Kansas has won 23 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-16
 10 or more 177-116
 20 or more  163-71
 30 or more 118-23
 40 or more 66-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 56-2
 10 or more 123-130
 20 or more 59-121
 30 or more 19-85
 40 or more 2-44
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.