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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: Tom Osborne
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Iowa  42   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. New Mexico State  68   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Penn State  24   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Auburn  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Colorado  40   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Kansas State  42   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Missouri  23   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Kansas  52   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Oklahoma State  48   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Iowa State  48   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 26  vs. Oklahoma  28   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 4  @ Hawaii  37   16   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Louisiana State  21   20   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored514
  Scoring Average39.5
  Points Allowed167
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record76-63
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 12-1-0 AP
3 12-1-0 Coaches
3 12-1-0 UPI
3 12-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1982 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-6-1213221 1-5-194174  Donnie Duncan
Kansas 2-7-2150276 1-5-182211  Don Fambrough
Nebraska 12-1514167Won  21-207-028190  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 8-4317203Lost  21-326-121288  Barry Switzer
Kansas State 6-5-1230180Lost  3-143-3-1124117  Jim Dickey
Oklahoma State 4-5-2241267 3-2-2171173  Jimmy Johnson
Missouri 5-4-2207196 2-3-2128142  Warren Powers
Colorado 2-8-1160301 1-5-1115212  Bill McCartney

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.