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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-

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1890  <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024
1994 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 The Cornhuskers won the National Championship.
 
1994 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 28  @ West Virginia  31   0   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Thu., Sep. 8  @ Texas Tech  42   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. UCLA  49   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Pacific  70   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Wyoming  42   32   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oklahoma State  32   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Kansas State  17   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Missouri  42   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Colorado  24   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Kansas  45   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Iowa State  28   12   W       
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Oklahoma  13   3   W       
 Sun., Jan. 1   Miami  24   17   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1994 Season Totals
  Record13-0
  Points Scored459
  Scoring Average35.3
  Points Allowed162
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record72-66
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record6-0
1994 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
113-0-0 AP
113-0-0 Coaches
113-0-0 UPI
113-0-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1994 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 6-5314242 3-4169188  Glen Mason
Iowa State 0-10-1192363 0-6-1132247  Jim Walden
Nebraska 13-0459162Won  24-177-020155  Tom Osborne
Colorado 11-1439235Won  41-246-1234124  Bill McCartney
Kansas State 9-3312168Lost  7-125-2167129  Bill Snyder
Oklahoma 6-6224269Lost  6-314-3147145  Gary Gibbs
Missouri 3-8-1208325 2-5133197  Larry Smith
Oklahoma State 3-7-1180256 0-6-186184  Pat Jones

1994 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1994 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.