Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Frank Solich Conference: Big 12-
2001 Season Highlights
Frank Solich enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 25 vs.
Texas Christian
21
7
W
@ Lincoln, NE
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Troy
42
14
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Notre Dame
27
10
W
Thu., Sep. 20 vs.
Rice
48
3
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Missouri
36
3
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Iowa State
48
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Baylor
48
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Texas Tech
41
31
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Oklahoma
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Kansas
51
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kansas State
31
21
W
Fri., Nov. 23 @
Colorado
36
62
L
Thu., Jan. 3
Miami
14
37
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 463
Scoring Average 35.6
Points Allowed 226
Defense Average 17.4
Opponents Record 89-64
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 3-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 11-2-0
AP
7 11-2-0
Coaches
7 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.