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-
1981 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Iowa
7
10
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Florida State
34
14
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Penn State
24
30
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Auburn
17
3
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Colorado
59
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Kansas State
49
3
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Missouri
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Kansas
31
15
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Oklahoma State
54
7
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Iowa State
31
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Oklahoma
37
14
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Clemson
15
22
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 364
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 125
Defense Average 10.4
Opponents Record 81-56
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 9-3-0
AP
9 9-3-0
Coaches
9 9-3-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.