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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  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Utah State  56   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. UCLA  42   33   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Arizona State  35   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. South Carolina  30   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Kansas  54   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Oklahoma State  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Kansas State  56   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Missouri  42   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Iowa State  42   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Oklahoma  7   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Colorado  24   7   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Florida State  28   31   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored451
  Scoring Average37.6
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record78-57
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 10-2-0 AP
6 10-2-0 Coaches
6 10-2-0 UPI
5 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1987 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 3-8195417 2-5118272  Jim Walden
Kansas 1-9-1135398 0-6-191287  Bob Valesente
Oklahoma 11-1493102Lost  14-207-027359  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 10-2451164Lost  28-316-126039  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State 10-2409242Won  35-335-2229152  Pat Jones
Colorado 7-4268180 4-3175120  Bill McCartney
Missouri 5-6226209 3-4145144  Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State 0-10-1135421 0-6-161279  Stan Parrish

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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