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-
1998 Season Highlights
Frank Solich enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 29 vs.
Louisiana Tech
56
27
W
@ Lincoln, NE
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Alabama Birmingham
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
California
24
3
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Washington
55
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Oklahoma State
24
17
W
@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Texas A&M
21
28
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Kansas
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Missouri
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas
16
20
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Iowa State
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Kansas State
30
40
L
Fri., Nov. 27 vs.
Colorado
16
14
W
Wed., Dec. 30
Arizona
20
23
L
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 403
Scoring Average 31.0
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 92-63
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 9-4-0
AP
20 9-4-0
Coaches
20 9-4-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
The most popular names for four-year college mascots are Eagles and Tigers.