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-
2000 Season Highlights
Frank Solich enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
San Jose State
49
13
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Notre Dame
27
24
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Iowa
42
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Missouri
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Iowa State
49
27
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Texas Tech
56
3
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Baylor
59
0
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Oklahoma
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Kansas
56
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Kansas State
28
29
L
Fri., Nov. 24 vs.
Colorado
34
32
W
Sat., Dec. 30
Northwestern
66
17
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Alamo Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 522
Scoring Average 43.5
Points Allowed 230
Defense Average 19.2
Opponents Record 79-65
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 10-2-0
AP
7 10-2-0
Coaches
7 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.