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-
2002 Season Highlights
Frank Solich enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 24 vs.
Arizona State
48
10
W
@ Lincoln, NE
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Troy
31
16
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Utah State
44
13
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Penn State
7
40
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Iowa State
14
36
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. McNeese State
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Missouri
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Oklahoma State
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Texas A&M
38
31
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Texas
24
27
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Kansas
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Kansas State
13
49
L
Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Colorado
13
28
L
Fri., Dec. 27
Mississippi
23
27
L
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
2002 Season Totals
Record 7-7
Points Scored 383
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 335
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 91-75
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 1-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.