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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: Mike Riley
Conference: Big 10-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights
 Mike Riley enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
2016 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Fresno State  43   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Wyoming  52   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Oregon  35   32   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Northwestern  24   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Illinois  31   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Indiana  27   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Purdue  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wisconsin  17   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Ohio State  3   62   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Minnesota  24   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Maryland  28   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Iowa  10   40   L       
 Fri., Dec. 30   Tennessee  24   38   L    @ Nashville, TN   Music City Bowl
 
2016 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored345
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed311
  Defense Average23.9
  Opponents Record86-81
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record2-3
2016 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2016 Big 10-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Wisconsin 11-3397218Won  24-167-3280161  Paul Chryst
Nebraska 9-4345311Lost  24-386-3191214  Mike Riley
Iowa 8-5324245Lost  3-306-3213168  Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota 9-4381287Won  17-125-4245200  Tracy Claeys
Northwestern 7-6338289Won  31-245-4255221  Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois 3-9236383 2-7151298  Lovie Smith
Purdue 3-9295459 1-8206383  Darrell Hazell

2016 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2016 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).