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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: Matt Rhule
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024

2023 Season Highlights

Matt Rhule enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

2023 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 31	@ Minnesota	10	13	L
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Colorado	14	36	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Northern Illinois	35	11	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Louisiana Tech	28	14	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Michigan	7	45	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Illinois	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Northwestern	17	9	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Purdue	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Michigan State	17	20	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Maryland	10	13	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Wisconsin	17	24	L
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. Iowa	10	13	L

2023 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	216
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	219
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	81-73
Conference Record	3-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-4

2023 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2023 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa	10-4	216	207	Lost 0-35	7-2	131	109	Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern	8-5	287	293	Won 14-7	5-4	198	221	David Braun
Wisconsin	7-6	304	262	Lost 31-35	5-4	179	165	Luke Fickell
Minnesota	6-7	272	347	Won 30-24	3-6	169	262	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	5-7	294	353		3-6	218	274	Bret Bielema
Nebraska	5-7	216	219		3-6	139	158	Matt Rhule
Purdue	4-8	287	365		3-6	208	274	Ryan Walters

2023 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2023 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.