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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: Tom Osborne
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Iowa  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Florida State  34   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Penn State  24   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Auburn  17   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Colorado  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Kansas State  49   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Missouri  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Kansas  31   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Oklahoma State  54   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Iowa State  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Oklahoma  37   14   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Clemson  15   22   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored364
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed125
  Defense Average10.4
  Opponents Record81-56
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 9-3-0 AP
9 9-3-0 Coaches
9 9-3-0 UPI
  
1981 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 8-4188195Lost  0-104-3116132  Don Fambrough
Iowa State 5-5-1189218 2-4-190122  Donnie Duncan
Nebraska 9-3364125Lost  15-227-026746  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 7-4-1341193Won  40-144-2-118494  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 7-5197216Lost  16-334-3114128  Jimmy Johnson
Missouri 8-4276159Won  19-173-4143116  Warren Powers
Colorado 3-8141322 2-559213  Chuck Fairbanks
Kansas State 2-9164297 1-692214  Jim Dickey

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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