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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

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1890 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Mike Riley enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Arkansas State	43	36	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Oregon	35	42	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Northern Illinois	17	21	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Rutgers	27	17	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Illinois	28	6	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Wisconsin	17	38	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Ohio State	14	56	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Purdue	25	24	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Northwestern	24	31	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Minnesota	21	54	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Penn State	44	56	L
Fri., Nov. 24	vs. Iowa	14	56	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	309
Scoring Average	25.8
Points Allowed	437
Defense Average	36.4
Opponents Record	93-60
Conference Record	3-6
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	2-3

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Wisconsin	13-1	473	195	Won 34-24	9-1	309	141	Paul Chryst
Northwestern	10-3	380	261	Won 24-23	7-2	259	170	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	8-5	367	259	Won 27-20	4-5	241	181	Kirk Ferentz
Purdue	6-6	290	232		4-5	183	173	Jeff Brohm
Nebraska	4-8	309	437		3-6	214	338	Mike Riley
Minnesota	5-7	265	274		2-7	166	250	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	2-10	185	378		0-9	118	303	Lovie Smith

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.