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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 <-- 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
Record	9-4
Points Scored	345
Scoring Average	26.5
Points Allowed	311
Defense Average	23.9
Opponents Record	86-81
Conference Record	6-3
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	2-3

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	11-3	397	218	Won 24-16	7-3	280	161	Paul Chryst
Nebraska	9-4	345	311	Lost 24-38	6-3	191	214	Mike Riley
Iowa	8-5	324	245	Lost 3-30	6-3	213	168	Kirk Ferentz
Minnesota	9-4	381	287	Won 17-12	5-4	245	200	Tracy Claeys
Northwestern	7-6	338	289	Won 31-24	5-4	255	221	Pat Fitzgerald
Illinois	3-9	236	383		2-7	151	298	Lovie Smith
Purdue	3-9	295	459		1-8	206	383	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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.