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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: Scott Frost
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024

2018 Season Highlights

Scott Frost enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

2018 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Colorado	28	33	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Troy	19	24	L
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Michigan	10	56	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Purdue	28	42	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Wisconsin	24	41	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Northwestern	31	34	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Minnesota	53	28	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Bethune-Cookman	45	9	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Ohio State	31	36	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Illinois	54	35	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Michigan State	9	6	W
Fri., Nov. 23	@ Iowa	28	31	L

2018 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	360
Scoring Average	30.0
Points Allowed	375
Defense Average	31.3
Opponents Record	88-55
Conference Record	3-6
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	0-5

2018 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2018 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Northwestern	9-5	339	325	Won 31-20	8-1	222	169	Pat Fitzgerald
Iowa	9-4	405	231	Won 27-22	5-4	294	185	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	8-5	386	294	Won 35-3	5-4	251	250	Paul Chryst
Purdue	6-7	397	390	Lost 14-63	5-4	297	254	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	7-6	376	345	Won 34-10	3-6	247	308	P.J. Fleck
Nebraska	4-8	360	375		3-6	268	309	Scott Frost
Illinois	4-8	312	473		2-7	228	410	Lovie Smith

2018 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2018 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.