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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  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Florida State  13   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Illinois  52   25   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Oregon  63   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. New Mexico  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Oklahoma State  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Missouri  28   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Colorado  17   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Kansas State  41   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Iowa State  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Kansas  56   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oklahoma  7   27   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Michigan  23   27   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored421
  Scoring Average35.1
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average13.6
  Opponents Record72-65
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 9-3-0 AP
10 9-3-0 Coaches
10 9-3-0 UPI
11 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1985 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 5-6155318 3-4105221  Jim Criner
Kansas 6-6294281 2-5118184  Mike Gottfried
Oklahoma 11-1371103Won  25-107-027039  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 9-3421163Lost  23-276-123287  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State 8-4255188Lost  23-344-3121105  Pat Jones
Colorado 7-5228174Lost  17-204-314078  Bill McCartney
Kansas State 1-10101295 1-653223  Jim Dickey
Missouri 1-10206342 1-6117219  Woody Widenhofer

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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