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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  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Florida State  34   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Illinois  59   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Oregon  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ South Carolina  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Oklahoma State  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Missouri  48   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Colorado  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Kansas State  38   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Iowa State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Kansas  70   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Oklahoma  17   20   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Louisiana State  30   15   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored446
  Scoring Average37.2
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record65-68
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 10-2-0 AP
4 10-2-0 Coaches
4 10-2-0 UPI
4 10-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 6-5257244 3-4129168  Jim Criner
Kansas 3-8112327 0-741265  Bob Valesente
Oklahoma 11-150881Won  42-87-030230  Barry Switzer
Colorado 6-6242193Lost  9-216-116580  Bill McCartney
Nebraska 10-2446165Won  30-155-224881  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State 6-5181191 4-3102109  Pat Jones
Missouri 3-8196314 2-5114195  Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State 2-9134343 1-670243  Stan Parrish

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.