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-
1980 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Utah
55
9
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Iowa
57
0
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Penn State
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Florida State
14
18
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Kansas
54
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Oklahoma State
48
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Colorado
45
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Missouri
38
16
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Kansas State
55
8
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Iowa State
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Oklahoma
17
21
L
Sat., Dec. 27
Mississippi State
31
17
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 470
Scoring Average 39.2
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 9.2
Opponents Record 73-60
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-0
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 10-2-0
AP
7 10-2-0
Coaches
7 10-2-0
UPI
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.