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-
1983 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Aug. 29 @
Penn State
44
6
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Wyoming
56
20
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Minnesota
84
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
UCLA
42
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Syracuse
63
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Oklahoma State
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Missouri
34
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Colorado
69
19
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Kansas State
51
25
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Iowa State
72
29
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Kansas
67
13
W
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Oklahoma
28
21
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Miami
30
31
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 654
Scoring Average 50.3
Points Allowed 217
Defense Average 16.7
Opponents Record 78-70
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 6-0
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 12-1-0
AP
2 12-1-0
Coaches
2 12-1-0
UPI
3 12-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.