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-
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 421
Scoring Average 35.1
Points Allowed 163
Defense Average 13.6
Opponents Record 72-65
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-1
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 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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.