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 12-
1996 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Michigan State
55
14
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Arizona State
0
19
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Colorado State
65
9
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Kansas State
39
3
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Baylor
49
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Texas Tech
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Kansas
63
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Oklahoma
73
21
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Missouri
51
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Iowa State
49
14
W
Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Colorado
17
12
W
Sat., Dec. 7 @
Texas
27
37
L
@ St. Louis, MO
Tue., Dec. 31 @
Virginia Tech
41
21
W
@ Miami, FL
1996 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 553
Scoring Average 42.5
Points Allowed 174
Defense Average 13.4
Opponents Record 86-66
Conference Record 8-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 11-2-0
AP
6 11-2-0
Coaches
6 11-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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