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-
1997 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Cornhuskers won the National Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Akron
59
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Central Florida
38
24
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Washington
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Kansas State
56
26
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Baylor
49
21
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Texas Tech
29
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Kansas
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Oklahoma
69
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Missouri
45
38
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Iowa State
77
14
W
Fri., Nov. 28 @
Colorado
27
24
W
Sat., Dec. 6 @
Texas A&M
54
15
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Fri., Jan. 2
Tennessee
42
17
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 13-0
Points Scored 607
Scoring Average 46.7
Points Allowed 214
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 76-75
Conference Record 9-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 6-0
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 13-0-0
AP
1 13-0-0
Coaches
1 13-0-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.