Nebraska Football Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869 Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field Capacity: 81,067 Colors: Scarlet & Cream Coach: Bo Pelini Conference: Big 12-
2008 Season Highlights
Bo Pelini enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
2008 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Western Michigan
47
24
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
San Jose State
35
12
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
New Mexico State
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Virginia Tech
30
35
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Missouri
17
52
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Texas Tech
31
37
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Iowa State
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Baylor
32
20
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Oklahoma
28
62
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Kansas
45
35
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Kansas State
56
28
W
Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
Colorado
40
31
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Clemson
26
21
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Gator Bowl
2008 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 460
Scoring Average 35.4
Points Allowed 371
Defense Average 28.5
Opponents Record 92-74
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 2-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2008 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2008 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
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.