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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-

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1890 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Bo Pelini enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference Championship.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Florida Atlantic	49	3	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Arkansas State	38	9	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Virginia Tech	15	16	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	55	0	W
Thu., Oct. 8	@ Missouri	27	12	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas Tech	10	31	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Iowa State	7	9	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Baylor	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Oklahoma	10	3	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Kansas	31	17	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Kansas State	17	3	W
Fri., Nov. 27	@ Colorado	28	20	W
Sat., Dec. 5	Texas	12	13	L	@ Arlington, TX
Wed., Dec. 30	Arizona	33	0	W	@ San Diego, CA	Holiday Bowl Bowl

2009 Season Totals
Record	10-4
Points Scored	352
Scoring Average	25.1
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	10.4
Opponents Record	90-74
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-1

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
14	10-4	AP
14	10-4	USA Today

2009 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	9-4	481	292	Won 41-31	5-3	271	181	Mike Leach
Iowa State	7-6	267	284	Won 14-13	3-5	151	195	Paul Rhoads
Kansas	5-7	353	341		1-7	191	287	Mark Mangino
Texas	13-1	550	234	Lost 21-37	8-0	317	145	Mack Brown
Nebraska	10-4	352	146	Won 33-0	6-2	150	105	Bo Pelini
Oklahoma State	9-4	369	282	Lost 7-21	6-2	206	176	Mike Gundy
Oklahoma	8-5	404	189	Won 31-27	5-3	231	127	Bob Stoops
Missouri	8-5	377	330	Lost 13-35	4-4	217	233	Gary Pinkel
Kansas State	6-6	276	280		4-4	182	216	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	6-7	427	436	Lost 20-44	3-5	253	290	Mike Sherman
Colorado	3-9	267	346		2-6	164	234	Dan Hawkins
Baylor	4-8	249	327		1-7	104	248	Art Briles

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.