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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: Bill Jennings
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Bill Jennings enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Texas  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Minnesota  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Iowa State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Kansas State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Army  14   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Colorado  6   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Missouri  0   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Kansas  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Oklahoma State  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oklahoma  17   14   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored95
  Scoring Average9.5
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record59-39
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-2
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-2-121989 6-0-118447  Jack Mitchell
Iowa State 7-3185136 4-381109  Clay Stapleton
Missouri 11-029593Won  21-147-019963  Dan Devine
Colorado 6-4140133 5-29975  Everett Sonny Grandelius
Nebraska 4-695164 2-553116  Bill Jennings
Oklahoma 3-6-1136158 2-4-1118101  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma State 3-7102126 2-56798  Clifton Cliff Speegle
Kansas State 1-978316 0-735227  Doug Weaver

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.