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 Eight-
1982 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Iowa
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
New Mexico State
68
0
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Penn State
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Auburn
41
7
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Colorado
40
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Kansas State
42
13
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Missouri
23
19
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Kansas
52
0
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Oklahoma State
48
10
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Iowa State
48
10
W
Fri., Nov. 26 vs.
Oklahoma
28
24
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @
Hawaii
37
16
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
21
20
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1982 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 514
Scoring Average 39.5
Points Allowed 167
Defense Average 12.8
Opponents Record 76-63
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 12-1-0
AP
3 12-1-0
Coaches
3 12-1-0
UPI
3 12-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.