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-
1989 Season Highlights
Tom Osborne enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Northern Illinois
48
17
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Utah
42
30
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Minnesota
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Oregon State
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Kansas State
58
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Missouri
50
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Oklahoma State
48
23
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Iowa State
49
17
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Colorado
21
27
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Kansas
51
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Oklahoma
42
25
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Florida State
17
41
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 509
Scoring Average 42.4
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 17.9
Opponents Record 68-67
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 10-2-0
AP
12 10-2-0
Coaches
12 10-2-0
UPI
11 10-2-0
USA Today/CNN
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.