List of Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the West Division of the Big Ten. Nebraska plays its home games at Memorial Stadium, where it has sold out every game since 1962.[1] The team is currently coached by Scott Frost.

Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history. Through 2019, the Cornhuskers rank seventh in all-time victories among FBS teams.[2] Nebraska claims 46 conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997), and has won nine other national championships that the school does not claim.[3][4] NU's 1971 and 1995 title-winning teams are considered to be among the best in college football history.[5] Famous Cornhuskers include Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch, who join 22 other Cornhuskers in the College Football Hall of Fame. Notable among these are players Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Tommie Frazier, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, and Will Shields, and coaches Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne.[6]

The program's first extended period of success came just after the turn of the century. Between 1900 and 1916, Nebraska had five undefeated seasons and completed a stretch of 34 consecutive games without a loss, still a program record.[7] Despite a span of 21 conference championships in 33 seasons, the Cornhuskers didn't experience major national success until Bob Devaney was hired in 1962. In eleven seasons as head coach, Devaney won two national championships, eight conference titles, and coached 22 All-Americans, but perhaps his most lasting achievement was the hiring of Tom Osborne as offensive coordinator in 1969.[8] Osborne was named Devaney's successor in 1973, and over the next 25 years established himself as one of the best coaches in college football history with his trademark I-form offense and revolutionary strength, conditioning, and nutrition programs.[9][10][11] Following Osborne's retirement in 1997, Nebraska cycled through four head coaches before hiring state native Scott Frost in 2017.[12]

Season-by-season results[]

National champion Conference champion Division champion Bowl game
Season Coach[A 1] Season results Bowl game[A 2] Final rank[A 3]
Overall Conf. Standing AP CP
Nebraska Old Gold Knights
Independent (1890–1891)
1890 Langdon Frothingham 2–0
1891 Theron Lyman 2–2
Nebraska Bugeaters
Western Interstate University Football Association (1892–1897)
1892 J.S. Williams 2–2–1 1–1–1 T–2nd
1893 Frank Crawford 3–2–1 1–2 T–3rd
1894 6–2 2–1 T–1st
1895 Charles Thomas 6–2 2–1 T–1st
1896 Eddie N. Robinson 6–3–1 1–1–1 3rd
1897 5–1 3–0 1st
Independent (1898–1906)
1898 Fielding Yost 8–3
1899 Alonzo Edwin Branch 1–7–1
Nebraska Cornhuskers
1900 Walter C. Booth 6–1–1
1901 6–2
1902 9–0
1903 10–0
1904 7–3
1905 8–2
1906 Amos Foster 6–4
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907–1918)
1907 King Cole 8–2 1–0 T–1st
1908 7–2–1 2–1 T–2nd
1909 3–3–2 0–1–1 5th
1910 7–1 2–0 1st
1911 Ewald O. Stiehm 5–1–2 2–0–1 T–1st
1912 7–1 2–0 1st
1913 8–0 3–0 T–1st
1914 7–0–1 3–0 1st
1915 8–0 4–0 1st
1916 E. J. Stewart 6–2 3–1 1st
1917 5–2 2–0 1st
1918 William G. Kline 2–3–1 —[A 4]
Independent (1919–1920)
1919 Henry Schulte 3–3–2
1920 5–3–1
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1921–1927)
1921 Fred Dawson 7–1 3–0 1st
1922 7–1 5–0 T–1st
1923 4–2–2 3–0–2 1st
1924 5–3 3–1 2nd
1925 Ernest Bearg 4–2–2 2–2–1 T–5th
1926 6–2 5–1 2nd
1927 6–2 4–1 2nd
Big Six Conference (1928–1947)
1928 Ernest Bearg 7–1–1 5–0 1st
1929 Dana X. Bible 4–1–3 3–0–2 1st
1930 4–3–2 2–2–1 4th
1931 8–2 5–0 1st
1932 7–1–1 5–0 1st
1933 8–1 5–0 1st
1934 6–3 4–1 2nd
1935 6–2–1 4–0–1 1st
1936 7–2 5–0 1st 9
1937 Biff Jones 6–1–2 3–0–2 1st 11
1938 3–5–1 2–3 T–3rd
1939 7–1–1 4–1 2nd 18
1940 8–2 5–0 1st Lost Rose Bowl (Stanford) 21–13 7
1941 4–5 3–2 T–2nd
1942 Glenn Presnell 3–7 3–2 3rd
1943 Adolph J. Lewandowski 2–6 2–3 T–4th
1944 2–6 2–3 4th
1945 George Clark 4–5 2–3 4th
1946 Bernie Masterson 3–6 3–2 T–3rd
1947 2–7 2–3 4th
Big Seven Conference (1948–1959)
1948 George Clark 2–8 2–4 T–5th
1949 Bill Glassford 4–5 3–3 T–3rd
1950 6–2–1 4–2 2nd 17 20
1951 2–8 2–4 T–4th
1952 5–4–1 3–2–1 3rd
1953 3–6–1 2–4 T–4th
1954 6–5 4–2 2nd Lost Orange Bowl (Duke) 34–7
1955 5–5 5–1 2nd
1956 Pete Elliott 4–6 3–3 4th
1957 Bill Jennings 1–9 1–5 7th
1958 3–7 1–5 6th
1959 4–6 2–4 6th
Big Eight Conference (1960–1995)
1960 Bill Jennings 4–6 2–5 T–6th
1961 3–6–1 2–5 T–6th
1962 Bob Devaney 9–2 5–2 3rd Won Gotham Bowl (Miami) 36–34
1963 10–1 7–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (Auburn) 13–7 6 5
1964 9–2 6–1 1st Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Arkansas) 10–7 6 6
1965 10–1 7–0 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Alabama) 39–28 5 3
1966 9–2 6–1 1st Lost Sugar Bowl (Alabama) 34–7 6 7
1967 6–4 3–4 T–5th
1968 6–4 3–4 T–4th
1969 9–2 6–1 T–1st Won Sun Bowl (Georgia) 45–6 11 12
1970 11–0–1 7–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (LSU) 17–12 1 3
1971 13–0 7–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (Alabama) 38–6 1 1
1972 9–2–1 5–1–1 1st Won Orange Bowl (Notre Dame) 40–6 4 9
1973 Tom Osborne 9–2–1 4–2–1 T–2nd Won Cotton Bowl Classic (Texas) 19–3 7 11
1974 9–3 5–2 T–2nd Won Sugar Bowl (Florida) 13–10 9 8
1975 10–2 6–1 T–1st Lost Fiesta Bowl (Arizona State) 17–14 9 9
1976 9–3–1 4–3 T–4th Won Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (Texas Tech) 27–24 9 7
1977 9–3 5–2 T–2nd Won Liberty Bowl (North Carolina) 21–17 12 10
1978 9–3 6–1 T–1st Lost Orange Bowl (Oklahoma) 31–24 8 8
1979 10–2 6–1 2nd Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Houston) 17–14 9 7
1980 10–2 6–1 2nd Won Sun Bowl (Mississippi State) 31–17 7 7
1981 9–3 7–0 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Clemson) 22–15 11 9
1982 12–1 7–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (LSU) 21–20 3 3
1983 12–1 7–0 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 31–30 2 2
1984 10–2 6–1 T–1st Won Sugar Bowl (LSU) 28–10 4 3
1985 9–3 6–1 2nd Lost Fiesta Bowl (Michigan) 27–23 11 10
1986 10–2 5–2 3rd Won Sugar Bowl (LSU) 30–15 5 4
1987 10–2 6–1 2nd Lost Fiesta Bowl (Florida State) 31–28 6 6
1988 11–2 7–0 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 23–3 10 10
1989 10–2 6–1 2nd Lost Fiesta Bowl (Florida State) 41–17 11 12
1990 9–3 5–2 T–2nd Lost Florida Citrus Bowl (Georgia Tech) 45–21 24 17
1991 9–2–1 6–0–1 T–1st Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 22–0 15 16
1992 9–3 6–1 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Florida State) 27–14 14 14
1993 11–1 7–0 1st Lost Orange Bowl (Florida State) 18–16 3 3
1994 13–0 7–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (Miami) 24–17 1 1
1995 12–0 7–0 1st Won Fiesta Bowl (Florida) 62–24 1 1
Big 12 Conference (North Division) (1996–2010)
1996 Tom Osborne 11–2 8–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (Virginia Tech) 41–21 6 6
1997 13–0 8–0 1st Won Orange Bowl (Tennessee) 42–17 2 1
1998 Frank Solich 9–4 5–3 2nd Lost Holiday Bowl (Arizona) 23–20 19 20
1999 12–1 7–1 1st Won Fiesta Bowl (Tennessee) 31–21 3 2
2000 10–2 6–2 T–1st[A 5] Won Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) 66–17 8 7
2001 11–2 7–1 T–1st[A 6] Lost Rose Bowl (Miami) 37–14 8 7
2002 7–7 3–5 4th Lost Independence Bowl (Ole Miss) 27–23
2003 10–3 5–3 2nd Won Alamo Bowl (Michigan State) 17–3[A 7] 19 18
2004 Bill Callahan 5–6 3–5 T–3rd
2005 8–4 4–4 T–2nd Won Alamo Bowl (Michigan) 32–28 24 24
2006 9–5 6–2 1st Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Auburn) 17–14
2007 5–7 2–6 T–5th
2008 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 T–1st[A 8] Won Gator Bowl (Clemson) 26–21
2009 10–4 6–2 1st Won Holiday Bowl (Arizona) 33–0 14 14
2010 10–4 6–2 T–1st Lost Holiday Bowl (Washington) 19–7 20 19
Big Ten Conference (Legends Division) (2011–2013)
2011 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 3rd Lost Capital One Bowl (South Carolina) 30–13 24 24
2012 10–4 7–1 1st Lost Capital One Bowl (Georgia) 45–31 25 23
2013 9–4 5–3 T–2nd Won Gator Bowl (Georgia) 24–19 25
Big Ten Conference (West Division) (2014–present)
2014 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 T–2nd Lost Holiday Bowl (USC) 45–42[A 9]
2015 Mike Riley 6–7 3–5 4th Won Foster Farms Bowl (UCLA) 37–29
2016 9–4 6–3 T–2nd Lost Music City Bowl (Tennessee) 38–24
2017 4–8 3–6 5th
2018 Scott Frost 4–8 3–6 T–5th
2019 5–7 3–6 T–5th
2020[A 10] 3–5 3–5 5th
2021 3-9 1-8 T–6th
882–382–40 (regular season)
26–27 (bowl games)
908–409–40 (overall)

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Nebraska's earliest coaching history is unclear. Many were nominal in their roles and likely only coached single games, if any. Nebraska played with no official coach until Frank Crawford was hired in 1893[13]
  2. ^ The first college football bowl game was played in 1902. No other bowl game was played until 1916, when the Rose Bowl Game became the first annual bowl game
  3. ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936. A weekly poll of college football coaches was introduced in 1950[14]
  4. ^ The MVIAA did not have standings or award a champion in 1918 due to World War I and the outbreak of the Spanish flu
  5. ^ Nebraska and Kansas State tied for the Big 12 North title in 2000. Kansas State played in the conference championship game, having defeated the Cornhuskers in the regular season
  6. ^ Nebraska and Colorado tied for the Big 12 North title in 2001. Colorado played in the conference championship game, having defeated the Cornhuskers in the regular season
  7. ^ Bo Pelini served as interim head coach for the 2003 Alamo Bowl
  8. ^ Nebraska and Missouri tied for the Big 12 North title in 2008. Missouri played in the conference championship game, having defeated the Cornhuskers in the regular season
  9. ^ Barney Cotton served as interim coach for the 2014 Holiday Bowl
  10. ^ Nebraska's out-of-conference schedule was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References[]

  1. ^ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1962". HuskerMax.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2019/FBS.pdf
  3. ^ "Nebraska Conference Championships". Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Title teams – HuskerMax™". Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Best college football teams of all-time". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Major Football Award Winners". Huskers.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "Nebraska Football Schedules 1910–1919". HuskerMax. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "Tom's Time: Devaney Selects His Successor". HuskerMax. October 3, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  10. ^ "The Greatest Coaches in College Football History". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  11. ^ "Epley leaving Huskers". Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "Nebraska officially announces hiring of Scott Frost, introductory press conference scheduled for Sunday". Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  13. ^ http://www.huskersnside.com//pdf5/40179.pdf?
  14. ^ Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 80
  15. ^ http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/2760511.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=100
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