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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 1960.[ 1] The team is coached by Matt Rhule .
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 and 1997 National Championship quarterback Scott Frost in 2017.[ 12]
Nebraska has played in 53 bowl games, including an NCAA-record 35 straight from 1969 to 2003, with a record of 26–27.[ 13] [ 14]
National championship game
Nebraska win
Nebraska loss
No.
Date
Bowl
Winning team
Losing team
1
Jan. 1, 1941
Rose
No. 2 Stanford
21
No. 7 Nebraska
13
2
Jan. 1, 1955
Orange
No. 14 Duke
34
Nebraska
7
3
Dec. 15, 1962
Gotham
Nebraska
36
Miami
34
4
Jan. 1, 1964
Orange
No. 6 Nebraska
13
No. 5 Auburn
7
5
Jan. 1, 1965
Cotton
No. 2 Arkansas
10
No. 6 Nebraska
7
6
Jan. 1, 1966
Orange
No. 4 Alabama
39
No. 3 Nebraska
28
7
Jan. 2, 1967
Sugar
No. 3 Alabama
34
No. 6 Nebraska
7
8
Dec. 20, 1969
Sun
No. 14 Nebraska
45
Georgia
6
9
Jan. 1, 1971
Orange
No. 3 Nebraska
17
No. 5 LSU
12
10
Jan. 1, 1972
Orange
No. 1 Nebraska
38
No. 2 Alabama
6
11
Jan. 1, 1973
Orange
No. 9 Nebraska
40
No. 12 Notre Dame
6
12
Jan. 1, 1974
Cotton
No. 12 Nebraska
19
No. 8 Texas
3
13
Dec. 31, 1974
Sugar
No. 8 Nebraska
13
No. 18 Florida
10
14
Dec. 26, 1975
Fiesta
No. 7 Arizona State
17
No. 6 Nebraska
14
15
Dec. 31, 1976
Astro-Bluebonnet
No. 13 Nebraska
27
No. 9 Texas Tech
24
16
Dec. 19, 1977
Liberty
No. 12 Nebraska
21
No. 14 North Carolina
17
17
Jan. 1, 1979
Orange
No. 4 Oklahoma
31
No. 6 Nebraska
24
18
Jan. 1, 1980
Cotton
No. 8 Houston
17
No. 7 Nebraska
14
19
Dec. 27, 1980
Sun
No. 8 Nebraska
31
No. 17 Mississippi State
17
20
Jan. 1, 1982
Orange
No. 1 Clemson
22
No. 4 Nebraska
15
21
Jan. 1, 1983
Orange
No. 3 Nebraska
21
No. 13 LSU
20
22
Jan. 2, 1984
Orange
No. 5 Miami (FL)
31
No. 1 Nebraska
30
23
Jan. 1, 1985
Sugar
No. 5 Nebraska
28
No. 11 LSU
10
24
Jan. 1, 1986
Fiesta
No. 5 Michigan
27
No. 7 Nebraska
23
25
Jan. 1, 1987
Sugar
No. 6 Nebraska
30
No. 5 LSU
15
26
Jan. 1, 1988
Fiesta
No. 3 Florida State
31
No. 5 Nebraska
28
27
Jan. 2, 1989
Orange
No. 2 Miami (FL)
23
No. 6 Nebraska
3
28
Jan. 1, 1990
Fiesta
No. 5 Florida State
41
No. 6 Nebraska
17
29
Jan. 1, 1991
Florida Citrus
No. 2 Georgia Tech
45
No. 19 Nebraska
21
30
Jan. 1, 1992
Orange
No. 1 Miami (FL)
22
No. 11 Nebraska
0
31
Jan. 1, 1993
Orange
No. 3 Florida State
27
No. 11 Nebraska
14
32
Jan. 1, 1994
Orange
No. 1 Florida State
18
No. 2 Nebraska
16
33
Jan. 1, 1995
Orange
No. 1 Nebraska
24
No. 3 Miami
17
34
Jan. 2, 1996
Fiesta
No. 1 Nebraska
62
No. 2 Florida
24
35
Dec. 31, 1996
Orange
No. 6 Nebraska
41
No. 10 Virginia Tech
21
36
Jan. 2, 1998
Orange
No. 2 Nebraska
42
No. 3 Tennessee
17
37
Dec. 30, 1998
Holiday
No. 5 Arizona
23
No. 14 Nebraska
20
38
Jan. 2, 2000
Fiesta
No. 3 Nebraska
31
No. 6 Tennessee
21
39
Dec. 30, 2000
Alamo
No. 9 Nebraska
66
No. 18 Northwestern
17
40
Jan. 3, 2002
Rose
No. 1 Miami (FL)
37
No. 4 Nebraska
14
41
Dec. 27, 2002
Independence
Mississippi
27
Nebraska
23
42
Dec. 29, 2003
Alamo
No. 22 Nebraska
17
Michigan State
3
43
Dec. 28, 2005
Alamo
Nebraska
32
No. 20 Michigan
28
44
Jan. 1, 2007
Cotton
No. 10 Auburn
17
No. 22 Nebraska
14
45
Jan. 1, 2009
Gator
Nebraska
26
Clemson
21
46
Dec. 30, 2009
Holiday
No. 20 Nebraska
33
No. 22 Arizona
0
47
Dec. 30, 2010
Holiday
Washington
19
No. 17 Nebraska
7
48
Jan. 2, 2012
Capital One
No. 10 South Carolina
30
No. 21 Nebraska
13
49
Jan. 1, 2013
Capital One
No. 6 Georgia
45
No. 23 Nebraska
31
50
Jan. 1, 2014
Gator
Nebraska
24
No. 23 Georgia
19
51
Dec. 27, 2014
Holiday
No. 24 USC
45
No. 25 Nebraska
42
52
Dec. 26, 2015
Foster Farms
Nebraska
37
UCLA
29
53
Dec. 30, 2016
Music City
Tennessee
38
No. 24 Nebraska
24
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