Won 7, Lost 7 Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5, fourth place North Division Coach Frank Solich
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
08/24 Arizona St. Lincoln W 48-10 10/ 77,779
08/31 Troy St. Lincoln W 31-16 9/ 77,831
09/07 Utah St. Lincoln W 44-13 9/ 78,176**
09/14 Penn St. State College L 7-40 8/ 110,753
09/28 #Iowa St. Ames L 14-36 20/19 51,888
10/05 McNeese St. Lincoln W 38-14 / 77,192
10/12 #Missouri Lincoln W 24-13 / 78,014
10/19 #Oklahoma St. Stillwater L 21-24 / 45,017
10/26 #Texas A&M College Sta. W 38-31 / 81,054
11/02 #Texas Lincoln L 24-27 /7 78,268
11/09 #Kansas-HC Lincoln W 45- 7 / 77,351
11/16 #Kansas St. Manhattan L 13-49 /11 52,221
11/29 #Colorado Lincoln L 13-28 /13 77,804
12/27 *Ole Miss Shreveport L 23-27 / 46,096
* Independence Bowl | **250th consecutive home sellout
Final rankings: not ranked in AP or ESPN/USA Today | RosterStats | Honors | Spring game | Fall camp | 2002 previews
Won 5, Lost 6 Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5, third place North Division Coach Bill Callahan
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/04 W. Illinois Lincoln W 56-17 / 77,471
09/11 S. Mississippi Lincoln L 17-21 / 77,887
09/18 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh W 24-17 / 40,133
10/02 #Kansas Lincoln W 14- 8 / 77,637
10/09 #Texas Tech Lubbock L 10-70 / 52,954
10/16 #Baylor Lincoln W 59-27 / 77,881
10/23 #Kansas State Manhattan L 21-45 / 52,234
10/30 #Missouri-HC Lincoln W 24- 3 / 77,616
11/06 #Iowa State Ames L 27-34 / 45,022
11/13 #Oklahoma Norman L 3-30 /2 84,916
11/26 #Colorado Lincoln L 20-26 / 77,661
Final rankings: not ranked in AP or USA Today
Roster | Depth chart | Stats | Honors | Spring game
Won 9, Lost 5 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2, first place North Division Coach Bill Callahan
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/02 Louisiana Tech Lincoln W 49-10 20/ 85,181
09/09 Nicholls State Lincoln W 56- 7 21/ 84,076
09/16 Southern Cal Los Angeles L 10-28 19/4 92,000
09/23 Troy Lincoln W 56- 0 23/ 84,799
09/30 #Kansas Lincoln W 39-32-ot 21/ 85,069
10/07 #Iowa State Ames W 28-14 22/ 55,338
10/14 #Kansas State Manhattan W 21- 3 21/ 50,723
10/21 #Texas Lincoln L 20-22 17/5 85,187
10/28 #Oklahoma State Stillwater L 29-41 20/ 40,108
11/04 #Missouri-HC Lincoln W 34-20 / 85,197
11/11 #Texas A&M College Sta. W 28-27 /24 83,336
11/24 #Colorado Lincoln W 37-14 23/ 85,800
12/02 *Oklahoma Kansas City L 7-21 19/8 80,031
01/01 %Auburn Dallas L 14-17 22/10 66,777
*Big 12 title game | %Cotton Bowl | Final rankings: unrankedRoster | Stats | Spring game | Media guide | Honors
Note: Memorial Stadium capacity expanded to 81,067
Won 5, Lost 7 Big 12: Won 2, Lost 6, tie fifth place North Division Coach Bill Callahan
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/01 Nevada Lincoln W 52-10 20/ 84,078
09/08 Wake Forest Winston-Salem W 20-17 16/ 32,483
09/15 Southern Cal Lincoln L 31-49 14/1 84,959
09/22 Ball State Lincoln W 41-40 24/ 84,294
09/29 #Iowa State Lincoln W 35-17 25/ 84,703
10/06 #Missouri Columbia L 6-41 25/17 70,049
10/13 #Okla. State-HC Lincoln L 14-45 / 84,334
10/20 #Texas A&M Lincoln L 14-36 / 84,473
10/27 #Texas Austin L 25-28 /17 85,968
11/03 #Kansas Lawrence L 39-76 /8 51,910
11/10 #Kansas State Lincoln W 73-31 / 84,665
11/23 #Colorado Boulder L 51-65 / 51,403
Final rankings: none | Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game | Media guide
Won 9, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3, tie first place North Division Coach Bo Pelini
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
08/30 Western Mich. Lincoln W 47-24 / 84,485
09/06 San Jose State Lincoln W 35-12 / 84,146
09/13 New Mexico St. Lincoln W 38- 7 / 84,821
09/27 Virginia Tech Lincoln L 30-35 / 85,831
10/04 #Missouri-HC Lincoln L 17-52 /4 85,372
10/11 #Texas Tech Lubbock L 31-37(OT) /7 53,449
10/18 #Iowa State Ames W 35- 7 / 48,794
10/25 #Baylor Lincoln W 32-20 / 85,104
11/01 #Oklahoma Norman L 28-62 /4 85,212
11/08 #Kansas Lincoln W 45-35 / 85,486
11/15 #Kansas State Manhattan W 56-28 / 48,444
11/28 #Colorado Lincoln W 40-31 / 85,319
01/01 *Clemson Jacksonville W 26-21 / 67,282
*Gator Bowl
Final rankings: none | Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game | Media guide
Won 10, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2, first place North Division Coach Bo Pelini
Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att.
NU/Opp
09/05 Fla. Atlantic Lincoln W 49- 3 24/ 85,719
09/12 Arkansas State Lincoln W 38- 9 22/ 85,035
09/19 Virginia Tech Blacksburg L 15-16 19/13 66,233
09/26 La.-Lafayette-HC Lincoln W 55- 0 25/ 86,304‡
10/08 #Missouri Columbia W 27-12 21/24 65,826
10/17 #Texas Tech Lincoln L 10-31 15/ 86,107
10/24 #Iowa State Lincoln L 7- 9 / 85,938
10/31 #Baylor Waco W 20-10 / 31,702
11/07 #Oklahoma Lincoln W 10- 3 /20 86,115
11/14 #Kansas Lawrence W 31-17 / 51,525
11/21 #Kansas State Lincoln W 17- 3 / 85,998
11/27 #Colorado Boulder W 28-20 / 52,817
12/05 *Texas Arlington L 12-13 21/3 76,211
12/30 §Arizona San Diego W 33- 0 20/22 64,607
§ Holiday Bowl | *Big 12 title game | ‡300th consecutive home sellout
Final rankings: 14th AP & USA TodayStats | Honors | Roster | Spring game | Media guide
