| All-time victories (thru 2012 season) |
| | | W | L | T | % |
| 1. |
Michigan |
903 |
315 |
36 |
73.45% |
| 2. |
Texas |
867 |
334 |
33 |
71.60% |
| 3. |
Notre Dame |
865 |
300 |
42 |
73.41% |
| 4. |
Nebraska |
856 |
353 |
40 |
70.14% |
| 5. |
Ohio State |
837 |
316 |
53 |
71.60% |
| 6. |
Oklahoma |
831 |
310 |
53 |
71.82% |
| 7. |
Alabama |
826 |
321 |
43 |
71.22% |
| 8. |
Tennessee |
799 |
354 |
53 |
68.45% |
| 9. |
Southern Cal |
786 |
320 |
54 |
70.09% |
| 10. |
Georgia |
759 |
402 |
54 |
64.69% |
| |
|
• Based on data from Stassen.com
• Penn State would be tied for fifth with 837 wins
if not for NCAA sanctions that vacated 114 victories
|
| |
| Nebraska's record by decade |
| |
Seasons |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Pct. |
|
Rank |
|
| |
1890-99 |
41 |
25 |
4 |
61.4 |
|
31 |
|
| |
1900-09 |
70 |
19 |
4 |
77.4 |
|
16 |
|
| |
1910-19 |
58 |
13 |
6 |
79.2 |
|
8 |
|
| |
1920-29 |
55 |
18 |
9 |
72.6 |
|
23 |
|
| |
1930-39 |
62 |
21 |
8 |
72.5 |
|
16 |
|
| |
1940-49 |
34 |
57 |
0 |
37.4 |
|
133 |
|
| |
1950-59 |
39 |
58 |
3 |
40.5 |
|
106 |
|
| |
1960-69 |
75 |
30 |
1 |
71.2 |
|
t-13 |
|
| |
1970-79 |
98 |
20 |
4 |
82.0 |
|
5 |
|
| |
1980-89 |
103 |
20 |
0 |
83.7 |
|
1 |
|
| |
1990-99 |
108 |
16 |
1 |
86.4 |
|
2 |
|
| |
2000-09 |
84 |
44 |
0 |
65.6 |
|
20 |
|
| |
2010-12 |
29 |
12 |
0 |
70.7 |
|
t-17 |
|
| |
Totals |
846 |
349 |
40 |
70.1 |
|
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