| Biggest score deficits to be overcome in Husker victories |
| Here are Nebraska's largest winning comebacks on record, including the time the opponent
scored to take its largest lead and the time NU produced the game-winning score. |
| Year | Deficit | Opponent | Deficit start point | Game-winning score | Final |
| 2011 | 21 | Ohio State | 10:53 left, 3rd Q | 5:10 left, 4th Q | 34-27 |
| 2002 | 17 | at Texas A&M | 7:43 left, 3rd Q | 11:01 left, 4th Q | 38-31 |
| 1991 | 17 | at Kansas | 2:15 left, 1st Q | 8:46 left, 3rd Q | 59-23 |
| 2008 | 14 | Colorado | 10:33 left, 1st Q | 1:43 left, 4th Q | 40-31 |
| 1994 | 14 | Wyoming | 0:25 left, 1st Q | 8:11 left, 3rd Q | 42-32 |
| 1991 | 14 | Oklahoma | 12:39 left, 2nd Q | 2:57 left, 4th Q | 19-14 |
| 1979 | 14 | Penn State | 3:00 left, 1st Q | 6:02 left, 2nd Q | 42-17 |
| 1979 | 14 | Iowa | 5:21 left, 3rd Q | 5:52 left, 4th Q | 24-21 |
| 1968 | 14 | Oklahoma State | 4:47 left, 3rd Q | 0:57 left, 4th Q | 21-20 |
| 1967 | 14 | Kansas State | 3:19 left, 1st Q | 1:11 left, 4th Q | 16-14 |
| 1965 | 14 | Missouri | 0:00 left, 1st Q | 5:56 left, 4th Q | 16-14 |
| 1960 | 14 | Oklahoma | 11:19 left, 2nd Q | 1:38 left, 4th Q | 17-14 |
| 1951 | 14 | Iowa State* | | | 34-27 |
| 1950 | 14 | Missouri* | | | 40-34 |
| 1982 | 13 | Hawaii | 9:12 left, 3rd Q | 11:27 left, 4th Q | 37-16 |
| 1941 | 13 | Iowa* | | | 14-13 |
| 2009 | 12 | at Missouri | 1:26 left, 3rd Q | 12:59 left, 4th Q | 27-12 |
| 1977 | 12 | Colorado | 9:55 left, 2nd Q | 0:06 left, 2nd Q | 33-15 |
| 1966 | 12 | Colorado | 3:39 left, 2nd Q | 0:53 left, 4th Q | 21-19 |
| 1950 | 12 | Kansas* | | | 33-26 |
| 1940 | 12 | Iowa State* | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 21-12 |
*Specific scoring information is incomplete |
Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Department
(Some times corrected via HuskerMax research) |
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