Won 10, Lost 2
Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2, tie 1st North
Coach Frank Solich
 

Date    Opponent      Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
09/02   San Jose St.  Lincoln      W 49-13   1/     77,728
09/09   Notre Dame    South Bend   W 27-24*  1/23   80,232
09/23   Iowa          Lincoln      W 42-13   1/     78,070
09/30  #Missouri      Lincoln      W 42-24   1/     77,744
10/07  #Iowa State    Ames         W 49-27   2/     50,074
10/14  #Texas Tech    Lubbock      W 56- 3   1/     48,961
10/21  #Baylor        Lincoln      W 59- 0   1/     77,959
10/28  #Oklahoma      Norman       L 14-31   1/3    75,989
11/04  #Kansas-HC     Lincoln      W 56-17   5/     78,096
11/11  #Kansas State  Manhattan    L 28-29   4/16   53,811
11/24  #Colorado      Lincoln      W 34-32  10/     77,672
12/30  ¤Northwestern  San Antonio  W 66-17   9/18   60,028

*Overtime  |  ¤ Alamo Bowl 

Final rankings: 8th AP, 7th ESPN/USA Today coaches
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game
Bowl depth chart | 2000 previews | Fall camp | Yearbook

Won 11, Lost 2
Big 12: Won 7, Lost 1, tie 1st North
Coach Frank Solich
 

Date    Opponent      Site      Result    AP Rank   Att.      
                                          NU/Opp
08/25   TCU           Lincoln   W 21- 7    4/       77,473
09/01   Troy State    Lincoln   W 42-14    4/       77,812
09/08   Notre Dame    Lincoln   W 27-10    5/17     78,118
09/20   Rice          Lincoln   W 48- 3    4/       77,344
09/29  #Missouri      Columbia  W 36- 3    4/       64,204
10/06  #Iowa State    Lincoln   W 48-14    4/       78,002
10/13  #Baylor        Waco      W 48- 7    4/       38,102
10/20  #Texas Tech-HC Lincoln   W 41-31    3/       77,838
10/27  #Oklahoma      Lincoln   W 20-10    3/2      78,031
11/03  #Kansas        Lawrence  W 51- 7    2/       50,750
11/10  #Kansas State  Lincoln   W 31-21    2/       77,818
11/23  #Colorado      Boulder   L 36-62    2/14     53,790
01/03  %Miami, Fla    Pasadena  L 14-37    4/1      93,781

% Rose Bowl

Final rankings: 8th AP, 7th ESPN/USA Today coaches
Stats | Roster | Honors | Spring game
Depth chart | 2001 previews | Fall camp

Won 7, Lost 7
Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5, fourth place North
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 Coll.  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  #Okla. St.   Stillwater   L 21-24    /      45,017
10/26  #Texas A&M   College Stn. 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: None
Roster | Stats | Honors | Spring game
Fall camp | 2002 previews

Won 10, Lost 3
Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3, second place North
Coach Frank Solich
 

Date    Opponent    Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
08/30  #Okla. St.   Lincoln      W 17- 7    /24    78,058
09/06   Utah State  Lincoln      W 31- 7  23/      77,284
09/13   Penn State  Lincoln      W 18-10  18/      78,008
09/25   So. Miss.   Hattiesburg  W 38-14  15/      36,125
10/04   Troy State  Lincoln      W 30- 0  12/      77,825
10/11  #Missouri    Columbia     L 24-41  10/      68,349
10/18  #Tex. A&M-HC Lincoln      W 48-12  18/      77,604
10/25  #Iowa State  Lincoln      W 28- 0  14/      77,483
11/01  #Texas       Austin       L  7-31  12/16    83,308
11/08  #Kansas      Lawrence     W 24- 3  19/      50,107
11/15  #Kansas St.  Lincoln      L  9-38  18/      78,014
11/28  #Colorado    Boulder      W 31-22  25/      53,434  
12/29  *Mich. St.   San Antonio  W 17- 3  22/      56,229

*Alamo Bowl (Bo Pelini acting head coach)

Final rankings: 19th AP, 18th ESPN/USA Today
Roster | Stats | Honors | Fall camp | Spring game

Won 5, Lost 6
Big 12: Won 3, Lost 5, third place North
Coach Bill Callahan
 

Date    Opponent      Site        Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/04   W. Illinois   Lincoln     W 56-17   /      77,471
09/11   So. Miss.     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 | Stats | Honors | Spring game

Won 8, Lost 4
Big 12: Won 4, Lost 4, tie second place North
Coach Bill Callahan
 

Date    Opponent       Site         Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
09/03   Maine          Lincoln      W 25- 7   /      77,469
09/10   Wake Forest    Lincoln      W 31- 3   /      77,380
09/17   Pittsburgh     Lincoln      W  7- 6   /      77,336
10/01  #Iowa State     Lincoln      W 27-20*  /23    77,433
10/08  #Texas Tech-HC  Lincoln      L 31-34   /15    77,580
10/15  #Baylor         Waco         W 23-14   /      40,857
10/22  #Missouri       Columbia     L 24-41   /      60,641
10/29  #Oklahoma       Lincoln      L 24-31   /      77,438
11/05  #Kansas         Lawrence     L 15-40   /      51,750
11/12  #Kansas State   Lincoln      W 27-25   /      77,761
11/25  #Colorado       Boulder      W 30- 3   /      54,831
12/28  %Michigan       San Antonio  W 32-28   /20    62,000
     
*Overtime | %Alamo Bowl

Final rankings: 24th in AP and USA Today
Stats | Honors | Depth | Roster | Media guide | Spring game

Won 9, Lost 5
Big 12: Won 6, Lost 2, first place North
Coach Bill Callahan
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
09/02   La. Tech     Lincoln      W 49-10   20/      85,181
09/09   Nicholls St. 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*  21/      85,069
10/07  #Iowa State   Ames         W 28-14   22/      55,338
10/14  #Kansas St.   Manhattan    W 21- 3   21/      50,723
10/21  #Texas        Lincoln      L 20-22   17/5     85,187
10/28  #Okla. St.    Stillwater   L 29-41   20/      40,108
11/04  #Missouri-HC  Lincoln      W 34-20     /      85,197
11/11  #Texas A&M    College Stn. 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
     
*Overtime  |  %Big 12 title game | **Cotton Bowl

Final rankings: unranked
Roster | 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
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    Win.-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. St.-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 St.     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
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*   /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

*Overtime | %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
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 St.   Lincoln     W 38- 9   22/      85,035
09/19   Va. Tech       Blacksburg  L 15-16   19/13    66,233
09/26   Louisiana-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 Today
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game | Media guide