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
09/04   Western Ky.    Lincoln    W 49-10   8/      85,555
09/11   Idaho          Lincoln    W 38-17   6/      85,732
09/18   Washington     Seattle    W 56-21   8/      72,876
09/25   S.Dakota St-HC Lincoln    W 17- 3   6/      85,573
10/07  #Kansas State   Manhattan  W 48-13   7/      51,015
10/16  #Texas          Lincoln    L 13-20   5/      85,648
10/23  #Okla. State    Stillwater W 51-41  14/17    55,935
10/30  #Missouri       Lincoln    W 31-17  14/7     85,907
11/06  #Iowa State     Ames       W 31-30*  9/      51,159
11/13  #Kansas         Lincoln    W 20- 3   9/      85,587
11/20  #Texas A&M      Coll. Stn. L  6- 9   9/18    90,079
11/26  #Colorado       Lincoln    W 45-17  16/      85,646
12/04  %Oklahoma       Arlington  L 20-23  13/10    78,802
12/30  ‡Washington     San Diego  L  7-19  17/      57,921
     
*Overtime  |  %Big 12 title game  |  ‡Holiday Bowl
Final rankings: 20th AP, 19th USA Today
Stats | Honors | Roster | Spring game | Media guide: 1, 2

Won 9, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 3; 3rd place Legends
Coach Bo Pelini
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/03   Chattanooga  Lincoln     W 40- 7  10/      84,883
09/10   Fresno St.   Lincoln     W 42-29  10/      85,101
09/17   Washington   Lincoln     W 51-38  11/      85,110
09/24   Wyoming      Laramie     W 38-14   9/      32,617
10/01  #Wisconsin    Madison     L 17-48   8/7     81,384
10/08  #Ohio St.-HC  Lincoln     W 34-27  14/      85,426
10/22  #Minnesota    Mpls.       W 41-14  13/      49,187
10/29  #Mich. State  Lincoln     W 24- 3  13/9     85,641
11/05  #Northwestern Lincoln     L 25-28   9/      85,115
11/12  #Penn State   State Coll. W 17-14  19/12   107,903
11/19  #Michigan     Ann Arbor   L 17-45  17/20   113,718
11/25  #Iowa         Lincoln     W 20- 7  22/      85,595
01/02  ‡S. Carolina  Orlando     L 13-30  21/10    61,351
     
‡Capital One Bowl
Final rankings: 24th AP & USA Today
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Won 10, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 7, Lost 1; 1st place Legends
Coach Bo Pelini
 

Date    Opponent      Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
09/01   So. Miss      Lincoln      W 49-20  17/      85,425
09/08   UCLA          Pasadena     L 30-36  16/      71,530
09/15   Ark. State    Lincoln      W 42-13    /      85,290
09/22   Idaho State   Lincoln      W 73- 7  25/      84,923
09/29  #Wisconsin-HC  Lincoln      W 30-27  22/      85,962
10/06  #Ohio State    Columbus     L 38-63  21/12   106,102
10/20  #Northwestern  Evanston     W 29-28    /      47,330
10/27  #Michigan      Lincoln      W 23- 9    /20    86,160
11/03  #Mich. State   E. Lansing   W 28-24  21/      73,522
11/10  #Penn State    Lincoln      W 32-23  18/      85,527
11/17  #Minnesota     Lincoln      W 38-14  16/      85,330
11/23  #Iowa          Iowa City    W 13- 7  17/      69,805
12/01  *Wisconsin     Indianapolis L 31-70  14/      41,260
01/01  ‡Georgia       Orlando      L 31-45  23/6     59,712

*Big Ten championship game | ‡Capital One Bowl
Final rankings: 25th AP, 23rd USA Today
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Won 9, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 2; T-2nd Legends
Coach Bo Pelini
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
08/31   Wyoming      Lincoln      W 37-34   18/      91,185
09/07   So. Miss     Lincoln      W 56-13   22/      90,466
09/14   UCLA         Lincoln      L 21-41   23/16    91,471
09/21   S.Dakota St. Lincoln      W 59-20     /      90,614
10/05  #Illinois     Lincoln      W 39-19     /      91,458
10/12  #Purdue       W.Lafayette  W 44- 7     /      47,203
10/26  #Minnesota    Minneapolis  L 23-34   25/      49,995
11/02  #Northwestern Lincoln      W 27-24     /      91,140
11/09  #Michigan     Ann Arbor    W 17-13     /     112,204
11/16  #Mich. State  Lincoln      L 28-41     /14    90,872
11/23  #Penn State   State Coll.  W 23-20*    /      98,517
11/29  #Iowa         Lincoln      L 17-38     /      91,260
01/01  ‡Georgia      Jacksonville W 24-19     /23    60,712
      
*Overtime  |  ‡ Gator Bowl

Final rankings: 25th coaches' poll, unranked AP
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Won 9, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 5, Lost 3; T-2nd West
Coach Bo Pelini
 

Date    Opponent      Site        Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                            NU/Opp
08/30   Fla. Atlantic Lincoln     W 55- 7  22/      91,441
09/06   McNeese St.   Lincoln     W 31-24  19/      91,082
09/13   Fresno State  Fresno      W 55-19    /      41,031
09/20   Miami (Fla.)  Lincoln     W 41-31  24/      91,585
09/27  #Illinois-HC   Lincoln     W 45-14  21/      91,255
10/04  #Mich. State   E. Lansing  L 22-27  19/10    75,923
10/18  #Northwestern  Evanston    W 38-17  19/      47,330
10/25  #Rutgers       Lincoln     W 42-24  16/      91,088
11/01  #Purdue        Lincoln     W 35-14  17/      91,107
11/15  #Wisconsin     Madison     L 24-59  11/22    80,539
11/22  #Minnesota     Lincoln     L 24-28  21/      91,186
11/28  #Iowa          Iowa City   W 37-34*   /      66,897
12/27  ‡Southern Cal  San Diego   L 42-45  25/24    55,978
       
*Overtime  |  ‡ Holiday Bowl (Barney Cotton interim coach)

Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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Won 6, Lost 7 
Big Ten: Won 3, Lost 5; T-4th West
Coach Mike Riley

Date    Opponent     Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/05   BYU          Lincoln      L 28-33    /      89,959
09/12   South Ala.   Lincoln      W 48- 9    /      89,822
09/19   Miami (Fla.) Miami        L 33-36*   /      53,580
09/26   So. Miss-HC  Lincoln      W 36-28    /      89,899
10/03  #Illinois     Champaign    L 13-14    /      40,138
10/10  #Wisconsin    Lincoln      L 21-23    /      89,886
10/17  #Minnesota    Minneapolis  W 48-25    /      54,062
10/24  #Northwestern Lincoln      L 28-30    /      89,493
10/31  #Purdue       W.Lafayette  L 45-55    /      31,351
11/07  #Mich. State  Lincoln      W 39-38    /6     90,094
11/14  #Rutgers      Piscataway   W 31-14    /      45,606
11/27  #Iowa         Lincoln      L 20-28    /3     90,830
12/26  ‡UCLA         Santa Clara  W 37-29    /      33,527
     
*Overtime  |  ‡ Foster Farms Bowl
Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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Won 9, Lost 4
Big Ten: Won 6, Lost 3, T-2nd West
Coach Mike Riley
 

Date    Opponent     Site       Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                          NU/Opp
09/03   Fresno St.   Lincoln    W 43-10     /      90,013
09/10   Wyoming      Lincoln    W 52-17     /      89,895
09/17   Oregon       Lincoln    W 35-32     /22    90,414
09/24  #Northwestern Evanston   W 24-13   20/      40,284
10/01  #Illinois-HC  Lincoln    W 31-16   15/      90,374
10/15  #Indiana      Bloom'ton  W 27-22   10/      48,254
10/22  #Purdue       Lincoln    W 27-14    8/      90,546
10/29  #Wisconsin    Madison    L 17-23*   7/11    80,833
11/05  #Ohio State   Columbus   L  3-62    9/6    108,750
11/12  #Minnesota    Lincoln    W 24-17   21/      90,456
11/19  #Maryland     Lincoln    W 28- 7   19/      89,704
11/25  #Iowa         Iowa City  L 10-40   17/      69,814
12/30  ‡Tennessee    Nashville  L 24-38   24/      64,496

*Overtime  |  ‡ Music City Bowl
Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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Won 4, Lost 8 
Big Ten: Won 3, Lost 6, 5th place West
Coach Mike Riley 
 

Date    Opponent     Site         Result   AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
09/02   Ark. State   Lincoln      W 43-36    /      90,171
09/09   Oregon       Eugene       L 35-42    /      58,389
09/16   N. Illinois  Lincoln      L 17-21    /      89,664
09/23  #Rutgers-HC   Lincoln      W 27-17    /      89,775
09/29  #Illinois     Champaign    W 28-6     /      43,058
10/07  #Wisconsin    Lincoln      L 17-38    /9     89,860
10/14  #Ohio State   Lincoln      L 14-56    /9     89,346
10/28  #Purdue       W.Lafayette  W 25-24    /      41,411
11/04  #Northwestern Lincoln      L 24-31*   /      89,721
11/11  #Minnesota    Minneapolis  L 21-54    /      39,933
11/18  #Penn State   State Coll.  L 44-56    /13   106,722
11/24  #Iowa         Lincoln      L 14-56    /      90,046

*Overtime
Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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Won 4, Lost 8  
Big Ten: Won 3, Lost 6, T-5th West
Coach Scott Frost 
 

Date    Opponent      Site       Result  AP Rank  Att.
                                         NU/Opp
09/01   Akron         Lincoln    Canceled  /            
09/08   Colorado      Lincoln    L 28-33   /      89,853
09/15   Troy          Lincoln    L 19-24   /      89,360
09/22  #Michigan      Ann Arbor  L-10-56   /19   111,307
09/29  #Purdue        Lincoln    L 28-42   /      88,911
10/06  #Wisconsin     Madison    L 24-41   /16    80,051
10/13  #Northwestern  Evanston   L 31-34*  /      47,330
10/20  #Minnesota     Lincoln    W 53-28   /      89,272
10/27   Beth.-Cookman Lincoln    W 45- 9   /      88,735
11/03  #Ohio State    Columbus   L 31-36   /8    104,245
11/10  #Illinois      Lincoln    W 54-35   /      88,316
11/17  #Mich. State   Lincoln    W  9-6    /      88,793
11/23  #Iowa          Iowa City  L 28-31   /      65,299

*Overtime
Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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Won 5, Lost 7  
Big Ten: Won 3, Lost 6, T-5th West
Coach Scott Frost  
 

Date    Opponent     Site        Result    AP Rank  Att.
                                           NU/Opp
08/31   South Ala.   Lincoln     W 35-21   24/      89,502
09/07   Colorado     Boulder     L 31-34*  25/      54,829
09/14   N. Illinois  Lincoln     W 44-8      /      89,593
09/21  #Illinois     Champaign   W 42-38     /      44,512
09/28  #Ohio State   Lincoln     L 7-48      /5     89,759
10/05  #Northwestern Lincoln     W 13-10     /      89,384
10/12  #Minnesota    Mpls.       L 7-34      /      43,502
10/26  #Indiana      Lincoln     L 31-38     /      89,317
11/02  #Purdue       W.Lafayette L 27-31     /      50,606
11/16  #Wisconsin    Lincoln     L 21-37     /15    88,842
11/23  #Maryland     Coll. Park  W 54-7      /      34,082
11/29  #Iowa         Lincoln     L 24-27     /19    89,039 

*Overtime
Final rankings: Unranked in AP and coaches' polls
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