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HC - Homecoming Adrian (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/26/1912 Lincoln W 41-0 Air Force (1-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/25/1965 AF Academy W 27-17 2/ 37,479 10/12/1963 Lincoln L 13-17 38,067 Akron (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/01/2018 Lincoln Canceled / 08/30/1997 Lincoln W 59-14 6/ 75,124 Alabama (2-3) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/02/1978 Birmingham L 3-20 10/1 77,023 09/17/1977 Lincoln W 31-24 /4 75,899 01/01/1972 Miami* W 38-6 1/2 73,151 01/02/1967 New Orleans** L 7-34 6/3 82,000 01/01/1966 Miami* L 28-39 3/4 72,214 * Orange Bowl | ** Sugar Bowl Alabama-Birmingham (1-0-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/05/1998 Lincoln W 38-7 4/ 75,921 Alumni (0-0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/06/1900* Lincoln T 0-0 *exhibition Arizona (1-1-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/30/2009 San Diego* W 33-0 20/22 64,607 12/30/1998 San Diego* L 20-23 14/5 65,354 09/30/1961 Lincoln T 14-14 34,721 * Holiday Bowl Arizona State (6-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 08/24/2002 Lincoln W 48-10 10/ 77,779 09/21/1996 Tempe L 0-19 1/17 74,089 09/16/1995 Lincoln W 77-28 2/ 75,418 09/26/1992 Lincoln W 45-24 15/ 76,138 09/28/1991 Tempe W 18-9 16/24 72,812 09/24/1988 Lincoln W 47-16 9/ 76,312 09/26/1987 Tempe W 35-28 2/12 71,264 12/26/1975 Tempe* L 14-17 6/7 51,396 * Fiesta Bowl Arkansas (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1965 Dallas* L 7-10 6/2 75,504 * Cotton Bowl Arkansas State (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/02/2017 Lincoln W 43-36 / 90,171 09/15/2012 Lincoln W 42-13 / 85,290 09/12/2009 Lincoln W 38-9 22/ 85,035 Army (3-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/23/1972 West Point W 77-7 9/ 42,239 09/26/1970 Lincoln W 28-0 8/ 66,928 10/15/1960 Lincoln W 14-9 36,244 09/28/1957 West Point L 0-42 16,654 11/24/1928 West Point L 3-13 Auburn (3-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/2007 Dallas** L 14-17 22/10 66,777 10/02/1982 Auburn W 41-7 8/20 73,900 10/03/1981 Lincoln W 17-3 76,423 01/01/1964 Miami* W 13-7 6/5 72,647 * Orange Bowl | ** Cotton Bowl Baker (0-0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/28/1893 Lincoln T 10-10 Ball State (1-0-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/22/2007 Lincoln W 41-40 24/ 84,294 Bellevue (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/05/1912 Lincoln W 61-0 11/19/1904 Lincoln W 51-0 11/21/1903 Lincoln W 52-0 Bethune-Cookman (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/27/2018 Lincoln W 45-9 88,735 Brigham Young (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/05/2015 Lincoln L 28-33 89,959 Butte (0-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/12/1896 Lincoln L 6-20 10/16/1895 Butte L 6-16 California (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/11/1999 Lincoln W 45-0 5/ 77,617 09/12/1998 Berkeley W 24-3 4/ 67,000 09/09/1978 Lincoln W 36-26 10/ 75,780 Camp Dodge (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/23/1918 Lincoln L 7-23 Carlisle (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/02/1908 Lincoln L 6-37 Central Florida (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/13/1997 Lincoln W 38-24 6/ 75,327 Chattanooga (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/03/2011 Lincoln W 40-7 10/ 84,883 Chicago (1-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/24/1906 Chicago L 5-38 09/28/1935 Lincoln W 28-7 Cincinnati (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/29/1906 Lincoln W 41-0 Clemson (1-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/2009 Jacksonville* W 26-21 / 67,282 01/01/1982 Miami** L 15-22 4/1 72,748 * Gator Bowl | ** Orange Bowl Colgate (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/18/1924 Lincoln-HC W 33-7 Colorado State (6-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/28/1996 Lincoln W 65-9 8/ 75,575 09/25/1993 Lincoln W 48-13 6/ 75,625 09/14/1991 Lincoln W 71-14 13/ 76,379 10/05/1931* Denver W 20-7 11/24/1921 Lincoln W 70-7 10/09/1920 Lincoln W 7-0 *Postseason charity game Creighton (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/10/1906 Omaha W 17-0 10/28/1905 Omaha W 102-0 10/15/1904 Omaha W 39-0 Denver (4-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/22/1910 Lincoln W 27-0 11/20/1909 Denver W 6-5 11/16/1907 Denver W 63-0 10/10/1903 Denver W 10-0 Denver Athletic Club (3-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/19/1898 Denver W 11-10 10/19/1895 Denver W 12-4 11/04/1893 Denver W 1-0* 10/29/1892 Denver L 4-18 *Denver AC forfeited with score tied, 4-4 Doane (16-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/09/1912 Lincoln W 54-6 11/11/1911 Lincoln W 27-0 10/29/1910 Lincoln W 6-0 10/30/1909 Lincoln W 12-0 10/03/1908 Lincoln W 43-0 11/23/1907 Lincoln W 85-0 10/27/1906 Lincoln W 28-0 11/25/1905 Lincoln W 43-5 09/27/1902 Lincoln W 51-0 10/05/1901 Lincoln W 29-0 10/17/1896 Lincoln W 20-0 11/19/1895 Crete W 24-0 10/27/1894 Lincoln L 0-12 10/21/1893 Lincoln W 28-0 12/05/1891 Crete W 32-0 11/14/1891 Crete L 12-14 10/31/1891 Lincoln W 28-4 02/14/1891 Crete W 18-0 Drake (6-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/02/1926 #Lincoln W 21-0 11/07/1925 #Des Moines L 0-14 10/07/1916 Lincoln W 53-0 10/02/1915 Lincoln W 48-13 10/13/1906 Lincoln W 5-0 10/20/1900 Lincoln W 8-0 11/11/1899 Des Moines W 12-6 11/12/1898 Lincoln L 5-6 # - Missouri Valley Conference game Duke (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1955 Miami* L 7-34 /14 68,750 * Orange Bowl Florida (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/02/1996 Tempe** W 62-24 1/2 79,864 12/31/1974 New Orleans* W 13-10 8/18 67,850 * Sugar Bowl | ** Fiesta Bowl Florida Atlantic (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 08/30/2014 Lincoln W 55-7 22/ 91,441 09/05/2009 Lincoln W 49-3 24/ 85,719 Florida State (2-6) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1994 Miami* L 16-18 2/1 81,536 01/01/1993 Miami* L 14-27 11/3 57,327 01/01/1990 Tempe** L 17-41 6/5 73,953 01/01/1988 Tempe** L 28-31 5/3 72,112 09/06/1986 Lincoln W 34-17 8/11 75,865 09/07/1985 Lincoln L 13-17 10/17 75,943 09/19/1981 Lincoln W 34-14 17/19 76,289 10/04/1980 Lincoln L 14-18 3/16 76,152 * Orange Bowl | ** Fiesta Bowl Fresno State (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/03/2016 Lincoln W 43-10 / 90,013 09/13/2014 Fresno W 55-19 / 41,031 09/10/2011 Lincoln W 42-29 10/ 85,101 Georgia (2-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/2014 Jacksonville* W 24-19 /23 60,712 01/01/2013 Orlando** L 31-45 23/6 59,712 12/20/1969 El Paso*** W 45-6 14/ 31,728 * Gator Bowl | ** Capital One Bowl | *** Sun Bowl Georgia Tech (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1991 Orlando* L 21-45 19/2 72,328 * Citrus Bowl Grand Island (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/23/1905 Lincoln W 30-0 09/24/1904 Lincoln W 72-0 09/26/1903 Lincoln W 64-0 Grinnell (7-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/15/1927 #Lincoln W 58-0 10/10/1908 Lincoln W 20-5 10/12/1907 Lincoln W 30-4 10/01/1904 Lincoln W 46-0 10/11/1902 Lincoln W 17-0 11/10/1900 Lincoln W 33-0 11/30/1899 Omaha L 0-12 10/29/1898 Lincoln canceled 11/22/1895 Grinnell L 0-24 10/20/1894 Lincoln W 22-0 #Conference game (Missouri Valley) Haskell (7-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/15/1921 Lincoln W 41-0 10/25/1913 Lincoln W 7-6 11/24/1910 Lincoln W 119-0 11/25/1909 Lincoln L 5-16 10/24/1908 Lincoln W 10-0 11/12/1904 Kansas City L 6-14 10/17/1903 Lincoln W 16-0 11/01/1902 Lincoln W 28-0 11/28/1901 Lincoln W 18-10 Hastings (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/29/1906 Lincoln W 56-0 10/01/1898 Lincoln W 76-0 Hawaii (5-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/04/1982 Honolulu W 37-16 3/ 46,876 09/16/1978 Lincoln W 56-10 12/ 75,615 12/04/1976 Honolulu W 68-3 13/ 33,737 12/04/1971 Honolulu W 45-3 1/ 23,002 09/17/1955 Lincoln L 0-6 25,000 11/26/1954 Honolulu W 50-0 17,000 Houston (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1980 Dallas* L 14-17 7/8 72,032 * Cotton Bowl Idaho (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/11/2010 Lincoln W 38-17 6/ 85,732 Idaho State (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/22/2012 Lincoln W 73-7 25/ 84,923 Iowa Pre-Flight (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/21/1942 Iowa City L 0-46 Kansas City Medics (1-2-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/27/1900 Kansas City T 0-0 10/28/1899 Kansas City L 0-24 10/14/1899 Lincoln T 6-6 11/07/1898 Kansas City L 0-24 11/19/1897 Kansas City canceled 11/09/1896 Kansas City W 6-4 Kearney Normal* (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/07/1911 Lincoln W 117-0 *now Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney Kirksville Osteopaths (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/28/1901 Kirksville W 5-0 Knox (5-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/09/1909 Lincoln W 34-0 10/14/1905 Lincoln W 16-0 10/22/1904 Lincoln W 34-0 11/07/1903 Lincoln W 33-5 11/15/1902 Lincoln W 7-0
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