Nebraska football
nonconference series histories
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
Buffalo (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/11/2021 Lincoln W 28-3 / 85,663
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
Fordham (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/04/2021 Lincoln W 52-7 / 85,938
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 Southern (0-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/10/2022 Lincoln /
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