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HC - Homecoming Lincoln High (8-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/30/1905 *Lincoln W 20-0 09/27/1904 *Lincoln W 17-0 09/19/1903 *Lincoln W 23-6 09/20/1902 *Lincoln W 27-0 09/21/1901 *Lincoln W 22-0 09/29/1900 *Lincoln W 17-0 09/30/1899 *Lincoln W 6-0 10/06/1894 *Lincoln W 8-0 *exhibition Lincoln Medics (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/20/1904 *Lincoln W 29-0 *exhibition Louisiana-Lafayette (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/26/2009 Lincoln W 55-0 25/ 86,304 Louisiana State (5-0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 01/01/1987+ New Orleans* W 30-15 6/5 76,234 01/01/1985+ New Orleans* W 28-10 4/12 75,608 01/01/1983 Miami** W 21-20 3/13 54,407 09/11/1976 Baton Rouge T 6-6 1/ 70,746 09/13/1975 Lincoln W 10-7 6/ 76,259 01/01/1971 Miami** W 17-12 3/5 80,699 ** Orange Bowl | * Sugar Bowl | + Indoor game Louisiana Tech (2-0-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/03/2006 Lincoln W 49-10 20/ 85,181 08/29/1998 Lincoln* W 56-27 4/ 76,021 * Eddie Robinson Classic Maine (1-0-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/03/2005 Lincoln W 25- 7 / 77,469 Maryland (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/23/2019 #College Park W 54- 7 / 34,082 11/19/2016 #Lincoln W 28- 7 19/ 89,704 #Conference game (an exception to this list) McNeese State (2-0-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/06/2014 Lincoln W 31-24 91,082 10/05/2002 Lincoln W 38-14 77,192 Miami, Fla. (6-6) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/19/2015 Miami Gdns. L 33-36 (OT) / 53,580 09/20/2014 Lincoln W 41-31 24/ 91,585 01/03/2002 Pasadena* L 37-14 4/1 93,781 01/01/1995 Miami** W 24-17 1/3 81,753 01/01/1992 Miami** L 0-22 11/1 77,747 01/02/1989 Miami** L 3-23 6/2 79,480 01/02/1984 Miami** L 30-31 1/5 72,529 10/02/1976 Lincoln W 17-9 5/ 76,155 10/04/1975 Lincoln W 31-16 4/ 76,231 12/15/1962 New York*** W 36-34 6,166 10/17/1953 Lincoln W 20-16 39,000 11/30/1951 Miami L 7-19 32,283 * Rose Bowl | ** Orange Bowl | *** Gotham Bowl Middle Tennessee State (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/12/1992 Lincoln W 48-7 11/ 76,184 Mississippi (0-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/27/2002 Shreveport* L 23-27 / 46,096 * Independence Bowl Mississippi State (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/27/1980 El Paso* W 31-17 8/17 34,723 * Sun Bowl Montana State (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/25/1930 Lincoln W 53-7 10/13/1928 Lincoln W 26-6 Morningside (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/07/1914 Lincoln W 34-7 Nebraska Wesleyan (8-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/01/1921 Lincoln W 55-0 10/06/1917 Lincoln W 100-0 10/28/1916 Lincoln W 21-0 11/06/1915 Lincoln W 30-0 11/08/1913 Lincoln W 42-7 10/23/1897 Lincoln W 11-0 11/23/1896 Lincoln W 28-0 10/31/1896 Lincoln W 18-8 Nevada (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/01/2007 Lincoln W 52-10 20/ 84,078 Nevada-Las Vegas (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/01/1988 Lincoln W 48-6 9/ 76,398 New Mexico (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/05/1985 Lincoln W 38-7 13/ 75,902 New Mexico State (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/13/2008 Lincoln W 38-7 / 84,821 09/18/1982 Lincoln W 68-0 3/ 76,141 10/06/1979 Lincoln W 57-0 5/ 76,135 New York University (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/24/1927 Lincoln W 27-18 11/20/1926 Lincoln W 15-7 Nicholls State (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/09/2006 Lincoln W 56-7 21/ 84,076 North Carolina (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/19/1977 Memphis* W 21-17 12/14 49,456 * Liberty Bowl North Carolina State (2-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/22/1973 Lincoln W 31-14 2/14 75,925 10/13/1962 Lincoln W 19-14 36,867 North Dakota (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/23/1961 Lincoln W 33-0 25,129 North Texas (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/04/1993 Lincoln W 76-14 9/ 75,614 Northern Illinois (3-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/14/2019 Lincoln W 44-8 / 89,593 09/16/2017 Lincoln L 17-21 / 89,664 09/08/1990 Lincoln W 60-14 10/ 76,043 09/09/1989 Lincoln W 48-17 4/ 76,194 Notre Dame (8-7-1) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/08/2001 Lincoln W 27-10 5/17 78,118 09/09/2000 South Bend W 27-24* 1/23 80,232 01/01/1973 Miami** W 40-6 9/12 80,010 10/16/1948 Lincoln L 13-44 /2 37,400 10/18/1947 South Bend L 0-31 56,000 11/26/1925 Lincoln W 17-0 11/15/1924 South Bend L 6-34 11/10/1923 Lincoln W 14-7 11/30/1922 Lincoln W 14-6 10/22/1921 South Bend L 0-7 10/16/1920 Lincoln-HC L 7-16 10/11/1919 Lincoln L 9-14 11/28/1918 Lincoln T 0-0 10/20/1917 Lincoln W 7-0 11/30/1916 Lincoln L 0-20 10/23/1915 Lincoln W 20-19 * overtime | ** Orange Bowl Omaha Balloon (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/09/1918 Lincoln W 19-0 Omaha University Club (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 10/26/1895 Omaha W 36-0 Omaha YMCA (3-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 12/25/1894 Omaha W 10-6 11/10/1894 Omaha W 36-6 11/27/1890 Omaha W 10-0 Oregon (6-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/09/2017 Eugene L 35-42 / 58,389 09/17/2016 Lincoln W 35-32 /22 90,414 09/27/1986 Lincoln W 48-14 4/ 76,185 09/28/1985 Lincoln W 63-0 16/ 75,947 09/14/1974 Lincoln W 61-7 7/ 76,053 09/11/1971 Lincoln W 34-7 2/ 67,437 09/19/1953 Lincoln L 12-20 31,000 09/27/1952 Portland W 28-13 24,061 Oregon State (9-2) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 09/29/1990 Lincoln W 31-7 8/ 76,061 09/30/1989 Lincoln W 35-7 3/ 76,290 10/03/1959 Lincoln W 7-6 27,961 10/16/1954 Lincoln W 27-7 39,000 11/27/1948 Portland L 12-28 13,000 11/29/1947 Lincoln L 6-27 20,000 11/28/1936 Portland W 32-14 10/ 11/28/1935 Lincoln W 26-20 11/30/1933 Lincoln W 22-0 11/27/1924 Lincoln W 14-0 10/21/1916 Portland W 17-7 Ottawa (Kan.) (1-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 11/19/1894 Ottawa W 6-0
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