Nebraska football
nonconference series histories
HC - Homecoming
Pacific (2-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/23/1995 Lincoln W 49-7 2/ 75,630
09/24/1994 Lincoln W 70-21 2/ 75,273
Peru (3-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/01/1910 Lincoln W 66-0
09/26/1908 Lincoln W 20-0
09/28/1907 Lincoln W 53-0
Pittsburgh (6-15-3)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/17/2005 Lincoln W 7-6 / 77,336
09/18/2004 Pittsburgh W 24-17 / 40,133
11/15/1958 Lincoln W 14-6 /14 24,107
10/12/1957 Pittsburgh L 0-34 /20 39,493
10/15/1955 Pittsburgh L 7-21 21,006
11/13/1954 Lincoln-HC L 7-21 40,000
10/10/1953 Pittsburgh L 6-14 /17 20,666
11/14/1942 Pittsburgh L 0-6
11/15/1941 Lincoln L 7-14
11/16/1940 Pittsburgh W 9-7 11/
11/18/1939 Pittsburgh W 14-13
11/12/1938 Lincoln L 0-19 /3
11/13/1937 Pittsburgh L 7-13 11/1
11/14/1936 Lincoln L 6-19 6/5
11/16/1935 Pittsburgh L 0-6
11/10/1934 Lincoln L 6-25
11/18/1933 Pittsburgh L 0-6
11/12/1932 Lincoln T 0-0
11/26/1931 Pittsburgh L 0-40
11/01/1930 Lincoln T 0-0
10/19/1929 Lincoln L 7-12
11/17/1928 Lincoln T 0-0
11/12/1927 Pittsburgh L 13-21
11/05/1921 Pittsburgh W 10-0
Rice (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/20/2001 Lincoln W 48-3 4/ 77,344
Rutgers (6-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/07/2022 #Piscataway W 14-13 / 53,752
12/18/2020 #Piscataway W 28-21 / 0
09/23/2017 #Lincoln W 27-17 / 89,775
11/14/2015 #Piscataway W 31-14 / 45,606
10/25/2014 #Lincoln W 42-24 16/ 91,088
11/02/1920 New York* W 28-0
*at Polo Grounds
#Conference game (an exception to this list)
San Jose State (2-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/06/2008 Lincoln W 35-12 / 84,146
09/02/2000 Lincoln W 49-13 1/ 77,728
Sioux City Athletic Club (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/12/1895 Sioux City W 38-0
South Alabama (2-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
08/31/2019 Lincoln W 35-21 / 89,502
09/12/2015 Lincoln W 48-9 / 89,822
South Carolina (3-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
01/02/2012 Orlando* L 13-30 21/10 61,351
10/03/1987 Lincoln W 30-21 2/ 76,061
10/04/1986 Columbia W 27-24 3/ 73,109
10/10/1964 Lincoln W 28-6 8/ 47,874
*Capital One Bowl
South Dakota (14-1-2)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/19/1964 Lincoln W 56-0 38,625
09/22/1962 Lincoln W 53-0 26,953
09/22/1956 Lincoln W 34-6 31,260
09/20/1952 Lincoln W 46-0 30,000
09/24/1949 Lincoln W 33-6 27,000
11/17/1945 Lincoln W 53-0
09/26/1931 Lincoln W 44-6
10/07/1922 Lincoln W 66-0
10/23/1920 Lincoln W 20-0
10/10/1914 Lincoln T 0-0
10/08/1910 Lincoln W 12-9
10/02/1909 Lincoln T 6-6
10/05/1907 Lincoln W 39-0
10/06/1906 Lincoln W 4-0
10/07/1905 Lincoln W 42-6
10/03/1903 Lincoln W 23-0
11/24/1899 Vermillion L 5-6
South Dakota State (3-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/21/2013 Lincoln W 59-20 90,614
09/25/2010 Lincoln W 17-3 6/ 85,573
09/21/1963 Lincoln W 58-7 34,493
Southern Cal (0-4-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
12/27/2014 San Diego* L 42-45 25/24 55,789
09/15/2007 Lincoln L 31-49 14/1 84,959
09/16/2006 Los Angeles L 10-28 21/4 92,000
09/19/1970 Los Angeles T 21-21 9/3 73,768
09/20/1969 Lincoln L 21-31 /5 67,058
*Holiday Bowl
Southern Methodist (1-0-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
12/03/1931 Dallas W 21-14
10/05/1929 Lincoln T 0-0
Southern Mississippi (5-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/26/2015 Lincoln W 36-28 / 89,899
09/07/2013 Lincoln W 56-13 22/ 90,466
09/11/2012 Lincoln W 49-20 17/ 85,425
09/11/2004 Lincoln L 17-21 / 77,887
09/25/2003 Hattiesburg W 38-14 15/ 36,125
09/18/1999 Lincoln W 20-13 4/ 77,826
Stanford (0-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
01/01/1941 Pasadena* L 13-21 7/2 92,000
*Rose Bowl
St. Louis (0-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
11/28/1907 St. Louis L 0-34
Syracuse (5-7)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/29/1984+ Syracuse L 9-17 1/ 47,280
10/01/1983 Lincoln W 63-7 1/ 76,382
10/14/1961 Lincoln L 6-28 35,387
10/18/1958 Syracuse L 0-38 17,083
10/19/1957 Lincoln L 9-26 37,582
10/12/1929 Syracuse W 13-6
10/20/1928 Lincoln W 7-6
10/29/1927 Lincoln W 21-0
11/24/1923 Lincoln L 0-7
11/04/1922 Syracuse L 6-9
11/27/1919 Lincoln W 3-0
11/29/1917 Lincoln L 9-10
+ Indoor game
Tarkio (3-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/29/1900 Tarkio W 5-0
10/15/1898 Lincoln W 24-0
10/18/1897 Lincoln W 16-0
Tennessee (2-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
12/30/2016 Nashville# L 24-38 24/ 64,496
01/02/1998 Miami* W 42-17 2/3 72,385
01/02/2000 Tempe** W 31-21 3/5 71,526
*Orange Bowl **Fiesta Bowl #Music City Bowl
Texas Christian (6-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/01/2001 Lincoln W 21 7 4/ 77,473
09/25/1976 Lincoln W 64-10 6/ 74,981
09/27/1975 Lincoln W 56-14 4/ 75,931
10/28/1967 Fort Worth W 29-0 18,529
09/17/1966 Lincoln W 14-10 3/ 60,974
09/18/1965 Lincoln W 34-14 1/ 53,650
09/29/1951 Lincoln L 7-28 12/ 36,000
Troy (4-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/15/2018 Lincoln L 19-24 / 89,360
09/23/2006 Lincoln W 56- 0 23/ 84,799
10/04/2003 Lincoln W 30- 0 12/ 77,825
08/31/2002 Lincoln W 31-16 9/ 77,831
09/01/2001 Lincoln W 42-14 4/ 77,812
UCLA (7-6)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
12/26/2015 Santa Clara* W 37-29 / 33,527
09/14/2013 Lincoln L 21-41 23/16 91,471
09/08/2012 Pasadena L 30-36 16/ 71,530
09/17/1994 Lincoln W 49-21 2/13 75,687
09/18/1993 Pasadena W 14-13 8/ 50,299
09/10/1988 Pasadena L 28-41 2/5 84,086
09/12/1987 Lincoln W 42-33 2/3 76,313
09/22/1984 Pasadena W 42-3 1/8 71,355
09/24/1983 Lincoln W 42-10 1/ 76,510
09/08/1973 Lincoln W 40-13 4/10 74,966
09/09/1972 Los Angeles L 17-20 1/ 67,702
10/30/1948 Lincoln-HC L 15-27 36,000
11/30/1946 Los Angeles L 0-18 /4 52,558
*Foster Farms Bowl
Utah (4-0-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/05/1992 Lincoln W 49-22 11/ 76,234
09/16/1989 Lincoln W 42-30 4/ 76,333
09/13/1980 Lincoln W 55-9 8/ 75,526
09/21/1968 Lincoln W 31-0 14/ 66,198
Utah State (8-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/06/2003 Lincoln W 31-7 23/ 77,284
09/07/2002 Lincoln W 44-13 9/ 78,176
09/07/1991 Lincoln W 59-28 14/ 76,115
09/03/1988 Lincoln W 63-13 2/ 76,233
09/05/1987 Lincoln W 56-12 2/ 75,910
09/15/1979 Lincoln W 35-14 8/ 75,953
10/02/1971 Lincoln W 42-6 1/ 67,421
09/24/1966 Lincoln W 28-7 4/ 63,543
Virginia Tech (1-2)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/19/2009 Blacksburg L 15-16 19/13 66,233
09/27/2008 Lincoln L 30-35 / 85,831
12/31/1996 Miami* W 41-21 6/10 51,212
*Orange Bowl
Wabash (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
11/26/1908 Lincoln W 27-6
Wake Forest (3-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/08/2007 Winston-Salem W 20-17 16/ 32,483
09/10/2005 Lincoln W 31- 3 / 77,380
09/12/1970 Lincoln W 36-12 9/ 66,103
Washburn (4-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/02/1920 Lincoln W 14-0
10/16/1915 Lincoln W 47-0
10/03/1914 Lincoln W 14-7
10/04/1913 Lincoln W 19-0
Washington (5-4-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/17/2011 Lincoln W 51-38 11/ 85,110
12/30/2010 San Diego* L 7-19 17/ 57,921
09/18/2010 Seattle W 56-21 8/ 72,876
09/26/1998 Lincoln W 55-7 2/9 76,372
09/20/1997 Seattle W 27-14 7/2 74,023
09/19/1992 Seattle L 14-29 12/2 73,333
09/21/1991 Lincoln L 21-36 9/4 76,304
09/16/1967 Seattle W 17-7 57,481
11/25/1926 Seattle L 6-10
10/17/1925 Lincoln T 6-6
*Holiday Bowl
Washington (Mo.) (1-1)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/16/1926 #St. Louis W 20-6
12/07/1918 St. Louis* L 7-20
#Conference game (Missouri Valley)
*Postseason charity game
Washington State (1-3)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/30/1995 Lincoln W 35-21 2/ 75,777
09/10/1977 Lincoln L 10-19 15/ 75,922
09/21/1957 Lincoln L 12-34 31,152
11/25/1920 Lincoln L 20-21
Western Illinois (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/04/2004 Lincoln W 56-17 / 77,471
Western Kentucky (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/04/2010 Lincoln W 49-10 8/ 85,555
Western Michigan (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
08/30/2008 Lincoln W 47-24 / 84,485
West Virginia (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
08/28/1994 E.Rutherford* W 31-0 4/24 58,233
*Kickoff Classic
William Jewell (1-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
10/22/1898 Kansas City W 38-0
Wyoming (8-0)
Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance
09/10/2016 Lincoln W 52-17 / 89,895
08/31/2013 Lincoln W 37-34 18/ 91,185
09/24/2011 Laramie W 38-14 9/ 32,617
10/01/1994 Lincoln W 42-32 2/ 75,333
09/08/1984 Lincoln W 42-7 2/ 76,125
09/10/1983 Lincoln W 56-20 1/ 76,016
09/14/1968 Lincoln W 13-10 14/ 66,922
09/29/1934 Lincoln W 50-0