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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 (5-0) Date Site Result NU Rank/Opp Attendance 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
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