Nebraska record by year
Since 1892
902-414-38
Win %
.680
Bowl trips
54
Winning seasons
94
Best year
13-0 (1997)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 218 | 71 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 373 | 320 | Lost SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 306 | 253 | Won Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 216 | 219 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 271 | 331 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 335 | 272 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 185 | 235 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 336 | 333 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 360 | 375 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 309 | 437 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 345 | 311 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 427 | 362 | Won FOSTER FARMS BOWL |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 491 | 343 | Lost NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 415 | 323 | Won TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWL |
| 2012 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 487 | 386 | Lost CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 379 | 304 | Lost CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 432 | 243 | Lost BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 352 | 146 | Won Bowl game |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 460 | 371 | Won GATOR BOWL |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 401 | 455 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 428 | 256 | Lost COTTON BOWL AT DALLAS TX |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 296 | 252 | Won Bowl game |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 275 | 298 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 322 | 188 | Won Bowl game |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 383 | 335 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 463 | 226 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2000 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 522 | 230 | Won Bowl game |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 442 | 171 | Won Bowl game |
| 1998 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 403 | 206 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 607 | 214 | National champions |
| 1996 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 553 | 174 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 638 | 174 | National champions |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 459 | 162 | National champions |
| 1993 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 437 | 194 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 441 | 199 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1991 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 454 | 230 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 434 | 192 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1989 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 509 | 215 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1988 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 477 | 205 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1987 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 451 | 164 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1986 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 446 | 165 | Won Bowl game |
| 1985 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 421 | 163 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 387 | 115 | Won Bowl game |
| 1983 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 654 | 217 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 514 | 167 | Won Bowl game |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 364 | 125 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 470 | 110 | Won Bowl game |
| 1979 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 380 | 131 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1978 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 444 | 216 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1977 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 315 | 200 | Won Bowl game |
| 1976 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .731 | 416 | 181 | Won Bowl game |
| 1975 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 367 | 137 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1974 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 373 | 132 | Won Bowl game |
| 1973 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 306 | 163 | Won Bowl game |
| 1972 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 501 | 97 | Won Bowl game |
| 1971 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 507 | 104 | National champions |
| 1970 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 426 | 189 | National champions |
| 1969 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 254 | 119 | Won Bowl game |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 155 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 127 | 83 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 223 | 118 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1965 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 349 | 129 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1964 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 256 | 85 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1963 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 273 | 114 | Won Bowl game |
| 1962 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 293 | 161 | Won Bowl game |
| 1961 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 119 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 95 | 164 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 108 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 71 | 235 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 67 | 243 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 125 | 206 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 127 | 176 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 233 | 202 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1953 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 119 | 184 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 173 | 123 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 121 | 259 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 267 | 217 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 124 | 172 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 137 | 273 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 73 | 191 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 126 | 161 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 145 | 200 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 83 | 210 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 79 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 55 | 158 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 93 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 183 | 75 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1939 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 115 | 70 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 68 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 99 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 185 | 49 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 138 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 106 | 89 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 138 | 19 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 105 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 136 | 82 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 119 | 61 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | 93 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 144 | 31 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 211 | 59 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 123 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 69 | 29 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 118 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 112 | 71 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 276 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 283 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 151 | 84 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 56 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 53 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 228 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 145 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 282 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 174 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 138 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 240 | 37 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .750 | 281 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 260 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 69 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 165 | 93 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 323 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 164 | 73 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 316 | 83 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 339 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 291 | 17 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 186 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 171 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 129 | 20 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1892 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Nebraska records for every season since 1892, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Nebraska team page and the History Vault.
Nebraska all-time record against every opponent
- Kansas88-18-3
- Iowa State84-16-2
- Missouri60-33-3
- Kansas State77-15-3
- Oklahoma38-47-3
- Colorado49-21-2
- Minnesota25-38-2
- Iowa26-20-1
- Oklahoma State37-5-1
- Pittsburgh6-15-3
- Indiana9-11-3
- Illinois14-7-1
- Penn State10-9
- Northwestern11-7
- Wisconsin5-13
- Notre Dame8-7-1
- South Dakota14-0-2
- Michigan State11-4
- UCLA8-7
- Michigan4-9-1
- Texas4-10
- Texas A&M10-4
- Purdue7-6
- Baylor11-1
- Miami6-6
- Syracuse5-7
- Ohio State1-10
- Oregon State9-2
- Texas Tech7-4
- Doane10-0
- Washington5-4-1
- Haskell7-2
- Arizona State6-2
- Florida State2-6
- Oregon6-2
- Utah State8-0
- Wyoming8-0
- Grinnell6-1
- Rutgers7-0
- TCU6-1
- USC0-6-1
- Colorado State6-0
- Drake5-1
- Hawai'i5-1
- Lincoln High6-0
- LSU5-0-1
- Southern Miss5-1
- Alabama2-3
- Army3-2
- Knox5-0
- Maryland4-1
- Nebraska Wesleyan5-0
- Northern Illinois4-1
- Troy4-1
- Utah4-1
- Auburn3-1
- Denver4-0
- South Carolina3-1
- Washburn4-0
- Washington State1-3
- Arizona1-1-1
- Arkansas State3-0
- Bellevue3-0
- California3-0
- Creighton3-0
- Fresno State3-0
- Georgia2-1
- Grand Island3-0
- Louisiana Tech3-0
- New Mexico State3-0
- North Dakota3-0
- Peru State3-0
- South Dakota State3-0
- Tennessee2-1
- Virginia Tech1-2
- Wake Forest3-0
- Air Force1-1
- Akron2-0
- Chicago1-1
- Cincinnati2-0
- Clemson1-1
- Florida2-0
- Florida Atlantic2-0
- McNeese2-0
- Montana State2-0
- NC State2-0
- New York University2-0
- Pacific2-0
- San José State2-0
- SMU1-0-1
- South Alabama2-0
- Washington St. Louis1-1
- Adrian1-0
- American Osteopath1-0
- Arkansas0-1
- Ball State1-0
- Bethune-Cookman1-0
- Boston College1-0
- Bowling Green1-0
- Buffalo1-0
- BYU0-1
- Camp Dodge0-1
- Carlisle0-1
- Chattanooga1-0
- Colgate1-0
- Duke0-1
- Fordham1-0
- Georgia Southern0-1
- Georgia Tech0-1
- Hastings1-0
- Houston0-1
- Houston Christian1-0
- Idaho1-0
- Idaho State1-0
- Iowa Pre-Flight0-1
- Kansas City Medical0-0-1
- Kearney1-0
- Lincoln Medical1-0
- Louisiana1-0
- Maine1-0
- Middle Tennessee1-0
- Mississippi State1-0
- Morningside1-0
- Nebraska Alumni0-0-1
- Nevada1-0
- New Mexico1-0
- Nicholls1-0
- North Carolina1-0
- North Texas1-0
- Northern Iowa1-0
- Ohio1-0
- Ole Miss0-1
- Omaha Balloon1-0
- Rice1-0
- Saint Louis0-1
- Stanford0-1
- Tarkio1-0
- UAB1-0
- UCF1-0
- UNLV1-0
- UTEP1-0
- Wabash1-0
- West Virginia1-0
- Western Illinois1-0
- Western Kentucky1-0
- Western Michigan1-0
146 opponents on record. Each links to the full series, every meeting listed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Nebraska record since 1892?
Nebraska is 902-414-38 since 1892, a .680 win percentage, with 54 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Nebraska season since 1892?
Nebraska went 13-0 in 1997, the best record since 1892.
How many bowl games has Nebraska played since 1892?
Nebraska has played in the postseason 54 times since 1892, with 5 national championships.