Nebraska Cornhuskers football sellout streak

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Nebraska Cornhuskers football sellout streak

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football sellout streak is an ongoing college football sellout streak. Nebraska has sold out 403 consecutive home games, an NCAA record for any sport that dates to 1962. Every game of the sixty-three-year streak has been played at Memorial Stadium, the program's home venue since 1923. Nebraska's record during the streak is 326–77.

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Memorial Stadium, the site of Nebraska's NCAA-record sellout streak.

Nebraska dominated at Memorial Stadium for much of the sellout streak under Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne, and Frank Solich. NU won forty-seven consecutive home games from 1991 to 1998, among the longest streaks in college football history. The streak has traditionally been a source of pride for the program and its supporters, but has been criticized following Solich's 2003 firing as Nebraska has occasionally struggled to fill Memorial Stadium and been forced to sell bulk tickets to donors and sponsors to keep the streak alive.

History

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Home dominance

Bob Devaney was hired in 1962 and quickly turned around Nebraska's program, which had been mired in a two-decade slump following World War II. NU won Devaney's first six games and hosted Missouri on November 3, 1962. The Tigers won 16–7 in front of a crowd of 36,501, the first game of the sellout streak.[1] After back-to-back 6–4 seasons in the late 1960s (Devaney later expressed surprise the streak survived this stretch), Devaney established Nebraska as a national power – the Cornhuskers had separate home winning streaks of twenty and twenty-three games before his retirement in 1972.[2]

Tom Osborne succeeded Devaney in 1973 and continued the program's dominance at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska celebrated its hundredth consecutive sellout on September 15, 1979 against Utah State, though this was actually number ninety-nine. Sellout 100 came two weeks later, a 42–17 win over Penn State.[3] The error wasn't discovered for nearly a decade.[2] Osborne's prolific offenses earned the nickname "The Scoring Explosion" through the early 1980s – from 1979 to 1984, Nebraska averaged 42.8 points per game at home, including 61.5 in a record-setting 1983 season. The streak persisted relatively untested through most of Osborne's tenure, but was threatened in 1990 when declining enrollment meant Nebraska nearly did not sell its entire allotment of student tickets.[4] The school enlisted the help of local businesses to ensure the streak's survival in the early part of the decade.[2]

The streak reached 200 on October 29, 1994, a dominant win for Nebraska over second-ranked Colorado; the Cornhuskers leapt to No. 1 and won Osborne's first consensus national title in January.[5] The win over CU came in the middle of a forty-seven-game win streak, the third-longest in major college football history. The win streak ended in 1998, Frank Solich's first season as head coach, when Texas became the first unranked team to win in Lincoln since NU's 1981 victory over Colorado. Solich's team began another lengthy home win streak, highlighted by a 2001 win over Oklahoma in the first regular season No. 1 versus No. 2 game in BCS history.[a][6]

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Nebraska vs. Florida Atlantic on Aug. 30, 2014, the 334th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska's stretch of seventy-three wins in seventy-four games ended in 2002. Solich was fired in 2003 after a 38–7 loss to Kansas State, NU's first home loss by more than two possessions since the sellout streak began.

Recent criticism and close calls

The sellout streak, traditionally a source of pride for the program and its supporters, has been criticized in the years since Solich's dismissal as Nebraska has struggled on the field and occasionally in the stands.[7][8] Nebraska ended several games of its 2007 season to thousands of empty seats, prompting Osborne to worry about the streak's survival: "they're relatively loyal, more than most any place around the country. But they're human. If you have sustained losing seasons, anybody gets discouraged."[9] The university considers a game a sellout as long as every ticket is sold, regardless of actual usage or if all seats are filled, and has been forced to sell large groups of tickets to donors and corporate sponsors to keep the streak intact.[7][2]

Nebraska's performance at Memorial Stadium continued to decline under Scott Frost – the Cornhuskers went 12–20 at home between 2017 and 2022, and the number of tickets scanned was often far below capacity.[2] The sellout streak survived Frost's tenure thanks largely to a donor purchase of 2,400 discounted tickets to Nebraska's 2021 home opener against Fordham; though many were returned from Fordham's allotment, it was one of several bulk sales required to keep the streak alive.[10] The tickets were distributed to local youth and their families in what athletic director Trev Alberts called the "Red Carpet Experience."[10] Months after Frost's firing a year later, Alberts publicly stated the sellout streak was on "life support" prior to Nebraska's 2022 game against Indiana.[11]

The sellout streak reached 400 in 2024, a 31–24 overtime loss to Illinois in the first matchup of ranked teams at Memorial Stadium since 2013.[2] At 403, Nebraska's sellout streak is over twice as long as the country's second-longest (Oklahoma at 153).[12][13]

Games 1–100

Nebraska win Nebraska loss
More information No., Date ...
No. Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
1 Nov. 3, 1962Missouri16Nebraska736,501
2 Nov. 17, 1962Nebraska14Oklahoma State034,329
3 Sep. 21, 1963Nebraska58South Dakota State734,493
4 Oct. 5, 1963Nebraska21Iowa State737,638
5 Oct. 12, 1963Air Force17Nebraska1338,067
6 Oct. 26, 1963Nebraska41Colorado637,630
7 Nov. 9, 1963Nebraska23Kansas939,844
8 Nov. 23, 1963No. 10 Nebraska29No. 6 Oklahoma2038,362
9 Sep. 19, 1964Nebraska54South Dakota038,625
10 Oct. 10, 1964No. 8 Nebraska28South Carolina647,874
11 Oct. 17, 1964No. 6 Nebraska47Kansas State046,056
12 Oct. 31, 1964No. 5 Nebraska9Missouri048,878
13 Nov. 14, 1964No. 4 Nebraska27Oklahoma State1449,013
14 Sep. 18, 1965No. 1 Nebraska34TCU1453,650
15 Oct. 2, 1965No. 3 Nebraska44Iowa State054,440
16 Oct. 9, 1965No. 2 Nebraska37Wisconsin053,641
17 Oct. 23, 1965No. 3 Nebraska38Colorado1353,873
18 Nov. 6, 1965No. 3 Nebraska42Kansas654,118
19 Nov. 25, 1965No. 3 Nebraska21Oklahoma952,533
20 Sep. 17, 1966No. 3 Nebraska14TCU1060,974
21 Sep. 24, 1966No. 4 Nebraska28Utah State763,543
22 Oct. 15, 1966No. 6 Nebraska21Kansas State1064,108
23 Oct. 29, 1966No. 8 Nebraska35Missouri064,489
24 Nov. 12, 1966No. 4 Nebraska21Oklahoma State665,102
25 Sep. 30, 1967No. 7 Nebraska7Minnesota065,347
26 Oct. 21, 1967No. 4 Colorado21Nebraska1665,842
27 Nov. 4, 1967Nebraska12Iowa State064,563
28 Nov. 11, 1967Nebraska9Oklahoma State065,388
29 Nov. 23, 1967No. 5 Oklahoma21Nebraska1459,792
30 Sep. 14, 1968No. 14 Nebraska13Wyoming1066,922
31 Sep. 21, 1968No. 14 Nebraska31Utah066,198
32 Oct. 12, 1968No. 6 Kansas23No. 9 Nebraska1368,128
33 Oct. 19, 1968No. 20 Missouri16No. 13 Nebraska1466,818
34 Nov. 9, 1968Kansas State12Nebraska067,466
35 Sep. 20, 1969No. 5 USC31Nebraska2167,058
36 Sep. 27, 1969Nebraska14Texas A&M066,331
37 Oct. 18, 1969Nebraska21Kansas1766,667
38 Oct. 25, 1969Nebraska13Oklahoma State366,421
39 Nov. 1, 1969Nebraska20No. 18 Colorado767,084
40 Nov. 8, 1969No. 20 Nebraska17Iowa State367,107
41 Sep. 12, 1970No. 9 Nebraska36Wake Forest1266,103
42 Sep. 26, 1970No. 8 Nebraska28Army066,928
43 Oct. 10, 1970No. 6 Nebraska21No. 16 Missouri767,538
44 Oct. 24, 1970No. 4 Nebraska65Oklahoma State3167,822
45 Nov. 14, 1970No. 4 Nebraska51No. 20 Kansas State1367,894
46 Nov. 21, 1970No. 3 Nebraska28Oklahoma2167,392
47 Sep. 11, 1971No. 2 Nebraska34Oregon767,437
48 Sep. 18, 1971No. 1 Nebraska35Minnesota768,187
49 Sep. 25, 1971No. 1 Nebraska34Texas A&M767,993
50 Oct. 2, 1971No. 1 Nebraska42Utah State667,421
51 Oct. 16, 1971No. 1 Nebraska55Kansas068,331
52 Oct. 30, 1971No. 1 Nebraska31No. 9 Colorado766,776
53 Nov. 6, 1971No. 1 Nebraska37Iowa State067,201
54 Sep. 16, 1972No. 10 Nebraska37Texas A&M776,042
55 Sep. 30, 1972No. 7 Nebraska49Minnesota076,217
56 Oct. 14, 1972No. 6 Nebraska62Missouri076,511
57 Oct. 28, 1972No. 3 Nebraska34Oklahoma State076,432
58 Nov. 18, 1972No. 5 Nebraska59Kansas State775,079
59 Nov. 23, 1972No. 4 Oklahoma17No. 5 Nebraska1476,587
60 Sep. 8, 1973No. 4 Nebraska40No. 10 UCLA1374,966
61 Sep. 22, 1973No. 2 Nebraska31No. 14 North Carolina State1475,925
62 Sep. 29, 1973No. 2 Nebraska20Wisconsin1676,279
63 Oct. 20, 1973No. 11 Nebraska10No. 18 Kansas976,498
64 Nov. 3, 1973No. 13 Nebraska28No. 17 Colorado1676,555
65 Nov. 10, 1973No. 11 Nebraska31Iowa State776,503
66 Sep. 14, 1974No. 7 Nebraska61Oregon776,053
67 Sep. 28, 1974No. 10 Nebraska49Northwestern776,101
68 Oct. 5, 1974No. 6 Nebraska54Minnesota076,408
69 Oct. 12, 1974Missouri21No. 5 Nebraska1076,526
70 Oct. 26, 1974No. 9 Nebraska7Oklahoma State376,426
71 Nov. 16, 1974No. 6 Nebraska35Kansas State776,188
72 Nov. 23, 1974No. 1 Oklahoma28No. 6 Nebraska1476,636
73 Sep. 13, 1975No. 6 Nebraska10LSU776,259
74 Sep. 20, 1975No. 6 Nebraska45Indiana076,022
75 Sep. 27, 1975No. 4 Nebraska56TCU1475,931
76 Oct. 4, 1975No. 4 Nebraska31Miami (FL)1676,231
77 Oct. 11, 1975No. 4 Nebraska16Kansas076,285
78 Oct. 25, 1975No. 4 Nebraska63No. 10 Colorado2176,509
79 Nov. 15, 1975No. 2 Nebraska52Iowa State076,131
80 Sep. 25, 1976No. 6 Nebraska64TCU1074,981
81 Oct. 2, 1976No. 5 Nebraska17Miami (FL)976,155
82 Oct. 16, 1976No. 3 Nebraska51Kansas State076,150
83 Oct. 23, 1976No. 17 Missouri34Nebraska2476,051
84 Nov. 6, 1976No. 9 Nebraska14No. 13 Oklahoma State1076,272
85 Nov. 26, 1976No. 8 Oklahoma20No. 10 Nebraska1776,247
86 Sep. 10, 1977Washington State19No. 15 Nebraska1075,922
87 Sep. 17, 1977Nebraska31No. 4 Alabama2475,899
88 Sep. 24, 1977No. 14 Nebraska31Baylor1076,231
89 Oct. 1, 1977No. 11 Nebraska31Indiana1376,034
90 Oct. 15, 1977Iowa State24No. 9 Nebraska2176,090
91 Oct. 22, 1977No. 18 Nebraska33No. 7 Colorado1576,486
92 Nov. 12, 1977No. 12 Nebraska52Kansas776,392
93 Sep. 9, 1978No. 10 Nebraska36California2675,780
94 Sep. 16, 1978No. 12 Nebraska56Hawaii1075,615
95 Oct. 14, 1978No. 8 Nebraska48Kansas State1475,818
96 Oct. 28, 1978No. 4 Nebraska22Oklahoma State1475,786
97 Nov. 11, 1978No. 4 Nebraska17No. 1 Oklahoma1476,015
98 Nov. 18, 1978Missouri35No. 2 Nebraska3175,850
99 Sep. 15, 1979No. 8 Nebraska35Utah State1475,953
100 Sep. 29, 1979No. 6 Nebraska42No. 18 Penn State1776,151
References: [14][15]
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Games 101–200

Nebraska win Nebraska loss
More information No., Date ...
No. Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
101 Oct. 6, 1979No. 5 Nebraska57New Mexico State076,135
102 Oct. 13, 1979No. 5 Nebraska42Kansas076,011
103 Oct. 27, 1979No. 2 Nebraska38Colorado1076,158
104 Nov. 17, 1979No. 3 Nebraska34Iowa State376,049
105 Sep. 13, 1980No. 8 Nebraska55Utah975,526
106 Sep. 20, 1980No. 6 Nebraska57Iowa076,029
107 Oct. 4, 1980No. 16 Florida State18No. 3 Nebraska1476,152
108 Oct. 18, 1980No. 10 Nebraska48Oklahoma State776,021
109 Nov. 1, 1980No. 8 Nebraska38No. 15 Missouri1676,155
110 Nov. 8, 1980No. 5 Nebraska55Kansas State876,121
111 Nov. 22, 1980No. 9 Oklahoma21No. 4 Nebraska1776,322
112 Sep. 19, 1981No. 17 Nebraska34No. 19 Florida State1476,289
113 Sep. 26, 1981No. 3 Penn State30No. 15 Nebraska2476,308
114 Oct. 3, 1981Nebraska17Auburn376,423
115 Oct. 10, 1981Nebraska59Colorado076,169
116 Oct. 31, 1981No. 12 Nebraska31Kansas1576,208
117 Nov. 14, 1981No. 7 Nebraska31Iowa State776,258
118 Sep. 11, 1982No. 5 Nebraska42Iowa776,013
119 Sep. 18, 1982No. 3 Nebraska68New Mexico State076,141
120 Oct. 16, 1982No. 6 Nebraska42Kansas State1376,268
121 Oct. 23, 1982No. 5 Nebraska23Missouri1976,406
122 Nov. 6, 1982No. 6 Nebraska48Oklahoma State1076,387
123 Nov. 26, 1982No. 3 Nebraska28No. 11 Oklahoma2476,398
124 Sep. 10, 1983No. 1 Nebraska56Wyoming2076,016
125 Sep. 24, 1983No. 1 Nebraska42UCLA1076,510
126 Oct. 1, 1983No. 1 Nebraska63Syracuse776,382
127 Oct. 22, 1983No. 1 Nebraska69Colorado1976,268
128 Nov. 5, 1983No. 1 Nebraska72Iowa State2976,326
129 Nov. 12, 1983No. 1 Nebraska67Kansas1376,503
130 Sep. 8, 1984No. 2 Nebraska42Wyoming776,125
131 Sep. 15, 1984No. 1 Nebraska38Minnesota776,077
132 Oct. 6, 1984No. 8 Nebraska17No. 9 Oklahoma State376,368
133 Oct. 13, 1984No. 6 Nebraska33Missouri2376,319
134 Oct. 27, 1984No. 4 Nebraska62Kansas State1476,068
135 Nov. 17, 1984No. 6 Oklahoma17No. 1 Nebraska776,323
136 Sep. 7, 1985No. 17 Florida State17No. 10 Nebraska1375,943
137 Sep. 21, 1985No. 18 Nebraska52No. 20 Illinois2576,149
138 Sep. 28, 1985No. 16 Nebraska63Oregon075,947
139 Oct. 5, 1985No. 13 Nebraska38New Mexico State775,902
140 Oct. 26, 1985No. 5 Nebraska17Colorado776,014
141 Nov. 9, 1985No. 3 Nebraska49Iowa State075,920
142 Nov. 16, 1985No. 2 Nebraska56Kansas675,863
143 Sep. 6, 1986No. 8 Nebraska34No. 11 Florida State1775,865
144 Sep. 27, 1986No. 4 Nebraska48Oregon1476,185
145 Oct. 11, 1986No. 3 Nebraska30Oklahoma State1076,041
146 Oct. 18, 1986No. 3 Nebraska48Missouri1776,005
147 Nov. 1, 1986No. 9 Nebraska38Kansas State075,893
148 Nov. 22, 1986No. 3 Oklahoma20No. 5 Nebraska1776,198
149 Sep. 5, 1987No. 2 Nebraska56Utah State1275,910
150 Sep. 12, 1987No. 2 Nebraska42No. 3 UCLA3376,313
151 Oct. 3, 1987No. 2 Nebraska30South Carolina2176,061
152 Oct. 10, 1987No. 2 Nebraska54Kansas276,053
153 Oct. 24, 1987No. 2 Nebraska56Kansas State376,106
154 Nov. 7, 1987No. 2 Nebraska42Iowa State376,001
155 Nov. 21, 1987No. 2 Oklahoma17No. 1 Nebraska776,663
156 Sep. 3, 1988No. 2 Nebraska63Utah State1376,233
157 Sep. 24, 1988No. 9 Nebraska47Arizona State1676,312
158 Oct. 1, 1988No. 9 Nebraska48UNLV676,398
159 Oct. 15, 1988No. 7 Nebraska63No. 10 Oklahoma State4276,432
160 Oct. 29, 1988No. 5 Nebraska26Missouri1876,316
161 Nov. 12, 1988No. 7 Nebraska7No. 19 Colorado076,359
162 Sep. 9, 1989No. 4 Nebraska48Northern Illinois1776,194
163 Sep. 16, 1989No. 4 Nebraska42Utah3076,333
164 Sep. 30, 1989No. 3 Nebraska35Oregon State776,290
165 Oct. 7, 1989No. 4 Nebraska58Kansas State776,265
166 Oct. 28, 1989No. 4 Nebraska49Iowa State1776,371
167 Nov. 11, 1989No. 6 Nebraska51Kansas1476,232
168 Nov. 18, 1989No. 6 Nebraska42Oklahoma2576,404
169 Sep. 1, 1990No. 7 Nebraska13Baylor076,184
170 Sep. 8, 1990No. 10 Nebraska60Northern Illinois1476,043
171 Sep. 22, 1990No. 8 Nebraska56Minnesota076,354
172 Sep. 29, 1990No. 8 Nebraska31Oregon State776,061
173 Oct. 13, 1990No. 7 Nebraska69Missouri2176,317
174 Oct. 20, 1990No. 7 Nebraska31Oklahoma State376,251
175 Nov. 3, 1990No. 9 Colorado27No. 3 Nebraska1276,464
176 Sep. 7, 1991No. 14 Nebraska59Utah State2876,115
177 Sep. 14, 1991No. 13 Nebraska71Colorado State1476,379
178 Sep. 21, 1991No. 4 Washington36No. 9 Nebraska2176,304
179 Oct. 19, 1991No. 9 Nebraska38Kansas State3176,209
180 Oct. 26, 1991No. 9 Nebraska63Missouri676,244
181 Nov. 16, 1991No. 11 Nebraska38Iowa State1376,078
182 Nov. 29, 1991No. 11 Nebraska19No. 19 Oklahoma1476,368
183 Sep. 5, 1992No. 11 Nebraska49Utah2276,234
184 Sep. 12, 1992No. 11 Nebraska48Middle Tennessee776,184
185 Sep. 26, 1992No. 15 Nebraska45Arizona State2476,138
186 Oct. 10, 1992No. 15 Nebraska55Oklahoma State076,116
187 Oct. 31, 1992No. 8 Nebraska52No. 8 Colorado776,287
188 Nov. 7, 1992No. 7 Nebraska49No. 13 Kansas776,165
189 Sep. 4, 1993No. 9 Nebraska76North Texas1475,614
190 Sep. 11, 1993No. 9 Nebraska50Texas Tech2775,771
191 Sep. 25, 1993No. 6 Nebraska48Colorado State1375,625
192 Oct. 16, 1993No. 6 Nebraska45Kansas State2875,721
193 Oct. 23, 1993No. 5 Nebraska49Missouri775,574
194 Nov. 13, 1993No. 4 Nebraska49Iowa State1775,513
195 Nov. 26, 1993No. 2 Nebraska21No. 16 Oklahoma775,674
196 Sep. 17, 1994No. 2 Nebraska49No. 13 UCLA2175,687
197 Sep. 24, 1994No. 2 Nebraska70Pacific (CA)2175,273
198 Oct. 1, 1994No. 2 Nebraska42Wyoming3276,234
199 Oct. 8, 1994No. 2 Nebraska32Oklahoma State375,453
200 Oct. 29, 1994No. 3 Nebraska24No. 2 Colorado776,131
References: [15][16][17]
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Games 201–300

Nebraska win Nebraska loss
More information No., Date ...
No. Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
201 Nov. 5, 1994No. 1 Nebraska45Kansas1775,543
202 Sep. 16, 1995No. 2 Nebraska77Arizona State2875,418
203 Sep. 23, 1995No. 2 Nebraska49Pacific (CA)775,630
204 Sep. 30, 1995No. 2 Nebraska35Washington State2175,777
205 Oct. 14, 1995No. 2 Nebraska57Missouri075,552
206 Oct. 21, 1995No. 2 Nebraska49No. 8 Kansas State2576,072
207 Nov. 4, 1995No. 1 Nebraska73Iowa State1475,505
208 Nov. 24, 1995No. 1 Nebraska37Oklahoma075,662
209 Sep. 7, 1996No. 1 Nebraska55Michigan State1475,590
210 Sep. 28, 1996No. 8 Nebraska65Colorado State975,575
211 Oct. 12, 1996No. 5 Nebraska49Baylor075,478
212 Oct. 26, 1996No. 5 Nebraska63Kansas775,158
213 Nov. 9, 1996No. 5 Nebraska51Missouri775,133
214 Nov. 29, 1996No. 4 Nebraska17No. 5 Colorado1275,695
215 Aug. 30, 1997No. 6 Nebraska59Akron1475,124
216 Sep. 13, 1997No. 6 Nebraska38Central Florida2475,327
217 Oct. 4, 1997No. 3 Nebraska56No. 17 Kansas State2675,856
218 Oct. 18, 1997No. 2 Nebraska29Texas Tech075,764
219 Nov. 1, 1997No. 1 Nebraska69Oklahoma775,926
220 Nov. 15, 1997No. 3 Nebraska77Iowa State1475,613
221 Aug. 29, 1998No. 4 Nebraska56Louisiana Tech2776,021
222 Sep. 5, 1998No. 4 Nebraska38UAB775,921
223 Sep. 26, 1998No. 2 Nebraska55No. 9 Washington776,372
224 Oct. 17, 1998No. 8 Nebraska41Kansas076,174
225 Oct. 24, 1998No. 7 Nebraska20No. 19 Missouri1376,425
226 Oct. 31, 1998Texas20No. 7 Nebraska1676,434
227 Nov. 27, 1998No. 14 Nebraska16Colorado1475,958
228 Sep. 11, 1999No. 5 Nebraska45California077,617
229 Sep. 18, 1999No. 4 Nebraska20Southern Miss1377,826
230 Oct. 2, 1999No. 5 Nebraska38Oklahoma State1477,740
231 Oct. 9, 1999No. 4 Nebraska49Iowa State1477,743
232 Nov. 6, 1999No. 9 Nebraska37No. 21 Texas A&M077,705
233 Nov. 13, 1999No. 7 Nebraska41No. 5 Kansas State1577,744
234 Sep. 2, 2000No. 1 Nebraska49San Jose State1377,728
235 Sep. 23, 2000No. 1 Nebraska42Iowa1378,070
236 Sep. 30, 2000No. 1 Nebraska42Missouri2477,744
237 Oct. 21, 2000No. 1 Nebraska59Baylor077,959
238 Nov. 4, 2000No. 5 Nebraska56Kansas1778,096
239 Nov. 24, 2000No. 10 Nebraska34Colorado3277,672
240 Aug. 25, 2001No. 4 Nebraska21TCU777,473
241 Sep. 1, 2001No. 4 Nebraska42Troy State1477,812
242 Sep. 8, 2001No. 5 Nebraska27No. 17 Notre Dame1078,118
243 Sep. 20, 2001No. 4 Nebraska48Rice377,344
244 Oct. 6, 2001No. 4 Nebraska48Iowa State1478,002
245 Oct. 20, 2001No. 3 Nebraska41Texas Tech3177,838
246 Oct. 27, 2001No. 3 Nebraska20No. 2 Oklahoma1078,031
247 Nov. 20, 2001No. 2 Nebraska31Kansas State2177,818
248 Aug. 24, 2002No. 10 Nebraska48Arizona State1077,779
249 Aug. 31, 2002No. 9 Nebraska31Troy State1677,831
250 Sep. 7, 2002No. 9 Nebraska44Utah State1378,176
251 Oct. 5, 2002Nebraska38McNeese State1477,192
252 Oct. 12, 2002Nebraska24Missouri1378,014
253 Nov. 2, 2002No. 7 Texas27Nebraska2478,268
254 Nov. 9, 2002Nebraska45Kansas777,351
255 Nov. 29, 2002No. 13 Colorado28Nebraska1377,804
256 Aug. 30, 2003No. Nebraska17No. 24 Oklahoma State778,058
257 Sep. 6, 2003No. 23 Nebraska31Utah State777,284
258 Sep. 13, 2003No. 18 Nebraska18Penn State1078,008
259 Oct. 4, 2003No. 12 Nebraska30Troy State077,825
260 Oct. 18, 2003No. 18 Nebraska48Texas A&M1277,604
261 Oct. 25, 2003No. 14 Nebraska28Iowa State077,483
262 Nov. 15, 2003Kansas State38No. 18 Nebraska778,014
263 Sep. 4, 2004Nebraska56Western Illinois1777,471
264 Sep. 11, 2004Southern Miss21Nebraska1777,887
265 Oct. 2, 2004Nebraska14Kansas877,637
266 Oct. 16, 2004Nebraska59Baylor2777,881
267 Oct. 30, 2004Nebraska24Missouri377,616
268 Nov. 26, 2004Colorado26Nebraska2077,661
269 Sep. 3, 2005Nebraska25Maine777,469
270 Sep. 10, 2005Nebraska31Wake Forest377,380
271 Sep. 17, 2005Nebraska7Pittsburgh677,336
272 Oct. 1, 2005Nebraska27No. 23 Iowa State2077,433
273 Oct. 8, 2005No. 15 Texas Tech34Nebraska3177,580
274 Oct. 29, 2005Oklahoma31Nebraska2477,438
275 Nov. 12, 2005Nebraska27Kansas State1577,761
276 Sep. 2, 2006No. 20 Nebraska49Louisiana Tech1085,181
277 Sep. 9, 2006No. 21 Nebraska56Nicholls State784,076
278 Sep. 23, 2006No. 23 Nebraska56Troy084,799
279 Sep. 30, 2006No. 21 Nebraska39Kansas3285,069
280 Oct. 21, 2006No. 5 Texas22No. 17 Nebraska2085,187
281 Nov. 4, 2006Nebraska34Missouri2085,197
282 Nov. 24, 2006No. 23 Nebraska37Colorado1485,800
283 Sep. 1, 2007No. 20 Nebraska52Nevada1084,078
284 Sep. 15, 2007No. 1 USC49No. 14 Nebraska3184,959
285 Sep. 22, 2007No. 24 Nebraska41Ball State4084,294
286 Sep. 29, 2007No. 25 Nebraska35Iowa State1784,703
287 Oct. 13, 2007Oklahoma State45Nebraska1484,334
288 Oct. 20, 2007Texas A&M36Nebraska1484,473
289 Nov. 10, 2007Nebraska73Kansas State3184,665
290 Aug. 30, 2008Nebraska47Western Michigan2484,485
291 Sep. 6, 2008Nebraska35San Jose State1284,146
292 Sep. 13, 2008Nebraska38New Mexico State784,821
293 Sep. 27, 2008Virginia Tech35Nebraska3085,831
294 Oct. 4, 2008No. 4 Missouri52Nebraska1785,372
295 Oct. 25, 2008Nebraska32Baylor2085,104
296 Nov. 8, 2008Nebraska45Kansas3585,486
297 Nov. 28, 2008Nebraska40Colorado3185,319
298 Sep. 5, 2009No. 24 Nebraska49Florida Atlantic385,719
299 Sep. 12, 2009No. 22 Nebraska38Arkansas State985,035
300 Sep. 26, 2009No. 25 Nebraska55Louisiana–Lafayette086,304
References: [17][18]
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Games 301–400

Nebraska win Nebraska loss
More information No., Date ...
No. Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
301 Oct. 17, 2009Texas Tech31No. 15 Nebraska1086,107
302 Oct. 24, 2009Iowa State9Nebraska785,938
303 Nov. 7, 2009Nebraska10No. 20 Oklahoma386,115
304 Nov. 21, 2009Nebraska17Kansas State385,998
305 Sep. 4, 2010No. 8 Nebraska49Western Kentucky1085,555
306 Sep. 11, 2010No. 6 Nebraska38Idaho1785,732
307 Sep. 25, 2010No. 6 Nebraska17South Dakota State385,573
308 Oct. 16, 2010Texas20No. 5 Nebraska1385,648
309 Oct. 30, 2010No. 14 Nebraska31No. 7 Missouri1785,907
310 Nov. 13, 2010No. 9 Nebraska20Kansas385,587
311 Nov. 26, 2010No. 16 Nebraska45Colorado1785,646
312 Sep. 3, 2011No. 10 Nebraska40Chattanooga784,883
313 Sep. 10, 2011No. 10 Nebraska42Fresno State2985,101
314 Sep. 17, 2011No. 11 Nebraska51Washington3885,110
315 Oct. 8, 2011No. 14 Nebraska34Ohio State2785,426
316 Oct. 29, 2011No. 13 Nebraska24No. 9 Michigan State385,641
317 Nov. 5, 2011Northwestern28No. 9 Nebraska2585,115
318 Nov. 25, 2011No. 22 Nebraska20Iowa785,595
319 Sep. 1, 2012No. 17 Nebraska49Southern Miss2085,425
320 Sep. 15, 2012Nebraska42Arkansas State1385,290
321 Sep. 22, 2012No. 25 Nebraska73Idaho State784,923
322 Sep. 29, 2012No. 22 Nebraska30Wisconsin2785,962
323 Oct. 27, 2012Nebraska23No. 20 Michigan986,160
324 Nov. 10, 2012No. 18 Nebraska32Penn State2385,527
325 Nov. 17, 2012No. 16 Nebraska38Minnesota1485,330
326 Aug. 31, 2013No. 18 Nebraska37Wyoming3491,185
327 Sep. 7, 2013No. 22 Nebraska56Southern Miss1390,466
328 Sep. 14, 2013No. 16 UCLA41No. 23 Nebraska2191,471
329 Sep. 21, 2013Nebraska59South Dakota State2090,614
330 Oct. 5, 2013Nebraska39Illinois1991,458
331 Nov. 2, 2013Nebraska27Northwestern2491,140
332 Nov. 16, 2013No. 14 Michigan State41Nebraska2890,872
333 Nov. 29, 2013Iowa38Nebraska1791,260
334 Aug. 30, 2014No. 22 Nebraska55Florida Atlantic791,441
335 Sep. 6, 2014No. 19 Nebraska31McNeese State2491,082
336 Sep. 20, 2014No. 24 Nebraska41Miami (FL)3191,585
337 Sep. 27, 2014No. 21 Nebraska45Illinois1491,255
338 Oct. 25, 2014No. 16 Nebraska42Rutgers2491,088
339 Nov. 1, 2014No. 17 Nebraska35Purdue1491,107
340 Nov. 22, 2014Minnesota28No. 21 Nebraska2491,186
341 Sep. 5, 2015BYU33Nebraska2889,959
342 Sep. 12, 2015Nebraska48South Alabama989,822
343 Sep. 26, 2015Nebraska36Southern Miss2889,999
344 Oct. 10, 2015Wisconsin23Nebraska2189,886
345 Oct. 24, 2015Northwestern30Nebraska2889,493
346 Nov. 7, 2015Nebraska39No. 6 Michigan State3890,094
347 Nov. 27, 2015No. 3 Iowa28Nebraska2090,830
348 Sep. 3, 2016Nebraska43Fresno State1090,013
349 Sep. 10, 2016Nebraska52Wyoming1789,895
350 Sep. 17, 2016Nebraska35No. 22 Oregon3290,414
351 Oct. 1, 2016No. 15 Nebraska31Illinois1690,374
352 Oct. 22, 2016No. 8 Nebraska27Purdue1490,546
353 Nov. 12, 2016No. 21 Nebraska24Minnesota1790,456
354 Nov. 19, 2016No. 19 Nebraska28Maryland789,704
355 Sep. 2, 2017Nebraska43Arkansas State3690,171
356 Sep. 16, 2017Northern Illinois21Nebraska1789,664
357 Sep. 23, 2017Nebraska27Rutgers1789,775
358 Oct. 7, 2017No. 9 Wisconsin38Nebraska1789,860
359 Oct. 14, 2017No. 9 Ohio State56Nebraska1289,346
360 Nov. 4, 2017Northwestern31Nebraska2489,721
361 Nov. 24, 2017Iowa56Nebraska1490,046
362 Sep. 8, 2018Colorado33Nebraska2889,853
363 Sep. 15, 2018Troy24Nebraska1989,360
364 Sep. 29, 2018Purdue42Nebraska2888,911
365 Oct. 20, 2018Nebraska53Minnesota2889,272
366 Oct. 27, 2018Nebraska45Bethune–Cookman988,735
367 Nov. 10, 2018Nebraska54Illinois3588,316
368 Nov. 17, 2018Nebraska9Michigan State688,791
369 Aug. 31, 2019No. 24 Nebraska35South Alabama2189,502
370 Sep. 14, 2019Nebraska44Northern Illinois889,588
371 Sep. 28, 2019No. 5 Ohio State48Nebraska789,759
372 Oct. 5, 2019Nebraska13Northwestern1089,384
373 Oct. 26, 2019Indiana38Nebraska3189,317
374 Nov. 16, 2019No. 15 Wisconsin37Nebraska2188,842
375 Nov. 29, 2019[b]No. 19 Iowa27Nebraska2489,039
376 Sep. 4, 2021Nebraska52Fordham785,938
377 Sep. 11, 2021Nebraska28Buffalo385,663
378 Oct. 2, 2021Nebraska56Northwestern787,364
379 Oct. 9, 2021No. 9 Michigan32Nebraska2987,380
380 Oct . 30, 2021Purdue28Nebraska2385,902
381 Nov. 6, 2021No. 9 Ohio State26Nebraska1784,426
382 Nov. 26, 2021No. 17 Iowa28Nebraska2186,541
383 Sep. 3, 2022Nebraska38North Dakota1786,590
384 Sep. 10, 2022Georgia Southern45Nebraska4286,862
385 Sep. 17, 2022No. 6 Oklahoma49Nebraska1487,161
386 Oct. 1, 2022Nebraska35Indiana2186,804
387 Oct. 29, 2022No. 17 Illinois29Nebraska986,691
388 Nov. 5, 2022Minnesota20Nebraska1386,284
389 Nov. 19, 2022Wisconsin15Nebraska1486,068
390 Sep. 16, 2023Nebraska35Northern Illinois1186,875
391 Sep. 23, 2023Nebraska28Louisiana Tech1487,115
392 Sep. 30, 2023No. 2 Michigan45Nebraska787,133
393 Oct. 21, 2023Nebraska17Northwestern986,769
394 Oct. 28, 2023Nebraska31Purdue1486,709
395 Nov. 11, 2023Maryland13Nebraska1086,830
396 Nov. 24, 2023No. 20 Iowa13Nebraska1086,183
397 Aug. 31, 2024Nebraska40UTEP786,072
398 Sep. 7, 2024Nebraska28Colorado1086,905
399 Sep. 14, 2024No. 23 Nebraska34Northern Iowa386,546
400 Sep. 20, 2024No. 24 Illinois31No. 22 Nebraska2486,936
References: [18][19][20]
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Games 401–403

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No. Date Winning team Losing team Attendance
401 Oct. 5, 2024Nebraska14Rutgers787,464
402 Nov. 2, 2024UCLA27Nebraska2087,453
403 Nov. 23, 2024Nebraska44Wisconsin2586,923
References: [20]
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Records

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By opponent (min. five games)

No. Opponent Record
26 Colorado21–5
Missouri20–6
25 Kansas23–2
24 Iowa State22–2
Kansas State
22 Oklahoma12–10
21 Oklahoma State20–1
11 Minnesota9–2
10 Iowa4–6
8 Utah State8–0
Northwestern5–3
Wisconsin4–4
7 Illinois5–2
6 Baylor6–0
Wyoming
Texas A&M5–1
UCLA4–2
5 Oregon5–0
TCU
Michigan State4–1
Northern Illinois
Southern Miss
Purdue3–2
Texas Tech

By coach

Coach Tenure Record
Bob Devaney1962–197250–9
Tom Osborne1973–1997145–16
Frank Solich1998–200338–4
Bill Callahan2004–200719–8
Bo Pelini2008–201441–10
Mike Riley2015–201712–9
Scott Frost2018–202211–12
Mickey Joseph[c]20221–4
Matt Rhule2023–present9–5

By game type

Game type Record
Big Eight101–18
Big 1246–14
Big Ten28–28
Non-conference151–17
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Notes

  1. Oklahoma was ranked first and Nebraska second by the BCS, but both were ranked behind eventual national champion Miami in the AP and Coaches polls.
  2. Nebraska played three home games during the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2020 season; no tickets were sold for these games and the university does not consider them part of the sellout streak.
  3. Mickey Joseph served as interim head coach for the final nine games of 2022 following the firing of Scott Frost.

References

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