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Nebraska Football Series


Games: 88

Record: 47-38-3 (55%)

Current Streak: W3

Last 10: 8-2

2024 Affiliation: Big Ten

Notes: Longest winning streak: 16 (1943-58) ... Longest losing streak: 7 (1991-97) ... The home-and-home series in 2021-22 was scheduled with the 2021 game being in Norman to mark the 50th anniversary of "The Game of the Century". Future games have also been scheduled in 2029-30.


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Season Date Site PF PA Att OU: Rec   Opp: Rec   Conf Coach
2022 9/17 Lincoln W 49 14 87,161   2-0 #6   1-2 NR Big Ten Joseph
2021 9/18 Norman W 23 16 84,659   2-0 #3   2-1 NR Big Ten Frost
2010 12/4 Arlington W 23 20 78,802   10-2 #10   10-2 #13 Big 12 Pelini
2009 11/7 Lincoln  L  3 10 86,115   5-3 #20   5-3 NR Big 12 Pelini
2008 11/1 Norman W 62 28 85,212   7-1 #4   5-3 NR Big 12 Pelini
2006 12/2 Kansas City W 21 7 80,031   10-2 #8   9-3 #19 Big 12 Callahan
2005 10/29 Lincoln W 31 24 77,438   4-3 NR   5-2 NR Big 12 Callahan
2004 11/13 Norman W 30 3 84,916   9-0 #2   5-4 NR Big 12 Callahan
2001 10/27 Lincoln  L  10 20 78,031   7-0 #2   8-0 #3 Big 12 Solich
2000 10/28 Norman W 31 14 75,989   6-0 #3   7-0 #1 Big 12 Solich
1997 11/1 Lincoln  L  7 69 75,926   3-5 NR   7-0 #1 Big 12 Osborne
1996 11/2 Norman  L  21 73 75,004   2-5 NR   6-1 #5 Big 12 Osborne
1995 11/24 Lincoln  L  0 37 75,662   5-4-1 NR   10-0 #1 Big 8 Osborne
1994 11/25 Norman  L  3 13 70,216   6-4 NR   11-0 #1 Big 8 Osborne
1993 11/26 Lincoln  L  7 21 75,674   8-2 #16   10-0 #2 Big 8 Osborne
1992 11/27 Norman  L  9 33 69,770   5-3-2 NR   7-2 #12 Big 8 Osborne
1991 11/29 Lincoln  L  14 19 76,386   8-2 #19   8-1-1 #11 Big 8 Osborne
1990 11/23 Norman W 45 10 74,910   7-3 NR   9-1 #10 Big 8 Osborne
1989 11/18 Lincoln  L  25 42 76,404   7-3 NR   9-1 #6 Big 8 Osborne
1988 11/19 Norman  L  3 7 75,004   9-1 #9   10-1 #7 Big 8 Osborne
1987 11/21 Lincoln W 17 7 76,663   10-0 #2   9-0 #1 Big 8 Osborne
1986 11/22 Lincoln W 20 17 76,198   9-1 #3   9-1 #5 Big 8 Osborne
1985 11/23 Norman W 27 7 75,554   7-1 #5   9-1 #2 Big 8 Osborne
1984 11/17 Lincoln W 17 7 76,323   7-1-1 #6   9-1 #1 Big 8 Osborne
1983 11/26 Norman  L  21 28 76,565   7-3 NR   11-0 #1 Big 8 Osborne
1982 11/26 Lincoln  L  24 28 76,398   8-2 #11   9-1 #3 Big 8 Osborne
1981 11/21 Norman  L  14 37 75,833   5-3-1 NR   8-2 #5 Big 8 Osborne
1980 11/22 Lincoln W 21 17 74,684   7-2 #9   9-1 #4 Big 8 Osborne
1979 11/24 Norman W 17 14 72,516   9-1 #8   10-0 #3 Big 8 Osborne
1978 1/1 (Orange) Miami W 31 24 66,365   10-1 #4   9-2 #6 Big 8 Osborne
1978 11/11 Lincoln  L  14 17 74,657   9-0 #1   8-1 #4 Big 8 Osborne
1977 11/25 Norman W 38 7 71,184   9-1 #3   8-2 #11 Big 8 Osborne
1976 11/26 Lincoln W 20 17 74,284   7-2-1 #8   7-2-1 #10 Big 8 Osborne
1975 11/22 Norman W 35 10 71,952   9-1 #7   10-0 #2 Big 8 Osborne
1974 11/23 Lincoln W 28 14 74,504   9-0 #1   8-2 #6 Big 8 Osborne
1973 11/23 Norman W 27 0 62,257   8-0-1 #3   8-1-1 #10 Big 8 Osborne
1972 11/23 Lincoln W 17 14 76,587   8-1 #4   8-1-1 #5 Big 8 Devaney
1971 11/25 Norman  L  31 35 62,884   9-0 #2   10-0 #1 Big 8 Devaney
1970 11/21 Lincoln  L  21 28 67,392   6-3 NR   9-0-1 #3 Big 8 Devaney
1969 11/22 Norman  L  14 44 52,367   5-3 NR   7-2 #16 Big 8 Devaney
1968 11/23 Norman W 47 0 46,011   5-3 #14   6-3 NR Big 8 Devaney
1967 11/23 Lincoln W 21 14 59,154   7-1 #5   6-3 NR Big 8 Devaney
1966 11/24 Norman W 10 9 42,884   5-3 NR   9-0 #4 Big 8 Devaney
1965 11/25 Lincoln  L  9 21 52,164   3-5 NR   9-0 #3 Big 8 Devaney
1964 11/21 Norman W 17 7 54,552   4-3-1 NR   9-1 #4 Big 8 Devaney
1963 11/23 Lincoln  L  20 29 38,362   7-1 #6   9-1 #10 Big 8 Devaney
1962 11/24 Norman W 34 6 58,768   6-2 #10   9-1 NR Big 8 Devaney
1961 11/25 Lincoln W 21 14 26,139   3-5 NR   3-5-1 NR Big 8 Jennings
1960 11/19 Norman  L  14 17 42,701   2-5-1 NR   3-6 NR Big 8 Jennings
1959 10/31 Lincoln  L  21 25 32,703   3-2 #19   2-4 NR Big 8 Jennings
1958 11/22 Norman W 40 7 44,740   7-1 #4   3-6 NR Big 8 Jennings
1957 11/23 Lincoln W 32 7 29,844   7-1 #6   1-8 NR Big 7 Jennings
1956 11/24 Norman W 54 6 50,039   8-0 #1   4-5 NR Big 7 Elliot
1955 11/19 Lincoln W 41 0 36,576   8-0 #1   5-4 NR Big 7 Glassford
1954 11/20 Norman W 55 7 55,172   8-0 #3   5-4 NR Big 7 Glassford
1953 11/21 Lincoln W 30 7 31,551   6-1-1 #4   3-5-1 NR Big 7 Glassford
1952 11/22 Norman W 34 13 42,489   6-1-1 #5   5-3-1 NR Big 7 Glassford
1951 11/24 Lincoln W 27 0 33,698   6-2 #12   2-6 NR Big 7 Glassford
1950 11/25 Norman W 49 35 53,066   8-0 #1   6-1-1 #16 Big 7 Glassford
1949 10/22 Lincoln W 48 0 39,000   4-0 #4   2-2 NR Big 7 Glassford
1948 11/13 Norman W 41 14     6-1 #9   2-5 NR Big 7 Clark
1947 11/22 Lincoln W 14 13 25,000   5-2-1 NR   2-5 NR Big 6 Masterson
1946 11/23 Norman W 27 6     5-3 #18   3-4 NR Big 6 Masterson
1945 9/29 Lincoln W 20 0     1-0 N/A   0-0 N/A Big 6 Clark
1944 12/2 Oklahoma City W 31 12 3,000   5-3-1 NR   2-5 NR Big 6 Lewandowski
1943 11/27 Lincoln W 26 7     6-2 NR   2-5 NR Big 6 Lewandowski
1942 10/24 Norman L 0 7     1-2-1 NR   1-3 NR Big 6 Presnell
1941 11/29 Lincoln L 6 7     6-2 NR   3-5 NR Big 6 Jones
1940 11/2 Norman L 0 13 33,377   3-1 NR   3-1 #12 Big 6 Jones
1939 11/25 Lincoln L 7 13 35,000   6-1-1 #14   6-1-1 NR Big 6 Jones
1938 10/22 Norman W 14 0 28,091   3-0 #14   0-2-1 NR Big 6 Jones
1937 10/16 Lincoln T 0 0     1-1-1 N/A   2-0 N/A Big 6 Jones
1936 10/24 Norman L 0 14     2-1-1 NR   2-1 #15 Big 6 Bible
1935 10/26 Lincoln L 0 19     3-1 N/A   2-1-1 N/A Big 6 Bible
1934 10/20 Norman L 0 6     1-1 N/A   2-1 N/A Big 6 Bible
1933 10/28 Lincoln L 7 16     2-1-1 N/A   3-0 N/A Big 6 Bible
1932 11/19 Norman L 0 5     4-3 N/A   4-1-1 N/A Big 6 Bible
1931 10/10 Lincoln L 0 13     1-0 N/A   1-1 N/A Big 6 Bible
1930 10/11 Norman W 20 7     1-0 N/A   1-0 N/A Big 6 Bible
1929 11/16 Lincoln T 13 13     3-2 N/A   2-1-2 N/A Big 6 Bible
1928 11/10 Norman L 6 44 18,346   2-2 N/A   5-0 N/A Big 6 Bearg
1925 10/31 Lincoln L 0 12     2-1 N/A   2-1-1 N/A MVIAA Bearg
1924 10/11 Norman W 14 7     0-1 N/A   0-1 N/A MVIAA Dawson
1923 10/13 Lincoln L 0 24     0-0 N/A   0-1 N/A MVIAA Dawson
1922 10/28 Norman L 7 39     1-0-1 N/A   2-0 N/A MVIAA Dawson
1921 10/29 Lincoln L 0 44     3-0 N/A   2-1 N/A MVIAA Dawson
1919 10/25 Omaha T 7 7     3-1 N/A   0-2-1 N/A Ind Schulte
1912 11/23 Lincoln L 9 13     5-2 N/A   6-1 N/A MVIAA Stiehm
Totals 1,764 1,451 4,010,904
Averages 20 16 60,771
Highs 62 73 87,161
Lows 0 0 3,000