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Nebraska Football Team History

Nebraska Cornhuskers

University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Founded: 1869
Stadium: Memorial/Osborne Field
Capacity: 81,067
Colors: Scarlet & Cream
Coach: Scott Frost/Mickey Joseph
Conference: Big 10-West

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1890 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Scott Frost/Mickey Joseph enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Nebraska.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 27	Northwestern	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. North Dakota	38	17	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Georgia Southern	42	45	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Oklahoma	14	49	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Indiana	35	21	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Rutgers	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Purdue	37	43	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Illinois	9	26	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Minnesota	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Michigan	3	34	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Wisconsin	14	15	L
Fri., Nov. 25	@ Iowa	24	17	W

2022 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	271
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	331
Defense Average	27.6
Opponents Record	74-68
Conference Record	3-6
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	2-2

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 Big 10-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purdue	8-6	372	383	Lost 7-63	6-3	230	219	Jeff Brohm
Minnesota	9-4	367	180	Won 28-20	5-4	190	143	P.J. Fleck
Illinois	8-5	315	166	Lost 10-19	5-4	212	138	Bret Bielema
Iowa	8-5	230	173	Won 21-0	5-4	168	160	Kirk Ferentz
Wisconsin	7-6	342	263	Won 24-17	4-5	200	222	Paul Chryst/Jim Leonhard
Nebraska	4-8	271	331		3-6	177	220	Scott Frost/Mickey Joseph
Northwestern	1-11	165	340		1-8	104	261	Pat Fitzgerald

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.