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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: Tom Osborne
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 27  @ Texas A&M  23   14   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 3  vs. Utah State  63   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ UCLA  28   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Arizona State  47   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  48   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Kansas  63   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Oklahoma State  63   42   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Kansas State  48   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Missouri  26   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Iowa State  51   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Colorado  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Oklahoma  7   3   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Miami  3   23   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored477
  Scoring Average36.7
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record78-70
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 11-2-0 AP
10 11-2-0 Coaches
10 11-2-0 UPI
8 11-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1988 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 5-6195258 3-4142183  Jim Walden
Kansas 1-10189496 1-6118319  Glen Mason
Nebraska 11-2477205Lost  3-237-026592  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 9-3332160Lost  6-136-1235101  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 10-2584341Won  62-145-2317215  Pat Jones
Colorado 8-4322196Lost  17-204-3181108  Bill McCartney
Missouri 3-7-1234330 2-5164195  Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State 0-11171448 0-7108317  Stan Parrish

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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