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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 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big 12 Conference  Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Michigan State  55   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Arizona State  0   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Colorado State  65   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Kansas State  39   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Baylor  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Texas Tech  24   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Kansas  63   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Oklahoma  73   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Missouri  51   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Iowa State  49   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Colorado  17   12   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Texas  27   37   L    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Tue., Dec. 31  @ Virginia Tech  41   21   W    @ Miami, FL   
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored553
  Scoring Average42.5
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record86-66
  Conference Record8-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-2-0 AP
6 11-2-0 Coaches
6 11-2-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5323232Lost  0-275-3197149  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7300358 2-6171286  Glen Mason
Iowa State 2-9314401 1-7221299  Dan McCarney
Nebraska 11-2553174 8-1392111  Tom Osborne
Colorado 10-2352220Won  33-217-1221126  Rick Neuheisel
Texas 8-5447305Lost  15-387-2354196  John Mackovic
Kansas State 9-3340191Lost  15-196-2197162  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 6-6351257 4-4174174  R.C. Slocum
Missouri 5-6278376 3-5197307  Larry Smith
Oklahoma 3-8255392 3-5193290  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6243327 2-6159281  Bob Simmons
Baylor 4-7266320 1-7186281  Chuck Reedy

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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