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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: Frank Solich
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Frank Solich enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. San Jose State  49   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Notre Dame  27   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Iowa  42   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Missouri  42   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Iowa State  49   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Texas Tech  56   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Baylor  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Oklahoma  14   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Kansas  56   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Kansas State  28   29   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Colorado  34   32   W       
 Sat., Dec. 30   Northwestern  66   17   W    @ San Antonio, TX   Alamo Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored522
  Scoring Average43.5
  Points Allowed230
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record79-65
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 10-2-0 AP
7 10-2-0 Coaches
7 10-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2000 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 9-3343322 5-3220242  Dan McCarney
Texas Tech 7-6330278Lost  27-403-5202212  Mike Leach
Kansas 4-7261359 2-6179308  Terry Allen
Oklahoma 13-0481194Won  13-29-0326157  Bob Stoops
Texas 9-3455232Lost  30-357-1301160  Mack Brown
Kansas State 11-3549261Won  35-216-2278186  Bill Snyder
Nebraska 10-2522230Won  66-176-2338163  Frank Solich
Texas A&M 7-5348239Lost  41-435-3201152  R.C. Slocum
Colorado 3-8252284 3-5200222  Gary Barnett
Missouri 3-8255348 2-6186253  Larry Smith
Oklahoma State 3-8202303 1-7137249  Bob Simmons
Baylor 2-9139397 0-882343  Kevin Steele

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.