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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-

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1890  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 Tom Osborne enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Nebraska.
 The Cornhuskers won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Utah  49   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Middle Tennessee State  48   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Washington  14   29   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Arizona State  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Oklahoma State  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Missouri  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Colorado  52   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Kansas  49   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Iowa State  10   19   L       
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Oklahoma  33   9   W       
 Sun., Dec. 6  vs. Kansas State  38   24   W    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 Fri., Jan. 1   Florida State  14   27   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored441
  Scoring Average36.8
  Points Allowed199
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record80-55
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record2-2
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
14 9-3-0 Coaches
14 9-3-0 UPI/NFF
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1992 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 8-4373262Won  23-204-3176178  Glen Mason
Iowa State 4-7231242 2-5141171  Jim Walden
Nebraska 9-3441199Lost  14-276-127190  Tom Osborne
Colorado 9-2-1340224Lost  22-265-1-1175111  Bill McCartney
Oklahoma 5-4-2271196 3-2-2142133  Gary Gibbs
Kansas State 5-6195233 2-598179  Bill Snyder
Oklahoma State 4-6-1161251 2-4-188181  Pat Jones
Missouri 3-8214269 2-5130178  Bob Stull

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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