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This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football seasons. Nebraska competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten. The team has completed 135 seasons and played 1,394 games.

Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams.[1] NU has won forty-six conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997), along with seven other national titles the school does not claim.

Seasons

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Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Langdon Frothingham (Independent) (1890)
1890 Langdon Frothingham[a] 2–0
Theron Lyman (Independent) (1891)
1891 Theron Lyman[b] 2–2
J. S. Williams (WIUFA) (1892)
1892 J. S. Williams[c] 2–2–1 1–1–1 2nd
Frank Crawford (WIUFA) (1893–1894)
1893 Frank Crawford 3–2–1 1–2 3rd
1894 Frank Crawford 6–2 2–1 1st
Charles Thomas (WIUFA) (1895)
1895 Charles Thomas 6–3 2–1 T–1st
Edward N. Robinson (WIUFA) (1896–1897)
1896 Edward N. Robinson 6–3–1 1–1–1 3rd
1897 Edward N. Robinson 5–1 3–0 1st
Fielding H. Yost (Independent) (1898)
1898 Fielding H. Yost 8–3
Alonzo Edwin Branch (Independent) (1899)
1899 Alonzo Edwin Branch 1–7–1
Walter C. Booth (Independent) (1900–1905)
1900 Walter C. Booth 6–1–1
1901 Walter C. Booth 6–2
1902 Walter C. Booth 9–0
1903 Walter C. Booth 10–0
1904 Walter C. Booth 7–3
1905 Walter C. Booth 8–2
Amos Foster (Independent) (1906)
1906 Amos Foster 6–4
William C. Cole (MVIAA) (1907–1910)
1907 William C. Cole 8–2 1–0 T–1st
1908 William C. Cole 7–2–1 2–1 T–2nd
1909 William C. Cole 3–3–2 0–2–1 T–5th
1910 William C. Cole 7–1 2–0 1st
Ewald O. Stiehm (MVIAA) (1911–1915)
1911 Ewald O. Stiehm 5–1–2 2–0–1 T–1st
1912 Ewald O. Stiehm 7–1 2–0 T–1st
1913 Ewald O. Stiehm 8–0 3–0 T–1st
1914 Ewald O. Stiehm 7–0–1 3–0 1st
1915 Ewald O. Stiehm 8–0 4–0 1st
E. J. Stewart (MVIAA) (1916–1917)
1916 E. J. Stewart 6–2 3–1 1st
1917 E. J. Stewart 5–2 2–0 1st
William G. Kline (MVIAA) (1918)
1918 William G. Kline 2–3–1 0–0 [d]
Henry Schulte (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919 Henry Schulte 3–3–2
1920 Henry Schulte 5–3–1
Fred Dawson (MVIAA) (1921–1924)
1921 Fred Dawson 7–1 3–0 1st
1922 Fred Dawson 7–1 5–0 1st
1923 Fred Dawson 4–2–2 3–0–2 1st
1924 Fred Dawson 5–3 3–1 2nd
Ernest Bearg (MVIAA) (1925–1928)
1925 Ernest Bearg 4–2–2 2–2–1 5th
1926 Ernest Bearg 6–2 5–1 2nd
1927 Ernest Bearg 6–2 4–1 2nd
1928 Ernest Bearg 7–1–1 5–0 1st
Dana X. Bible (MVIAA) (1929–1936)
1929 Dana X. Bible 4–1–3 3–0–2 1st
1930 Dana X. Bible 4–3–2 2–2–1 4th
1931 Dana X. Bible 8–2 5–0 1st
1932 Dana X. Bible 7–1–1 5–0 1st
1933 Dana X. Bible 8–1 5–0 1st
1934 Dana X. Bible 6–3 4–1 2nd
1935 Dana X. Bible 6–2–1 4–0–1 1st
1936 Dana X. Bible 7–2 5–0 1st 9
Biff Jones (MVIAA) (1937–1941)
1937 Biff Jones 6–1–2 3–0–2 1st 11
1938 Biff Jones 3–5–1 2–3 T–3rd
1939 Biff Jones 7–1–1 4–1 2nd 18
1940 Biff Jones 8–2 5–0 1st L Rose 7
1941 Biff Jones 4–5 3–2 T–2nd
Glenn Presnell (MVIAA) (1942)
1942 Glenn Presnell 3–7 3–2 3rd
Adolph J. Lewandowski (MVIAA) (1943–1944)
1943 Adolph J. Lewandowski 2–6 2–3 T–4th
1944 Adolph J. Lewandowski 2–6 2–3 4th
George Clark (MVIAA) (1945)
1945 George Clark 4–5 2–3 4th
Bernie Masterson (MVIAA) (1946–1947)
1946 Bernie Masterson 3–6 3–2 T–3rd
1947 Bernie Masterson 2–7 2–3 4th
George Clark (MVIAA) (1948)
1948 George Clark 2–8 2–4 T–5th
Bill Glassford (MVIAA) (1949–1955)
1949 Bill Glassford 4–5 3–3 T–3rd
1950 Bill Glassford 6–2–1 4–2 2nd T–20 17
1951 Bill Glassford 2–8 2–4 T–4th
1952 Bill Glassford 5–4–1 3–2–1 3rd
1953 Bill Glassford 3–6–1 2–4 T–4th
1954 Bill Glassford 6–5 4–2 2nd L Orange
1955 Bill Glassford 5–5 5–1 2nd
Pete Elliott (MVIAA) (1956)
1956 Pete Elliott 4–6 3–3 4th
Bill Jennings (MVIAA) (1957–1961)
1957 Bill Jennings 1–9 1–5 7th
1958 Bill Jennings 3–7 1–5 6th
1959 Bill Jennings 4–6 2–4 6th
1960 Bill Jennings 4–6 2–5 T–6th
1961 Bill Jennings 3–6–1 2–5 T–6th
Bob Devaney (MVIAA / Big Eight Conference[e]) (1962–1972)
1962 Bob Devaney 9–2 5–2 3rd W Gotham
1963 Bob Devaney 10–1 7–0 1st W Orange 5 6
1964 Bob Devaney 9–2 6–1 1st L Cotton 6 6
1965 Bob Devaney 10–1 7–0 1st L Orange 3 5
1966 Bob Devaney 9–2 6–1 1st L Sugar 7 6
1967 Bob Devaney 6–4 3–4 5th
1968 Bob Devaney 6–4 3–4 T–4th
1969 Bob Devaney 9–2 6–1 T–1st W Sun 12 11
1970 Bob Devaney 11–0–1 7–0 1st W Orange 3 1
1971 Bob Devaney 13–0 7–0 1st W Orange 1 1
1972 Bob Devaney 9–2–1 5–1–1 1st W Orange 9 4
Tom Osborne (Big Eight Conference) (1973–1995)
1973 Tom Osborne 9–2–1 4–2–1 T–2nd W Cotton T–11 7
1974 Tom Osborne 9–3 5–2 T–2nd W Sugar 9 8
1975 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 T–1st L Fiesta 9 9
1976 Tom Osborne 9–3–1 4–3 T–4th W Astro-Bluebonnet 7 9
1977 Tom Osborne 9–3 5–2 T–2nd W Liberty 10 12
1978 Tom Osborne 9–3 6–1 T–1st L Orange 8 8
1979 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 2nd L Cotton 7 9
1980 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 2nd W Sun 7 7
1981 Tom Osborne 9–3 7–0 1st L Orange 9 11
1982 Tom Osborne 12–1 7–0 1st W Orange 3 3
1983 Tom Osborne 12–1 7–0 1st L Orange 2 2
1984 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 T–1st W Sugar 3 4
1985 Tom Osborne 9–3 6–1 2nd L Fiesta 10 11
1986 Tom Osborne 10–2 5–2 3rd W Sugar 4 5
1987 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 2nd L Fiesta 6 6
1988 Tom Osborne 11–2 7–0 1st L Orange 10 10
1989 Tom Osborne 10–2 6–1 2nd L Fiesta 12 11
1990 Tom Osborne 9–3 5–2 3rd L Florida Citrus T–17 24
1991 Tom Osborne 9–2–1 6–0–1 T–1st L Orange 16 15
1992 Tom Osborne 9–3 6–1 1st L Orange† 14 14
1993 Tom Osborne 11–1 7–0 1st L Orange† 3 3
1994 Tom Osborne 13–0 7–0 1st W Orange† 1 1
1995 Tom Osborne 12–0 7–0 1st W Fiesta† 1 1
Tom Osborne (Big 12 Conference) (1996–1997)
1996 Tom Osborne 11–2 8–0 1st (North) W Orange† 6 6
1997 Tom Osborne 13–0 8–0 1st (North) W Orange† 1 2
Frank Solich (Big 12 Conference) (1998–2003)
1998 Frank Solich 9–4 5–3 T–2nd (North) L Holiday 20 19
1999 Frank Solich 12–1 7–1 1st (North) W Fiesta† 2 3
2000 Frank Solich 10–2 6–2 T–1st (North) W Alamo 7 8
2001 Frank Solich 11–2 7–1 T–1st (North) L Rose† 7 8
2002 Frank Solich 7–7 3–5 4th (North) L Independence
2003 Frank Solich[f] 10–3 5–3 2nd (North) W Alamo 18 19
Bill Callahan (Big 12 Conference) (2004–2007)
2004 Bill Callahan 5–6 3–5 3rd (North)
2005 Bill Callahan 8–4 4–4 T–2nd (North) W Alamo 24 24
2006 Bill Callahan 9–5 6–2 1st (North) L Cotton
2007 Bill Callahan 5–7 2–6 T–5th (North)
Bo Pelini (Big 12 Conference) (2008–2010)
2008 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 T–1st (North) W Gator
2009 Bo Pelini 10–4 6–2 1st (North) W Holiday 14 14
2010 Bo Pelini 10–4 6–2 T–1st (North) L Holiday 19 20
Bo Pelini (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2014)
2011 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 3rd (Legends) L Capital One 24 24
2012 Bo Pelini 10–4 7–1 1st (Legends) L Capital One 23 25
2013 Bo Pelini 9–4 5–3 T–2nd (Legends) W Gator 25
2014 Bo Pelini[g] 9–4 5–3 T–2nd (West) L Holiday
Mike Riley (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2017)
2015 Mike Riley 6–7 3–5 4th (West) W Foster Farms
2016 Mike Riley 9–4 6–3 T–2nd (West) L Music City
2017 Mike Riley 4–8 3–6 5th (West)
Scott Frost (Big Ten Conference) (2018–2022)
2018 Scott Frost 4–8 3–6 T–5th (West)
2019 Scott Frost 5–7 3–6 T–5th (West)
2020 Scott Frost 3–5 3–5 5th (West)
2021 Scott Frost 3–9 1–8 T–6th (West)
2022 Scott Frost[h] 4–8 3–6 6th (West)
Matt Rhule (Big Ten Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Matt Rhule 5–7 3–6 T–4th (West)
2024 Matt Rhule 7–6 3–6 T–12th W Pinstripe Bowl
Total: 924–430–40
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nebraska's earliest coaching history is unclear. Many were nominal in their roles and likely only coached single games, if any. Frank Crawford was hired in 1893 as Nebraska's first official head coach.
  2. ^ Prior to their 1891 meeting in Omaha, Iowa sent assistant Theron Lyman to Lincoln to prepare Nebraska to face the more experienced Hawkeyes. Nebraska credits Lyman as its head coach for the game.[2]
  3. ^ Attorney J. S. Williams was appointed "temporary head coach" in October 1892. His only game was a 1–0 forfeit victory over Missouri.[3]
  4. ^ The MVIAA did not award a champion in 1918 due to World War I and the outbreak of the Spanish flu pandemic.
  5. ^ In 1928, the ten member schools of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association agreed to a splintering of the conference – Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma retained the MVIAA name and Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), and Washington University formed the Missouri Valley Conference. The MVIAA became commonly known as the Big Six, and later the Big Seven and Big Eight. Its name was officially changed to the Big Eight in 1964.[4]
  6. ^ Frank Solich was fired following the 2003 regular season. Assistant Bo Pelini served as interim head coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl.
  7. ^ Bo Pelini was fired following the 2014 regular season. Assistant Barney Cotton served as interim head coach in the 2014 Holiday Bowl.
  8. ^ Scott Frost was fired three games into the 2022 season. Assistant Mickey Joseph served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

References

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  1. ^ "2021 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2024–25 Football Record Book" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Cindy Lange-Kubick (February 10, 2019). "Breaking a racial barrier on a football field in Lincoln". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Braden Gall (June 29, 2012). "The History of Big 12 Realignment". Athlon Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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