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The Cornhuskers compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten. Although Nebraska began competing in intercollegiate football in 1890, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1956. Records before this are often ...
Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history. Through 2019, the Cornhuskers rank seventh in all-time victories among FBS teams. [3] Nebraska claims 46 conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997), and has won nine other national championships that the school does not claim.
Since 1996, Memorial Stadium has been the host for the Nebraska School Activities Association's state high school football championship finals, [38] including smaller schools that play eight-man football, which is played on fields smaller than standard size; the state's six-man football championship finals are played at University of Nebraska ...
Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams. [6] 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.
Football teams play 8-man football. Starting in 2018, a third football-only division, D-6, was established to play 6-man football (a version of the sport invented in Nebraska). This is a revival of Class D-3, which the NSAA governed from 1987 to 1998; from 1999 to 2017, 6-man football in Nebraska was organized by associations other than the NSAA.
History of Nebraska Cornhuskers football; First season: 1890; 135 years ago: Stadium: Antelope Field Nebraska Field Memorial Stadium: Location: Lincoln, Nebraska: Conference: WIUFA (1892–1897) Big Eight (1907–1995) Big 12 (1996–2010) Big Ten (2011–pres.) All-time record: 924–430–40 (.677) Bowl record: 27–27 (.500) Claimed national ...
The Huskers led the contest en route to a 24–19 victory. UGA outgained Nebraska in total offense 416 to 307 but committed one more turnover. Nebraska was led by Tommy Armstrong who went 6-of-14 for 163 yards with two TDs and one INT. Included in that performance was a school-record 99-yard TD pass to Quincy Enunwa in the third quarter.
After the season, Raiola transferred to Chandler High School in Arizona, where during his junior season, he passed for 2,435 yards, 22 touchdowns, and had 5 interceptions. [5] [6] Raiola transferred to Buford High School (Georgia) for his senior season. [7] Raiola was an consensus top 10 recruit in the 2024 class by the major recruiting ...