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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.
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 ...
Between 1900 and 1916, Nebraska had five undefeated seasons and completed a stretch of thirty-four consecutive games without a loss, still a program record. [3] Despite a span of twenty-one conference championships in thirty-three seasons, the Cornhuskers did not experience major national success until Devaney was hired in 1962.
The 1960 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1960 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Jennings and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska .
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 has played in fifty-four bowl games, including a then-record thirty-five straight from 1969 to 2003, with a record of 27–27. [ 28 ] Nebraska declined an invitation to play in the second-ever Rose Bowl Game following the 1915 season and did not make its bowl debut until 1941 .
The 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska .
Nebraska had a losing record each of its five years under Jennings, compiling an overall record of 15–34–1 (8–24 in conference games). [3] Bob Devaney was hired as Nebraska's 25th head football coach in January 1962. [4] After the 1961 season, Nebraska did not have another season with a losing record until 2004.