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Nebraska

B8 · 1916 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–2
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–1 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
127
1900–2026
All-Time Record
898–411–38
0.681 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1970, 1971, 1995 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 37 · Top 25: 75
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras

1916 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 10Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND B83–5W 53–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B86–1–1W 14–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–5W 17–7
10Week 10 · Oct 31NEBRASKA WESLEYANUnranked—W 21–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–2–1W 3–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–3–1L 3–7
14Week 14 · Nov 28Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–3W 34–17
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 0–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.164
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-4+22
  • Kansas State +6
  • Iowa State +5
  • Oregon State +4
  • Iowa +4
  • Drake +3
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Kansas -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.750 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20W13#15W14#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+14
+10
+21
+3
-4
+17
-20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#101911#121912#61913#111914#31915

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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