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Nebraska

B8 · 1926 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–2
0.750 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 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

1926 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND B82–6W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–1–2L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))H2HIND B81–7W 20–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B82–6W 20–3
10Week 10 · Nov 2Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–3–1W 31–6
12Week 12 · Nov 16Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B85–3W 3–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23NEW YORK UNIVERSITYUnranked—W 15–7
14Week 14 · Nov 30Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC8–2L 6–10

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
2.537
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-3+14
  • Kansas State +5
  • Iowa State +4
  • Drake +2
  • Kansas +2
  • Washington (missouri) +1
  • Missouri -1
  • Washington -2

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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22W13#30W14#30Regular Season Final#30Post-Season W2#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-7
+14
+17
+25
+3
+8
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#71921#51922#181923#401924#311925

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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