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Nebraska

B8 · 1929 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
4–1–3
0.688 Win %
Conference
1st
3–0 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

1929 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8SMUH2HIND SWC6–0–4T 0–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 13–6
9Week 9 · Oct 22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 7–12
10Week 10 · Oct 29Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–2–1T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 5Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–4W 12–6
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B83–3–2T 13–13
14Week 14 · Nov 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–5W 10–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B81–7W 31–12

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
2.085
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-1+14
  • Syracuse +6
  • Kansas +4
  • Kansas State +3
  • Iowa State +1
  • SMU 0
  • Missouri 0
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Pittsburgh -1

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 #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.688 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18W15#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+7
-5
0
+6
0
+4
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#401924#311925#301926#161927#91928

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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