Nebraska
B8 · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H |  B10 | 8–0 | L 7–13 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 3–5 | W 13–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 2–7 | W 53–2 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–3 | W 20–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 6–3 | W 13–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 4–4 | W 14–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–4–1 | W 9–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 4–5 | W 21–12 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 2–7 | W 20–0 |
| 16 | Final · Jan 7 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 10–0 | L 13–21 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Missouri +6
- Oklahoma +6
- Iowa +4
- Iowa State +4
- Indiana +3
- Pittsburgh +3
- Kansas +2
- Kansas State +2
- Minnesota 0
- Stanford 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.800 Win % · Change -5
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.