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Nebraska

B8 · 1945 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–5
0.444 Win %
Conference
5th
2–3 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B85–5L 0–20
7Week 7 · Oct 9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–5L 7–61
8Week 8 · Oct 16Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB109–0–1L 14–54
9Week 9 · Oct 23Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–3–1L 7–27
10Week 10 · Oct 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–4L 0–19
11Week 11 · Nov 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–5–1W 27–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–7W 24–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 53–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Iowa (IOWA)H2HB102–7W 13–6

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
4.831
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-17+7
  • Kansas +4
  • Iowa +2
  • Kansas State +1
  • Indiana 0
  • Iowa State -3
  • Missouri -4
  • Oklahoma -5
  • Minnesota -5

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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.444 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86W12#79W13#77W14#77Regular Season Final#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
-54
-40
-20
-19
+14
+24
+53
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#131940#871941#1031942#591943#751944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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