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Nebraska

B8 · 1954 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 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

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–2L 7–19
6Week 6 · Oct 5Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B83–6W 39–14
7Week 7 · Oct 12Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B87–3L 3–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC1–8W 27–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–2–1W 20–6
10Week 10 · Nov 2Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B84–5–1W 25–19
11Week 11 · Nov 9Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B80–10W 41–20
12Week 12 · Nov 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 7–21
13Week 13 · Nov 23Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–0L 7–55
14Week 14 · Nov 30HAWAIIUnranked—W 50–0
13Final · Jan 4Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–2–1L 7–34

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
3.133
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-12+15
  • Colorado +7
  • Missouri +4
  • Iowa State +3
  • Oregon State +1
  • Kansas 0
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Minnesota -2
  • Duke -2
  • Kansas State -3
  • Pittsburgh -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 #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.545 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37W12#47W13#45W14#45Regular Season Final#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
+25
-4
+20
+14
+6
+21
-14
-48
+50
-27

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

Final Rank by Season
#741949#311950#1091951#481952#901953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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