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Nebraska

B8 · 1962 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 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

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25SOUTH DAKOTAUnranked—W 53–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB102–7W 25–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–5W 36–22
8Week 8 · Oct 16NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–6–1W 19–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–10W 26–6
10Week 10 · Oct 30Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B82–8W 31–6
11Week 11 · Nov 6Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–1–2L 7–16
12Week 12 · Nov 13Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B86–3–1W 40–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–6W 14–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B88–3L 6–34
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 18Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 36–34

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
1.741
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-4+29
  • Miami +7
  • Kansas +6
  • Iowa State +5
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • NC State +3
  • Michigan +2
  • Colorado +2
  • Kansas State 0
  • Missouri -1
  • Oklahoma -3

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 9thBetter than 94%

0.818 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#21Post-Season W4#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+12
+14
+5
+20
+25
-9
+24
+14
-28
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1061957#801958#801959#651960#821961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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