Nebraska

B8 · 1976 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

9–3–1

0.731 Win %

Conference

3rd

4–3 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

127

1900–2026

All-Time Record

898–411–38

0.681 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1970, 1971, 1995 +1

#1 Finishes

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

1976 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	LSU H2H	SEC	6–4–1	T 6–6
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–6	W 45–13
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	TCU H2H	IND SWC	0–11	W 64–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	3–8	W 17–9
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	IND B8	8–4	W 24–12
8	Week 8 · Oct 19	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H	IND B8	1–10	W 51–0
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	6–5	L 24–34
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Kansas (KANSAS)H2H	IND B8	6–5	W 31–3
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H	IND B8	9–3	W 14–10
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	IND B8	8–3	L 28–37
14	Week 14 · Nov 30	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	9–2–1	L 17–20
14	Regular Season Final · Dec 7	Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H	IND FBSI	3–8	W 68–3
18	Final · Jan 4	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H	IND SWC	10–2	W 27–24

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

1.577

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+35

-10+45

Texas Tech +10
Oklahoma State +9
Colorado +8
Kansas +6
Indiana +5
Miami +3
Hawai'i +3
Kansas State +1
LSU 0
TCU 0
Oklahoma -2
Iowa State -3
Missouri -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 #15Better than 90%

Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.731 Win % · Change 10

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+32

+54

+12

+51

-10

+28

-9

-3

+65

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.