Nebraska
B12 · 2001 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
2001 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Troy (TROY)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 42–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 11 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND WAC | 8–4 | W 48–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 4–7 | W 36–3 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | B12 | 7–5 | W 48–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | B12 | 3–8 | W 48–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | B12 | 7–5 | W 41–31 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | B12 | 11–2 | W 20–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 3–8 | W 51–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 6–6 | W 31–21 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | B12 | 10–3 | L 36–62 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 8 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 12–0 | L 14–37 |
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).
- Oklahoma +11
- Rice +8
- Iowa State +7
- Texas Tech +7
- Troy +6
- Kansas State +6
- Notre Dame +5
- Missouri +4
- Baylor +3
- Kansas +3
- Miami 0
- Colorado -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change -2
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.