Nebraska
B12 · 2002 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
2002 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1 · Aug 27 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H |  PAC | 8–6 | W 48–10 |
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Troy (TROY)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–8 | W 31–16 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H |  SUN | 4–7 | W 44–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 7–40 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H |  B12 | 7–7 | L 14–36 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 38–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | B12 | 5–7 | W 24–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | B12 | 8–5 | L 21–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | B12 | 6–6 | W 38–31 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | B12 | 11–2 | L 24–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | B12 | 2–10 | W 45–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | B12 | 11–2 | L 13–49 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | B12 | 9–5 | L 13–28 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 7–6 | L 23–27 |
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).
- Arizona State +8
- Texas A&M +6
- Missouri +5
- Troy +4
- Utah State +4
- Kansas +2
- Texas -2
- Kansas State -2
- Penn State -4
- Oklahoma State -5
- Colorado -5
- Ole Miss -6
- Iowa State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 Win % · No change
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.