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Nebraska

B12 · 2004 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 in B12

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

2004 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7FCSUnranked—W 56–17
3Week 3 · Sep 14Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–5L 17–21
4Week 4 · Sep 21Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE8–4W 24–17
6Week 6 · Oct 5Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB124–7W 14–8
7Week 7 · Oct 12Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB128–4L 10–70
8Week 8 · Oct 19Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB123–8W 59–27
9Week 9 · Oct 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB124–7L 21–45
10Week 10 · Nov 2Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB125–6W 24–3
11Week 11 · Nov 9Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–5L 27–34
12Week 12 · Nov 16Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–1L 3–30
14Week 14 · Nov 30Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB128–5L 20–26

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
3.614
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-27+20
  • Pittsburgh +8
  • Missouri +5
  • Kansas +4
  • Baylor +3
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Texas Tech -4
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Iowa State -5
  • Colorado -5
  • Kansas State -7

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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W2#66Post-Season W3#65Post-Season W4#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
-4
+7
+6
-60
+32
-24
+21
-7
-27
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#31999#72000#42001#642002#192003

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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