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Nebraska

B12 · 2005 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
4–4 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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6FCSUnranked—W 25–7
3Week 3 · Sep 13Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC4–7W 31–3
4Week 4 · Sep 20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND BE5–6W 7–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–5W 27–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–3L 31–34
8Week 8 · Oct 18Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB125–6W 23–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB127–5L 24–41
10Week 10 · Nov 1Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB128–4L 24–31
11Week 11 · Nov 8Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB127–5L 15–40
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB125–6W 27–25
14Week 14 · Nov 29Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB127–6W 30–3
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–5W 32–28

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
2.042
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-17+40
  • Iowa State +7
  • Colorado +7
  • Michigan +7
  • Pittsburgh +5
  • Baylor +5
  • Kansas State +5
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Texas Tech -3
  • Oklahoma -4
  • Missouri -5
  • Kansas -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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W14#34Regular Season Final#34Post-Season W3#27Post-Season W4#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
+28
+1
+7
-3
+9
-17
-7
-25
+2
+27
+4

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

Final Rank by Season
#72000#42001#642002#192003#652004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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