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Nebraska

B12 · 2006 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
4th
6–3 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

2006 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND WAC3–10W 49–10
3Week 3 · Sep 12FCSUnranked—W 56–7
4Week 4 · Sep 19USCH2HPAC11–2L 10–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26Troy (TROY)H2HSUN8–5W 56–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB126–6W 39–32
7Week 7 · Oct 10Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB124–8W 28–14
8Week 8 · Oct 17Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB127–6W 21–3
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1210–3L 20–22
10Week 10 · Oct 31Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB127–6L 29–41
11Week 11 · Nov 7Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB128–5W 34–20
12Week 12 · Nov 14Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB129–4W 28–27
14Week 14 · Nov 28Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB122–10W 37–14
14Regular Season Final · Dec 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1211–3L 7–21
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC11–2L 14–17

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
2.033
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-16+47
  • Texas A&M +9
  • Troy +8
  • Missouri +8
  • Kansas State +7
  • Kansas +6
  • Iowa State +4
  • Louisiana Tech +3
  • Colorado +2
  • USC -2
  • Auburn -2
  • Texas -3
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Oklahoma State -6

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.643 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W14#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W3#30Post-Season W4#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+39
+49
-18
+56
+7
+14
+18
-2
-12
+14
+1
+23
-14
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#42001#642002#192003#652004#252005

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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