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Nebraska

B10 · 2018 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
12th
3–6 in B10

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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Colorado (COLORADO)H2HPAC5–7L 28–33
4Week 4 · Sep 18Troy (TROY)H2HSUN10–3L 19–24
5Week 5 · Sep 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 10–56
6Week 6 · Oct 2Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–7L 28–42
7Week 7 · Oct 9Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–5L 24–41
8Week 8 · Oct 16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB109–5L 31–34
9Week 9 · Oct 23Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–6W 53–28
10Week 10 · Oct 30Bethune-Cookman WildcatsUnranked—W 45–9
11Week 11 · Nov 6Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1013–1L 31–36
12Week 12 · Nov 13Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–8W 54–35
13Week 13 · Nov 20Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6W 9–6
14Week 14 · Nov 27Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4L 28–31

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
4.803
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-35+18
  • Minnesota +7
  • Michigan State +7
  • Illinois +4
  • Ohio State -1
  • Troy -3
  • Michigan -3
  • Iowa -4
  • Wisconsin -5
  • Northwestern -5
  • Colorado -7
  • Purdue -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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 99thBetter than 28%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#99Post-Season W1#98Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#98Post-Season W4#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
-5
-46
-14
-17
-3
+25
+36
-5
+19
+3
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#362013#322014#602015#322016#962017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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