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Nebraska

B10 · 2020 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–5
0.375 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 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

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
9Week 9 · Oct 27Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–1L 17–52
11Week 11 · Nov 10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2L 13–21
12Week 12 · Nov 17Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB104–5W 30–23
13Week 13 · Nov 24Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–6L 23–41
14Week 14 · Dec 1Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–2L 20–26
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB102–4W 37–27
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–4L 17–24
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB103–6W 28–21

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
4.918
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-15+9
  • Penn State +4
  • Rutgers +3
  • Purdue +2
  • Ohio State -1
  • Northwestern -2
  • Iowa -2
  • Minnesota -4
  • Illinois -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 #82Better than 41%
Win % Place 82ndBetter than 41%

0.375 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#81Post-Season W4#82Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
-8
+7
-18
-6
+10
-7
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#602015#322016#962017#982018#862019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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