Nebraska
Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #8
Power+10.3#38 of 138
Résumé+0.24#44 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #39 last week
Best winOhio (49–21)
Schedule faced-13.6 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+9.1 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Ohio | W 49–21 | +20.7 | +7.3 |
| 2 | vs | Bowling Green | W 56–7 | +35.6 | +13.4 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | North Dakota FCS | +49.2 | 100% |
| 4 | at | Michigan State | +4.3 | 60% |
| 5 | vs | Maryland | +7.1 | 67% |
| 6 | vs | Indiana | -20.0 | 11% |
| 7 | at | Oregon | -14.0 | 20% |
| 9 | vs | Washington | +2.3 | 56% |
| 10 | at | Illinois | -1.9 | 45% |
| 11 | at | Rutgers | +15.0 | 82% |
Season by season
Best finish: #10 in 2009. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 100 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 of 136 | 7–6 | 4.54 | Power |
| 2024 | 39 of 134 | 7–6 | 7.59 | Power |
| 2023 | 62 of 133 | 5–7 | 1.10 | Power |
| 2022 | 72 of 131 | 4–8 | 0.06 | Power |
| 2021 | 38 of 130 | 3–9 | 9.21 | Power |
| 2020 | 58 of 128 | 3–5 | 2.19 | Power |
| 2019 | 49 of 130 | 5–7 | 28.53 | MRI |
| 2018 | 76 of 130 | 4–8 | 18.85 | MRI |
| 2017 | 97 of 130 | 4–8 | -0.42 | MRI |
| 2016 | 38 of 128 | 9–4 | 45.08 | MRI |
| 2015 | 50 of 128 | 6–7 | 38.71 | MRI |
| 2014 | 26 of 128 | 9–4 | 55.55 | MRI |
| 2013 | 56 of 126 | 9–4 | 32.14 | MRI |
| 2012 | 34 of 124 | 10–4 | 50.26 | MRI |
| 2011 | 32 of 120 | 9–4 | 48.12 | MRI |
| 2010 | 12 of 120 | 10–4 | 79.82 | MRI |
| 2009 | 10 of 120 | 10–4 | 73.72 | MRI |
| 2008 | 26 of 120 | 9–4 | 51.37 | MRI |
| 2007 | 80 of 120 | 5–7 | 10.42 | MRI |
| 2006 | 28 of 119 | 9–5 | 56.42 | MRI |
| 2005 | 43 of 119 | 8–4 | 40.16 | MRI |
| 2004 | 74 of 117 | 5–6 | 15.97 | MRI |
| 2003 | 13 of 117 | 10–3 | 81.91 | MRI |