Nebraska Cornhuskers

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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 22 varsity teams (9 men's, 13 women's) in 15 sports. Nineteen of these teams participate in the Big Ten, while rifle is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference and beach volleyball and bowling compete as independents.

Football

Nebraska Cornhuskers college football
First Season
1890
Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1900-present)
Nebraska Bugeaters (1892-99)
Nebraska Old Gold Knights (1890-91)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (2011-present)
Big 12 Conference (1996-2010)
Big Eight Conference (1907-18, 1921-96)
Western Interstate University Football Association (1892-97)
Independent (1890-91, 1898-1906, 1919-20)
Venue
Memorial Stadium (1923-present)
Nebraska Field (1909-22)
Antelope Field (1897–1908)
"M" Street Park (1894-96)
Lincoln Park (1890-95)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1910s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1914
November 14 vs. Kansas Nebraska Field

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1924
October 18 vs. Colgate Memorial Stadium

1930s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1931
November 7 vs. Iowa Memorial Stadium
1934
October 27 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
1936
November 14 vs. Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium
November 21 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
1937
October 2 vs. Minnesota Memorial Stadium
November 6 vs. Kansas Memorial Stadium
November 13 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium
1938
October 8 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
November 12 vs. Pittsburgh Memorial Stadium
1939
September 30 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
October 7 vs. Minnesota Memorial Stadium

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1941
October 11 vs. Kansas Memorial Stadium
November 22 vs. Iowa Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1950
November 4 vs. Missouri Memorial Stadium
1951
October 13 vs. Penn State Memorial Stadium
1952
October 4 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
1953
September 26 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
1954
January 1, 1955 vs. Duke Burdine Stadium
1955
September 24 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1956
September 29 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
1957
October 19 vs. Syracuse Memorial Stadium
1958
September 27 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
1959
September 26 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 1 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
1961
September 30 vs. Arizona Memorial Stadium
1962
December 15 vs. Miami Gotham Bowl
1963
September 28 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
October 5 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
November 23 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1964 vs. Auburn Orange Bowl
1964
January 1, 1965 vs. Arkansas Cotton Bowl
1965
October 30 at Missouri Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1966 vs. Alabama Orange Bowl
1966
October 15 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
October 29 vs. Missouri Memorial Stadium
January 2, 1967 vs. Alabama Tulane Stadium
1967
September 16 at Washington Husky Stadium
November 4 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
1968
September 28 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
1969
October 25 vs. Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970*
September 12 vs. Wake Forest Memorial Stadium
September 26 vs. Army Memorial Stadium
October 3 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1971 vs. LSU Orange Bowl
1971*
September 18 vs. Minnesota Memorial Stadium
October 16 vs. Kansas Memorial Stadium
November 25 at Oklahoma Owen Field
January 1, 1972 vs. Alabama Orange Bowl
1972
September 16 vs. Texas A&M Memorial Stadium
1973
September 29 vs. Wisconsin Memorial Stadium
1974
September 21 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
September 28 vs. Northwestern Memorial Stadium
October 5 vs. Minnesota Memorial Stadium
October 12 vs. Missouri Memorial Stadium
October 26 vs. Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium
November 23 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. Florida Tulane Stadium
1975
November 15 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
November 22 at Oklahoma Owen Field
1976
October 2 vs. Miami Memorial Stadium
October 9 at Colorado Folsom Field
November 6 vs. Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium
December 31 vs. Texas Tech Astrodome
1977
December 19 vs. North Carolina Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1978
October 14 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1979 vs. Oklahoma Orange Bowl
1979
September 15 vs. Utah State Memorial Stadium
October 6 vs. New Mexico State Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1980 vs. Houston Cotton Bowl

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
September 27 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
November 22 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1981
January 1, 1982 vs. Clemson Orange Bowl
1982
September 18 vs. New Mexico State Memorial Stadium
September 25 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
October 16 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1983 vs. LSU Orange Bowl
1983
August 29 vs. Penn State Giants Stadium
1984
November 17 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1985 vs. LSU Louisiana Superdome
1985
September 7 vs. Florida State Memorial Stadium
November 23 at Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1986 vs. Michigan Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1986
September 6 vs. Florida State Memorial Stadium
October 25 at Colorado Folsom Field
November 22 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1987
October 24 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1988 vs. Florida State Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1988
August 27 vs. Texas A&M Giants Stadium
January 2, 1989 vs. Miami Orange Bowl
1989
January 1, 1990 vs. Florida State Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
January 1, 1991 vs. Georgia Tech Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1991
November 29 vs. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1992 vs. Miami Orange Bowl
1992
January 1, 1993 vs. Florida State Orange Bowl
1993
October 16 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
November 13 vs. Iowa State Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1994 vs. Florida State Orange Bowl
1994
November 25 at Oklahoma Owen Field
January 1, 1995 vs. Miami Orange Bowl
1995
October 21 vs. Kansas State Memorial Stadium
January 2, 1996 vs. Florida Sun Devil Stadium
1996
September 28 vs. Colorado State Memorial Stadium
December 7 vs. Texas Trans World Dome
December 31 vs. Virginia Tech Pro Player Stadium
1997
January 2, 1998 vs. Tennessee Pro Player Stadium
1998
December 30 vs. Arizona Qualcomm Stadium
1999
January 2, 2000 vs. Tennessee Sun Devil Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 23 vs. Iowa Memorial Stadium
2001
January 3, 2002 vs. Miami Rose Bowl
2002
December 27 vs. Ole Miss Independence Stadium
2003
December 29 vs. Michigan State Alamodome
2005
December 28 vs. Michigan Alamodome
2006
October 21 vs. Texas Memorial Stadium
January 1, 2007 vs. Auburn Cotton Bowl
2008
January 1, 2009 vs. Clemson Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
2009
October 17 vs. Texas Tech Memorial Stadium
December 30 vs. Arizona Qualcomm Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
December 4 vs. Oklahoma Cowboys Stadium
December 30 vs. Washington Qualcomm Stadium
2011
September 10 vs. Fresno State Memorial Stadium
January 2, 2012 vs. South Carolina Florida Citrus Bowl
2012
October 6 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
2013
January 1, 2014 vs. Georgia EverBank Field
2014
December 27 vs. USC Qualcomm Stadium
2015
November 27 vs. Iowa Memorial Stadium
2016
November 5 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
December 30 vs. Tennessee Nissan Stadium
2018
September 22 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2019
September 7 at Colorado Folsom Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s 1971 • 1974 • 1979
1980s 1981 • 1986
1986 Fiesta Bowl
2000s 2004
2010s 2017
2020s 2021

Men's Basketball

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's college basketball
First Season
1896-97
Team History
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1896-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (2011-present)
Venue
Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013-present)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976-2013)
Nebraska Coliseum (1926-76)
State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1921-23)
Grant Memorial Hall (1896-1926, 1924-26)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s 1983-84


Big Ten Conference
East Division Indiana Hoosiers • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division Illinois Fighting Illini • Iowa Hawkeyes • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers • Wisconsin Badgers
Basketball Venues Breslin Student Events Center • Crisler Center • Mackey Arena • Welsh-Ryan Arena • Williams Arena
Football Venues Beaver Stadium • Memorial Stadium (Bloomington) • Michigan Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Ross-Ade Stadium • Ryan Field • SHI Stadium