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Nebraska

latest conference era: Big Ten

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +26.3
Best Finish#16 in 2008
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +26.3 PWR +5.4 2017: 4-8, margin -128, power +5.4, resume 39 / 100, final rank #772018: 4-8, margin -15, power +9.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #432019: 5-7, margin +3, power +10.0, resume 46 / 100, final rank #392020: 3-5, margin -50, power +6.0, resume 43 / 100, final rank #292021: 3-9, margin +63, power +16.4, resume 61 / 100, final rank #332022: 4-8, margin -60, power +20.5, resume 59 / 100, final rank #542023: 5-7, margin -3, power +20.8, resume 67 / 100, final rank #522024: 7-6, margin +53, power +23.4, resume 93 / 100, final rank #332025: 7-6, margin +53, power +18.2, resume 82 / 100, final rank #812026: 5-3, margin +134, power +26.3, resume 92 / 100, final rank #25 2017: 4-8, margin -128, power +5.4, resume 39 / 100, final rank #77+5.42018: 4-8, margin -15, power +9.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #43+9.92019: 5-7, margin +3, power +10.0, resume 46 / 100, final rank #39+10.02020: 3-5, margin -50, power +6.0, resume 43 / 100, final rank #29+6.02021: 3-9, margin +63, power +16.4, resume 61 / 100, final rank #33+16.42022: 4-8, margin -60, power +20.5, resume 59 / 100, final rank #54+20.52023: 5-7, margin -3, power +20.8, resume 67 / 100, final rank #52+20.82024: 7-6, margin +53, power +23.4, resume 93 / 100, final rank #33+23.42025: 7-6, margin +53, power +18.2, resume 82 / 100, final rank #81+18.22026: 5-3, margin +134, power +26.3, resume 92 / 100, final rank #25+26.3 20174-820184-820195-720203-520213-920224-820235-720247-620257-620265-3

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +20.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +5.5

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +26.3

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2008 | #16

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 93 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #2 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 96th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1971 | 13-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #25 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 5-3
Program baseline +20.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +23.4, record 7-6, and final loaded-board rank #33.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 93 / 100 with 7 wins and a 54% win rate.

Best Record

13-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1971, with a margin of +403.

Roughest Loaded Season

2021 Season

3-9 with power +16.4 and margin +63.

Best resume season

2024 | 93 / 100

Latest versus standard

+5.5

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Big TenFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 5-3 #25 +26.3 92 +134 Open team page
2025 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #81 +18.2 82 +53 Program view
2024 Big TenFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 7-6 #33 +23.4 93 +53 Program view
2023 Big TenFBS In range 5-7 #52 +20.8 67 −3 Program view
2022 Big TenFBS In range 4-8 #54 +20.5 59 −60 Program view
2021 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #33 +16.4 61 +63 Program view
2020 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-5 #29 +6.0 43 −50 Program view
2019 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #39 +10.0 46 +3 Program view
2018 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #43 +9.9 57 −15 Program view
2017 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #77 +5.4 39 −128 Program view
2016 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #58 +7.9 84 +34 Program view
2015 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #36 +10.8 62 +65 Program view
2014 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #38 +10.3 84 +148 Program view
2013 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #28 +13.0 78 +92 Program view
2012 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-4 #16 +12.8 92 +101 Program view
2011 Big TenFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #34 +11.4 86 +75 Program view
2010 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-4 #19 +14.7 87 +189 Program view
2009 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-4 #18 +14.3 92 +206 Program view
2008 Big 12FBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 9-4 #16 +14.8 89 +89 Program view
2007 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #44 +11.4 42 −54 Program view
2006 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-5 #30 +13.7 83 +172 Program view
2005 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #38 +10.5 85 +44 Program view
2004 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #72 +7.6 57 −23 Program view
2003 Big 12FBS In range 10-3 #-- -- -- +134 Program view
2002 Big 12FBS In range 7-7 #-- -- -- +48 Program view
2001 Big 12FBS In range 11-2 #-- -- -- +237 Program view
2000 Big 12FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +292 Program view
1999 Big 12FBS In range 12-1 #-- -- -- +271 Program view
1998 Big 12FBS In range 9-4 #-- -- -- +197 Program view
1997 Big 12FBS In range 13-0 #-- -- -- +393 Program view
1996 Big 12FBS In range 11-2 #-- -- -- +379 Program view
1995 Big 8FBS In range 12-0 #-- -- -- +464 Program view
1994 Big 8FBS In range 13-0 #-- -- -- +297 Program view
1993 Big 8FBS In range 11-1 #-- -- -- +243 Program view
1992 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +242 Program view
1991 Big 8FBS In range 9-2 #-- -- -- +224 Program view
1990 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +242 Program view
1989 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +294 Program view
1988 Big 8FBS In range 11-2 #-- -- -- +272 Program view
1987 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +287 Program view
1986 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +281 Program view
1985 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +258 Program view
1984 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +272 Program view
1983 Big 8FBS In range 12-1 #-- -- -- +437 Program view
1982 Big 8FBS In range 12-1 #-- -- -- +347 Program view
1981 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +239 Program view
1980 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +360 Program view
1979 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +249 Program view
1978 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +228 Program view
1977 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +115 Program view
1976 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +235 Program view
1975 Big 8FBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +230 Program view
1974 Big 8FBS In range 9-3 #-- -- -- +241 Program view
1973 Big 8FBS In range 9-2 #-- -- -- +143 Program view
1972 Big 8FBS In range 9-2 #-- -- -- +404 Program view
1971 Big 8FBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 13-0 #-- -- -- +403 Program view
1970 Big 8FBS In range 11-0 #-- -- -- +237 Program view