Season | Coach | Conference | Division | Season results | Postseason result | Final ranking |
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | AP Poll1 | Coaches Poll2 |
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Nebraska Old Gold Knights |
1890 | Langdon Frothingham3 | Independent | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
1891 | Theron Lyman3 | Independent | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Nebraska Bugeaters |
1892 | J.S. Williams3 | WIUFA | — | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
1893 | Frank Crawford | WIUFA | — | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
1894 | WIUFA | — | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
1895 | Charles Thomas | WIUFA | — | T–1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | — |
1896 | E.N. Robinson | WIUFA | — | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | — |
1897 | WIUFA | — | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | — |
1898 | Fielding Yost | Independent | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
1899 | A.E. Branch | Independent | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
1900 | Walter C. Booth | Independent | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A |
1901 | Independent | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
1902 | Independent | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
1903 | Independent | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — |
1904 | Independent | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — |
1905 | Independent | — | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
1906 | Amos Foster | Independent | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | — |
1907 | W.C. Cole | MVIAA | — | T–1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
1908 | MVIAA | — | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
1909 | MVIAA | — | T–5th | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
1910 | MVIAA | — | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
1911 | Ewald O. Stiehm | MVIAA | — | T–1st | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
1912 | MVIAA | — | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
1913 | MVIAA | — | T–1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
1914 | MVIAA | — | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | — |
1915 | MVIAA | — | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
1916 | E.J. Stewart | MVIAA | — | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
1917 | MVIAA | — | 1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | — |
1918 | William G. Kline | MVIAA | — | —4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
1919 | Henry F. Schulte | Independent | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
1920 | Independent | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
1921 | Fred Dawson | MVIAA | — | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
1922 | MVIAA | — | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | — |
1923 | MVIAA | — | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
1924 | MVIAA | — | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — |
1925 | Earnest E. Bearg | MVIAA | — | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
1926 | MVIAA | — | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
1927 | MVIAA | — | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
1928 | Big 65 | — | 1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
1929 | Dana X. Bible | Big 6 | — | 1st | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
1930 | Big 6 | — | 4th | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
1931 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
1932 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | — |
1933 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | — |
1934 | Big 6 | — | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — |
1935 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 6 | 2 | 1 | — |
1936 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 |
1937 | L. McC. "Biff" Jones | Big 6 | — | 1st | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 |
1938 | Big 6 | — | T–3rd | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
1939 | Big 6 | — | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 |
1940 | Big 6 | — | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost Rose Bowl (Stanford) 13–21 | 7 |
1941 | Big 6 | — | T–2nd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
1942 | Glenn Presnell | Big 6 | — | 3rd | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1943 | Adolph Lewandowski | Big 6 | — | T–4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1944 | Big 6 | — | 4th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1945 | George Clark | Big 6 | — | 4th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
1946 | Bernie Masterson | Big 6 | — | T–3rd | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1947 | Big 6 | — | 4th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
1948 | George Clark | Big 7 | — | T–5th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | N/A |
1949 | Bill Glassford | Big 7 | — | T–3rd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A |
1950 | Big 7 | — | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 20 |
1951 | Big 7 | — | T–4th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
1952 | Big 7 | — | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
1953 | Big 7 | — | T–4th | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
1954 | Big 7 | — | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Duke) 7–34 | — | — |
1955 | Big 7 | — | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
1956 | Pete Elliott | Big 7 | — | 4th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
1957 | Bill Jennings | Big 7 | — | 7th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
1958 | Big 7 | — | 6th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
1959 | Big 7 | — | 6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
1960 | Big 8 | — | T–6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
1961 | Big 8 | — | T–6th | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
1962 | Bob Devaney | Big 8 | — | 3rd | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Gotham Bowl (Miami) 36–34 | — | — |
1963 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (Auburn) 13–7 | 6 | 5 |
1964 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Arkansas) 7–10 | 6 | 6 |
1965 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Alabama) 28–39 | 5 | 3 |
1966 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost Sugar Bowl (Alabama) 7–34 | 6 | 7 |
1967 | Big 8 | — | T–5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
1968 | Big 8 | — | T–4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
1969 | Big 8 | — | T–1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Sun Bowl (Georgia) 45–6 | 11 | 12 |
1970 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 11 | 0 | 1 | Won Orange Bowl (LSU) 17–12 | 1 | 3 |
1971 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (Alabama) 38–6 | 1 | 1 |
1972 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Orange Bowl (Notre Dame) 40–6 | 4 | 9 |
1973 | Tom Osborne | Big 8 | — | T–2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won Cotton Bowl Classic (Texas) 19–3 | 7 | 11 |
1974 | Big 8 | — | T–2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl (Florida) 13–10 | 9 | 8 |
1975 | Big 8 | — | T–1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl (Arizona State) 14–17 | 9 | 9 |
1976 | Big 8 | — | T–4th | 9 | 3 | 1 | Won Bluebonnet Bowl (Texas Tech) 27–24 | 9 | 7 |
1977 | Big 8 | — | T–2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Liberty Bowl (North Carolina) 21–17 | 12 | 10 |
1978 | Big 8 | — | T–1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Oklahoma) 24–31 | 8 | 8 |
1979 | Big 8 | — | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Houston) 14–17 | 9 | 7 |
1980 | Big 8 | — | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Sun Bowl (Mississippi State) 31–17 | 7 | 7 |
1981 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Clemson) 15–22 | 11 | 9 |
1982 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (LSU) 21–20 | 3 | 3 |
1983 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 30–31 | 2 | 2 |
1984 | Big 8 | — | T–1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl (LSU) 28–10 | 4 | 3 |
1985 | Big 8 | — | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl (Michigan) 23–27 | 11 | 10 |
1986 | Big 8 | — | 3rd | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl (LSU) 30–15 | 5 | 4 |
1987 | Big 8 | — | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl (Florida State) 28–31 | 6 | 6 |
1988 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 3–23 | 10 | 10 |
1989 | Big 8 | — | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Fiesta Bowl (Florida State) 17–41 | 11 | 12 |
1990 | Big 8 | — | T–2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Florida Citrus Bowl (Georgia Tech) 21–45 | 24 | 17 |
1991 | Big 8 | — | T–1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost Orange Bowl (Miami) 0–22 | 15 | 16 |
1992 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Florida State) 14–27 | 14 | 14 |
1993 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost Orange Bowl (Florida State) 16–18 | 3 | 3 |
1994 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (Miami) 24–17 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | Big 8 | — | 1st | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won Fiesta Bowl (Florida) 62–24 | 1 | 1 |
1996 | Big 12 | North | 1st | 11 | 2 | 6 | Won Orange Bowl (Virginia Tech) 41–21 | 6 | 6 |
1997 | Big 12 | North | 1st | 13 | 0 | Won Orange Bowl (Tennessee) 42–17 | 2 | 1 |
1998 | Frank Solich | Big 12 | North | T–2nd | 9 | 4 | Lost Holiday Bowl (Arizona) 20–23 | 19 | 20 |
1999 | Big 12 | North | 1st | 12 | 1 | Won Fiesta Bowl+ (Tennessee) 31–21 | 3 | 2 |
2000 | Big 12 | North | T–1st7 | 10 | 2 | Won Alamo Bowl (Northwestern) 66–17 | 8 | 7 |
2001 | Big 12 | North | T–1st8 | 11 | 2 | Lost Rose Bowl+ (Miami) 37–14 | 8 | 7 |
2002 | Big 12 | North | 4th | 7 | 7 | Lost Independence Bowl (Ole Miss) 27–23 | — | — |
2003 | Big 12 | North | 2nd | 10 | 3 | Won Alamo Bowl (Michigan State) 17–39 | 19 | 18 |
2004 | Bill Callahan | Big 12 | North | T–3rd | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
2005 | Big 12 | North | T–2nd | 8 | 4 | Won Alamo Bowl (Michigan) 32–28 | 24 | 24 |
2006 | Big 12 | North | 1st | 9 | 5 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic (Auburn) 14–17 | — | — |
2007 | Big 12 | North | T–5th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — |
2008 | Bo Pelini9 | Big 12 | North | T–1st10 | 9 | 4 | Won Gator Bowl (Clemson) 26–21 | — | — |
2009 | Big 12 | North | 1st | 10 | 4 | Won Holiday Bowl (Arizona) 33–0 | 14 | 14 |
2010 | Big 12 | North | T–1st11 | 10 | 4 | Lost Holiday Bowl (Washington) 7–19 | 20 | 19 |
2011 | Big Ten | Legends | 3rd | 9 | 4 | Lost Capital One Bowl (South Carolina) 13–30 | 24 | 24 |
2012 | Big Ten | Legends | 1st | 10 | 4 | Lost Capital One Bowl (Georgia) 31–45 | 25 | 23 |
2013 | Big Ten | Legends | T-2nd | 9 | 4 | Won Gator Bowl (Georgia) 24–19 | — | 25 |
2014 | Big Ten | West | T-2nd | 9 | 4 | Lost Holiday Bowl (USC) 42–4512 | — | — |
2015 | Mike Riley | Big Ten | West | 4th | 6 | 7 | Won Foster Farms Bowl (UCLA) 37–29 | — | — |
2016 | Big Ten | West | T-2nd | 9 | 4 | Lost Music City Bowl (Tennessee) 38–24 | — | — |
2017 | Big Ten | West | 5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
2018 | Scott Frost | Big Ten | West | T-5th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
2019 | Big Ten | West | | | | — | — | — |
All Time Record | 871 | 361 | 40 | (only includes regular season games) |
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26 | 27 | 0 | (only includes bowl games) |
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897 | 388 | 40 | (all games) |
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