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1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg
Big Eight co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Arizona State
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 9
1975 record 10–2 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach Tom Osborne (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Tom Osborne (7th year)
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin (3rd year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
LSU at #6 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 0 0 7 0 7
• #6 Nebraska 0 7 3 0 10
Indiana at #6 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Indiana 0 0 0 0 0
• #6 Nebraska 10 14 14 7 45
TCU at #4 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 7 0 7 14
• #4 Nebraska 14 14 14 14 56
Miami at #4 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami 6 3 0 7 16
• #4 Nebraska 0 7 10 14 31
Kansas at #4 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0
• #4 Nebraska 3 3 3 7 16
#4 Nebraska at Oklahoma State [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
• #4 Nebraska 14 7 7 0 28
Oklahoma State 0 7 13 0 20
Colorado at #4 Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado 7 0 14 0 21
• #4 Nebraska 21 21 21 0 63
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The 1975 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

For the first time ever, the Cornhuskers were not able to suit up all players due to a new NCAA rule limiting the number of suited players to 60. Also, four players were ruled ineligible by the NCAA, further limiting the resources available to Nebraska. Still, the Tigers were unable to score until after the half, and their only touchdown was not sufficient to overcome the 10 Cornhusker points already on the board, and Nebraska started the season with a win.

Nebraska intercepted an Indiana pass on the first play to set the tone as the Cornhuskers rolled with ease over the Hoosiers in Lincoln. A total of twelve Nebraska runners added ground yards to their career totals in this game as the team collected 300 yards rushing, while the Blackshirts obtained a shutout.

After Nebraska punched in two 1st-quarter touchdowns, TCU never got closer to the lead again, scoring only 14 of their own the entire game while the Cornhuskers put 14 more in each quarter. Another dominating performance was turned in by the Blackshirts, who allowed only one touchdown and held the Horned Frogs to just 16 yards on the ground.

Someone forget to tell Miami to give up before the game started, and the Hurricanes came out intending to make it a game as they jump started the scoring with two field goals to lead 6-0 and another to lead 9-7 at the half, and Nebraska first 7 points were set up by a turnover instead of any serious offensive production. Halftime adjustments and superior conditioning took over for the rest of the game, however, as Nebraska ran off 24 unanswered points, making Miami's final touchdown with just over two minutes remaining too little, too late.

Nebraska prevented a 1st half Kansas field goal on their way to posting a second shutout, closing their long five-game opening home stand with a 5-0 record. Although the Cornhuskers did not score big nor often, it made no difference as the scoreless Jayhawks watched the game slip farther from their reach as time ticked away. Kansas completed only 2 of 10 passes, and obtained only 7 first downs, while the Cornhuskers had double the Jayhawks yards by both ground and air.


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