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1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 1992–2003
Consensus national champion
Orange Bowl champion
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
1994 record 13–0 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach Tom Osborne (22nd year)
Offensive coordinator Tom Osborne (25th year)
Offensive scheme I formation
Defensive coordinator Charlie McBride (14th year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 72,700)
Seasons
« 1993 1995 »
1994 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0     13 – 0 – 0
#3 Colorado  % 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#19 Kansas State 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 1
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
Iowa State 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ‡ – Bowl Coalition at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
Nebraska vs West Virginia [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Nebraska 3 21 0 7 31
West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska at Texas Tech [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Nebraska 7 7 14 14 42
Texas Tech 0 3 6 7 16
UCLA at Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 0 7 7 7 21
• Nebraska 12 16 7 14 49
Pacific at Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Pacific 0 0 14 7 21
• Nebraska 28 21 14 7 70
Wyoming at Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 14 7 3 8 32
• Nebraska 0 14 21 7 42
Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma State 3 0 0 0 3
• Nebraska 0 9 16 7 32
Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Nebraska 7 0 0 10 17
Kansas State 0 6 0 0 6
Nebraska at Missouri [box score]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Nebraska 0 14 14 14 42
Missouri 0 0 0 7 7

The 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers offense scored 459 points while the defense allowed 162 points.

There was much anticipation for the 1994 season. The 1993 Nebraska team compiled an 11–0 record in the regular season before losing to Florida State in the 1994 Orange Bowl. The 1994 offseason was dubbed "Unfinished Business" by the Huskers, in their quest to secure a national championship for the coming season.

Junior Tommie Frazier returned as the quarterback in Tom Osborne's vaunted triple option offense. Also returning were several key starters on defense that would prove to be a highly-rated unit during the 1994 season.

The 1994 season started for the No. 4 Cornhuskers with a 31–0 win over No. 24 West Virginia in the Kickoff Classic. The game pitted two teams that had posted undefeated regular-season records in 1993. Quarterback Tommie Frazier was the game's MVP, rushing for 130 yards on 12 carries, including touchdown runs of 25, 27, and 42 yards. He also completed 8 of 16 passes for 100 yards and another touchdown. I-back Lawrence Phillips also ran 126 yards on 24 carries. In all, Nebraska gained 368 rushing yards and 468 total. The Nebraska defense dominated the Mountaineers, registering eight quarterback sacks and holding West Virginia to 8 yards rushing and 89 total yards. Todd Sauerbrun set a record for West Virginia with a 90-yard punt and averaged 60.1 yards on nine punts. The victory marked Nebraska's first shutout victory in two years. It was also Nebraska's first shutout victory against a ranked non-conference opponent since a 20–0 win over No. 19 Baylor in Lincoln 1939, and the first ever such win in a game played outside of Lincoln. The win vaulted Nebraska to No. 1 in the polls.

Next up was a road victory that saw the Huskers cruise past the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 42–16, which remarkably saw the Huskers drop to #2 in the polls. Unfortunately, this victory came at a cost, as safety Mike Minter suffered a season-ending knee injury.


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