1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers

1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Unanimous national champion (18 of 18 official selectors) Fiesta Bowl champion Big Eight champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 62–24 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1995 record	12–0 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (26th year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (15th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 72,700)
Seasons « 1994 1996 »

The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was the national champion of the 1995 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 scored 638 points (53.2 per game) while only allowing 174 (14.5 per game). Their average margin of victory was 38.6 points, and their lowest margin of victory, against Washington State, was 14 points. They are regarded by many as the greatest college football team of all time.

Nebraska won the final Big Eight Conference football championship in 1995, as the league expanded to form the Big 12 Conference the following season. The Cornhuskers successfully defended their national championship by beating Florida in the Fiesta Bowl 62–24.

Following the success of the 1994 season, in which Tommie Frazier and Brook Berringer led the team to Tom Osborne's first national championship, the 1995 version improved in every facet. With the powerful rushing offense and a dominating defense, Nebraska captured its second consecutive national title. The 1995–1996 season set up a record-breaking three championships in four years, as the 1994 and 1995 seasons were followed by Tom Osborne's third title in 1997.

¹ Final Big 8 Conference football game. The Big 8 absorbed four teams from the dissolving Southwest Conference after the 1995 season and became the Big 12 Conference.

No. 2 Nebraska started the year with a 64–21 win at Oklahoma State in the season and conference opener for both schools. The Cornhuskers piled up 671 total yards and 513 rushing yards while allowing 282 total yards to the Cowboys. After fumbling on its first possession, Nebraska scored on its next eight straight possessions. An explosive second quarter saw Nebraska take a 16–0 lead following a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown by reserve weakside linebacker Terrell Farley, a JUCO transfer who went on to become Big 8 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Oklahoma State, which netted -15 yards on its first three drives, responded by taking advantage of one of the young Husker defense's early mistakes, as a draw play by running back David Thompson on third and 10 went 79 yards to the Husker 2-yard line. After a 2-yard touchdown run by Oklahoma State running back Andre Richardson, Nebraska scored on the very next play after the kickoff, as Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips cut inside, dodged several defenders and raced for an 80-yard touchdown. Phillips later scored on a 27-yard run in the second quarter as the Huskers took a 36–7 halftime lead. Phillips finished the game with 153 yards on 12 carries. Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier, making his first regular-season start since the previous September, played sharply, carrying 10 times for 64 yards and a touchdown while also completing 6 of 10 passes for 120 yards and another score. Early in the third quarter, Frazier hit wide receiver Reggie Baul down the sideline for a 76-yard touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, touted Husker freshman running back Ahman Green scored his first career touchdown on a 14-yard run. Nebraska had seven players who rushed for at least 30 yards, including five who rushed for at least 50. The game marked twenty-two straight wins for the Huskers over the Cowboys.