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2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 2004–
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division Legends Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
AP No. 24
2011 record 9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo Pelini (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Tim Beck (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple Option
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelini (4th year)
Base defense 4–3 defense
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 81,091)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends Division
#11 Michigan State x   7 – 1         11 – 3  
#12 Michigan %   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#24 Nebraska   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Leaders Division
#10 Wisconsin xy$   6 – 2         11 – 3  
Penn State x   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Ohio State   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Indiana   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
Chattanooga at Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Chattanooga 0 0 7 0 7
• #10 Nebraska 10 13 17 0 40
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Fresno State at Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno State 14 3 3 9 29
• #10 Nebraska 7 7 7 21 42
  • Date: September 10, 2011
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:36
  • Game attendance: 85,101
  • Game weather: Clear, 80ºF, Wind E@5mph
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Dionne Miller (Sideline)
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Washington at Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Washington 7 10 0 21 38
• #11 Nebraska 10 10 17 14 51
  • Date: September 17, 2011
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 2:42 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 85,110
  • Game weather: Overcast, 58ºF, Wind SE@14mph
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
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Nebraska at Wyoming
1 2 3 4 Total
• #9 Nebraska 7 7 10 14 38
Wyoming 0 7 0 7 14
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Nebraska at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Nebraska 7 7 0 3 17
• #7 Wisconsin 7 20 14 7 48
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Ohio State at Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 10 10 7 0 27
• #14 Nebraska 3 3 14 14 34
  • Date: October 8, 2011
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 7:12 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 85,426
  • Game weather: Scattered Showers, 70ºF, Wind SSE@5-10mph
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
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Nebraska at Minnesota
1 2 3 4 Total
• #13 Nebraska 10 24 7 0 41
Minnesota 0 0 7 7 14
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The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers were coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. This season was Nebraska's first in the Big Ten Conference in the Legends Division as they moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Big Ten following the conclusion of the 2010 season. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Capital One Bowl where they were defeated by South Carolina 13–30.

The 2011 football season marks Nebraska's entrance into the Big Ten Conference.

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This game was Nebraska's first football game as a representative of the Big Ten, and the first meeting between the Cornhuskers and the FCS Chattanooga Mocs, who are members of the Southern Conference. The Mocs finished 2010 with a 6–5 record (5–3 in conference for a three-way tie for 3rd place), including a 24–62 defeat at the hands of #3 Auburn on November 6, 2010.

Nebraska opened a series with another new foe never before met on the field, for a second consecutive week, when the Fresno State Bulldogs arrived in Lincoln. Fresno State finished the 2010 season under 14th–year Head Coach Pat Hill with an 8–5 record (5–3 in the Western Athletic Conference for 4th place), including a 17–40 postseason loss to the 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Huskies in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl.


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