Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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| First season | 1890 | ||
| Athletic director | Shawn Eichorst | ||
| Head coach |
Mike Riley 3rd year, 15–11 (.577) |
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| Other staff |
Danny Langsdorf Bob Diaco Trent Bray Reggie Davis John Parrella Mike Cavanaugh Keith Williams Donte Williams Bob Elliott |
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| Stadium | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln) | ||
| Seating capacity | 86,047 Record: 91,585 |
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| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Past conferences |
Big 12 Big 6/7/8 MVIAA WIUFA |
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| All-time record | 889–372–40 (.699) | ||
| Bowl record | 26–27 (.491) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 5 (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997) | ||
| Unclaimed nat'l titles | 9 (1915, 1921, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1999) | ||
| Conference titles | 46 | ||
| Division titles | 10 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) | ||
| Heisman winners | 3 Johnny Rodgers (1972) Mike Rozier (1983) Eric Crouch (2001) |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 54 | ||
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| Colors | Scarlet and Cream |
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| Fight song | There is No Place Like Nebraska, Hail Varsity | ||
| Mascot | Herbie Husker/Lil' Red | ||
| Marching band | Cornhusker Marching Band (The Pride of All Nebraska) | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Rivals |
Iowa Hawkeyes Wisconsin Badgers Minnesota Golden Gophers Oklahoma Sooners (dormant) Missouri Tigers (dormant) Colorado Buffaloes (dormant) Kansas Jayhawks (dormant) Kansas State Wildcats (dormant) Texas Longhorns (dormant) Miami Hurricanes |
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| Website | huskers.com | ||
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| NFL Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 350 |
| First picks in draft: | 2 |
| 1st Round: | 34 |
| NFL achievements | |
| In the Super Bowl: | 54 |
| In the Pro Bowl: | 32 |
| Hall of Famers: | 5 |
The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Among the 128 Division I-A teams, Nebraska is one of ten football programs to win 800 or more games. Nebraska has more victories against Power Five opponents than any other program, as well as the third most victories all-time, behind only Michigan and Texas. Nebraska also has the most wins and the highest winning percentage of any program over the last 50 years.ESPN ranks two undefeated Nebraska squads, the 1971 team and the 1995 team, among the top three teams in college football history.
Nebraska claims 46 conference championships and five national championships: 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997. The titles in the 1990s marked the first time that a team won three national championships in four seasons since the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1946–1949. Also, the 2011–2012 Alabama Crimson Tide, the 1994–1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the 1956–1957 Oklahoma Sooners are the only Division I-A teams to win consensus back-to-back national titles.
Nebraska also has had five undefeated seasons in which they were not the national champions: 1902, 1903, 1913, 1914, and 1915. Between 1912 and 1916, a 34-game unbeaten streak was recorded by head coach Ewald O. Stiehm.
Famous Cornhuskers include Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch. Rodgers was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and for the new millennium he was voted the team's "Player of the Century"; his jersey (No. 20) was retired. Rozier was likewise inducted into the hall in 2006. Other Cornhusker players and coaches who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame include: Forrest Behm, Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Sam Francis, Tommie Frazier, Rich Glover, Wayne Meylan, Bobby Reynolds, Dave Rimington, George Sauer, Will Shields, Clarence Swanson, Ed Weir, Grant Wistrom, and coaches Gomer Jones, Pete Elliott, Francis Schmidt, Dana X. Bible, Bob Devaney, Biff Jones, Tom Osborne, Eddie "Robbie" Robinson, and Fielding H. Yost.
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