Global InformationHistory of Nebraska Cornhuskers football information
| History of Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1890 |
| Stadium | Antelope Field Nebraska Field Memorial Stadium |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Conference | WIUFA (1892–97) Big Eight (1907–95) Big 12 (1996–2010) Big Ten (2011– ) |
| All-time record | 909–410–40 (.684) |
| Bowl record | 26–27 (.491) |
| Claimed national titles | 5 |
| Unclaimed national titles | 9 |
| Conference titles | 46 |
| Division titles | 10 |
| Rivalries | Kansas (rivalry) Kansas State (rivalry) Miami (FL) (rivalry) Minnesota (rivalry) Missouri (rivalry) Oklahoma (rivalry) Wisconsin (rivalry) |
| Heisman winners | Johnny Rodgers Mike Rozier Eric Crouch |
| Consensus All-Americans | 54[1] |
The History of Nebraska Cornhuskers football covers the history of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's football program, from its inception in 1890 until the present day. Nebraska competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, in the West Division of the Big Ten. Nebraska plays its home games at Memorial Stadium, where it has sold out every game since 1962.[2]
Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams.[3] Nebraska claims forty-six conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997), and has won six other national championships the school does not claim.[4] NU's 1971 and 1995 title-winning teams are considered among the best in college football history.[5] Famous Cornhuskers include Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch, who join twenty-two other Cornhuskers in the College Football Hall of Fame. Notable among these are players Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Tommie Frazier, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, and Will Shields, and coaches Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne.[6]
The program's first extended period of success came just after the turn of the century. Between 1900 and 1916, Nebraska had five undefeated seasons and completed a stretch of thirty-four consecutive games without a loss, still a program record.[7] Despite a span of twenty-one conference championships in thirty-three seasons, the Cornhuskers didn't experience major national success until Bob Devaney was hired in 1962. In eleven seasons as head coach, Devaney won two national championships, eight conference titles, and coached twenty-two All-Americans, but perhaps his most lasting achievement was the hiring of Tom Osborne as offensive coordinator in 1969.[8] Osborne was named Devaney's successor in 1973, and over the next twenty-five years established himself as one of the best coaches in college football history with his trademark I-form offense and revolutionary strength, conditioning, and nutrition programs.[9][10][11] Following Osborne's retirement in 1997, Nebraska has cycled through five head coaches, with Mickey Joseph serving as interim head coach following the firing of Scott Frost.[12] On November 26, 2022 Nebraska announced the hiring of Matt Rhule to step in as the next head coach of Husker football.[13]
- ^ "Nebraska Football First-Team All-Americans". Huskers.com. April 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Nebraska vs. Missouri 1962". HuskerMax.
- ^ "2021 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- ^ "Nebraska Conference Championships". Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Best college football teams of all-time". Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Major Football Award Winners". Huskers.com. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ "Nebraska Football Schedules 1910–1919". HuskerMax. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ "Tom's Time: Devaney Selects His Successor". HuskerMax. October 3, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "The Greatest Coaches in College Football History". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Epley leaving Huskers". Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Statement from Vice Chancellor, Director of Athletics - Trev Alberts". Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Matt Rhule to lead Nebraska Football Program.