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Nebraska

2017 Season Performance

#67
Rank
4-8
Record
25.7
Points
0.854
SOS

Current Form

L4 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W @ #53 Purdue 25-24
Worst L @ #74 Minnesota 21-54

Record Splits

Home 2-5
Away 2-3
Conference 3-6
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-3

Rank Progression

#33
#53
#73
#93
#111
Pre
#38
W3
#101
W6
#57
W9
#46
W12
#73
W15
#67

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
W
NR vs #73 Arkansas State
43-36
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.1 8.9
Margin Scaling
+1.3 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
2
09/09
L
#39 @ #78 Oregon
35-42
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
3
09/16
L
#70 vs #100 Northern Illinois
17-21
-10.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -10.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -9.9
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.6
Total -10.6 pts
4
09/23
W
#101 vs #113 Rutgers
27-17
+14.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 9.8
Margin Scaling
+2.8 12.6
Recency Weighting
+2.3 14.9
Total 14.9 pts
5
09/30
W
#59 @ #52 Illinois
28-6
+15.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.1 10.4
Margin Scaling
+4.6 15.0
Total 15.0 pts
6
10/08
L
#40 vs #17 Wisconsin
17-38
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.0 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
7
10/14
L
#57 vs #5 Ohio State
14-56
-8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -7.0
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.3
Total -8.3 pts
9
10/28
W
#67 @ #53 Purdue
25-24
+41.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+19.7 33.2
Margin Scaling
+0.7 33.9
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 35.4
Recency Weighting
+6.4 41.7
Total 41.7 pts
10
11/04
L
#46 vs #20 Northwestern
24-31 OT
-5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.9
Total -5.9 pts
11
11/11
L
#60 @ #74 Minnesota
21-54
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -7.3
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
12
11/18
L
#62 @ #6 Penn State
44-56
-4.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.8
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.5
Total -4.5 pts
13
11/24
L
#73 vs #22 Iowa
14-56
-9.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-3.5 -7.8
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.3
Total -9.3 pts
Total
4-8 Record
21.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
55-67
Record
45%
Win Rate
#55
Avg Rank
#5
Best Rank
0.848
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#18
2017
#67
2018
#67
2019
#67
2020
#47
2021
#94
2022
#75
2023
#50
2024
#54
2025
#45
2026
#17

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 5-1 (83%) #17 #10 70.2 0.693 -
2025 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #45 #13 66.2 0.804 -
2024 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #54 #5 52.7 0.871 -
2023 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #50 #38 53.2 0.835 -
2022 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #75 #66 15.4 0.862 -
2021 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #94 #36 -20.3 0.909 -
2020 Big Ten 3-5 (38%) #47 #43 32.5 1.001 -
2019 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #67 #22 27.5 0.821 -
2018 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #67 #59 28.4 0.880 -
2017 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #67 #39 25.7 0.854 -
2016 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #18 #7 139.9 0.803 -