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Nebraska

2018 Season Performance

#67
Rank
4-8
Record
28.4
Points
0.880
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #13 Michigan State 9-6
Worst L vs #11 Colorado 28-33

Record Splits

Home 4-3
Away 0-5
Conference 3-6
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 1-5
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#54
#74
#94
#114
#135
Pre
#62
W3
#118
W6
#123
W9
#101
W12
#71
W15
#67

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
2
09/08
L
#59 vs #11 Colorado
28-33
-13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.0 -11.4
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -12.4
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.0
Total -13.0 pts
3
09/15
L
#103 vs #102 Troy
19-24
-10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -9.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.0
Total -10.0 pts
4
09/22
L
#118 @ #43 Michigan
10-56
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
5
09/29
L
#118 vs #76 Purdue
28-42
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
6
10/06
L
#125 @ #18 Wisconsin
24-41
-5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -2.6
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.9
Total -5.9 pts
7
10/13
L
#123 @ #33 Northwestern
31-34 OT
-3.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.7
Total -3.7 pts
8
10/20
W
#121 vs #65 Minnesota
53-28
+32.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+12.8 21.8
Margin Scaling
+6.1 27.9
Recency Weighting
+5.0 32.9
Total 32.9 pts
9
10/27
W
#103 vs FCS Bethune-Cookman
45-9
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
10
11/03
L
#101 @ #8 Ohio State
31-36
-3.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -1.8
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -2.9
Recency Weighting
-0.5 -3.5
Total -3.5 pts
11
11/10
W
#101 vs #85 Illinois
54-35
+16.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+3.9 13.8
Recency Weighting
+2.5 16.3
Total 16.3 pts
12
11/17
W
#97 vs #13 Michigan State
9-6
+32.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+15.4 24.4
Margin Scaling
+1.4 25.8
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 27.2
Recency Weighting
+4.9 32.1
Total 32.1 pts
13
11/23
L
#71 @ #18 Iowa
28-31
-3.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.1
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.6
Total -3.6 pts
Total
4-8 Record
27.5

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 -