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Nebraska

2020 Season Performance

#47
Rank
3-5
Record
32.5
Points
1.001
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #108 Penn State 30-23
Worst L vs #69 Illinois 23-41

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#38
#57
#76
#95
#113
Pre
#54
W3
#43
W6
#60
W9
#99
W12
#96
W15
#81
W16
#47

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
L
#58 @ #60 Ohio State
17-52
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -1.6
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
10
11/07
L
#99 @ #44 Northwestern
13-21
-4.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -4.8
Total -4.8 pts
11
11/14
W
#100 vs #108 Penn State
30-23
+27.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+11.4 20.4
Margin Scaling
+2.0 22.4
Recency Weighting
+4.7 27.1
Total 27.1 pts
12
11/21
L
#84 vs #69 Illinois
23-41
-13.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -8.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -8.8
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -10.8
Recency Weighting
-2.3 -13.1
Total -13.1 pts
13
11/27
L
#96 @ #31 Iowa
20-26
-3.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -3.9
Total -3.9 pts
14
12/05
W
#101 @ #42 Purdue
37-27
+25.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.0 17.5
Margin Scaling
+3.2 20.6
Recency Weighting
+4.3 25.0
Total 25.0 pts
15
12/12
L
#71 vs #56 Minnesota
17-24
-9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.6 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -7.5
Recency Weighting
-1.6 -9.0
Total -9.0 pts
16
12/19
W
#81 @ #45 Rutgers
28-21
+22.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.0 16.5
Margin Scaling
+1.8 18.3
Recency Weighting
+3.8 22.1
Total 22.1 pts
Total
3-5 Record
37.1

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 -