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Nebraska

2024 Season Performance

#54
Rank
6-6
Record
52.7
Points
0.871
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #41 Colorado 28-10
Worst L vs #95 UCLA 20-27

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#1
#20
#39
#58
#76
Pre
#66
W3
#31
W6
#11
W9
#40
W12
#61
W15
#54

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs #123 UTEP
40-7
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 5.1
Margin Scaling
+3.9 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
2
09/07
W
#29 vs #41 Colorado
28-10
+22.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.2 15.2
Margin Scaling
+4.1 19.3
Recency Weighting
+3.5 22.8
Total 22.8 pts
3
09/14
W
#5 vs #4 Northern Iowa
34-3
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/21
L
#31 vs #36 Illinois
24-31 OT
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -4.9
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
5
09/28
W
#55 @ #112 Purdue
28-10
+12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.9 8.6
Margin Scaling
+3.5 12.1
Total 12.1 pts
6
10/05
W
#29 vs #21 Rutgers
14-7
+29.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+13.7 22.7
Margin Scaling
+2.0 24.7
Recency Weighting
+4.4 29.1
Total 29.1 pts
8
10/19
L
#27 @ #14 Indiana
7-56
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-3.5 -5.5
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
9
10/26
L
#39 @ #15 Ohio State
17-21
-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
+0.9 -2.1
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.2
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.7
Total -3.7 pts
10
11/02
L
#40 vs #95 UCLA
20-27
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.8 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -7.3
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
12
11/16
L
#57 @ #29 USC
20-28
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -2.7
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
13
11/23
W
#61 vs #53 Wisconsin
44-25
+19.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.5 12.5
Margin Scaling
+4.2 16.7
Recency Weighting
+3.0 19.7
Total 19.7 pts
14
11/30
L
#43 @ #17 Iowa
10-13
-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 -3.1
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.7
Total -3.7 pts
Total
6-6 Record
59.0

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 -