Big Ten · FBS
Nebraska 7-6
2025 season · Cornhuskers
No. 79 toughest schedule of 136 — see full rankings
Nebraska is 7-6 under head coach Matt Rhule. Its 13 opponents were a combined 48-28 before playing the Cornhuskers and are 31-44 since. The best win was over Maryland, which was 4-1 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Nebraska, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Nebraska.
Wk 1·
Neutral · Big 12
W 20-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 7-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 1
W 20-17
0-0
7-5
7-6
Wk 1·
Neutral · Big 12
W 20-17
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 7-5
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 1
W 20-17
0-0
7-5
7-6
Wk 3·
Houston Christian
Home · Southland · FCS
W 59-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 1-8
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 3
Houston Christian
Home · Southland · FCS
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W 59-7
1-1
1-8
2-10
Wk 3·
Houston Christian
Home · Southland · FCS
W 59-7
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 1-8
- Total
- 2-10
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Wk 3
Houston Christian
Home · Southland · FCS
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W 59-7
1-1
1-8
2-10
W 38-27
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 1-6
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 6
14 days rest
W 38-27
3-1
1-6
4-8
W 38-27
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 1-6
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 6
14 days rest
W 38-27
3-1
1-6
4-8
Wk 9·
Home · Big Ten
W 28-21
- Before
- 5-2
- After
- 2-3
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 9
W 28-21
5-2
2-3
7-6
Wk 9·
Home · Big Ten
W 28-21
- Before
- 5-2
- After
- 2-3
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 9
W 28-21
5-2
2-3
7-6
L 10-37
- Before
- 4-6
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 10-37
4-6
2-0
7-6
L 10-37
- Before
- 4-6
- After
- 2-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 10-37
4-6
2-0
7-6
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Matt Rhule
- Stadium
- Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), seats 85,458, Lincoln, Nebraska
- NFL draft
- 1 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 5
Receipt insights
- Nebraska's opponents were a combined 48-28 (.632) before playing Nebraska.
- After playing Nebraska, its opponents have gone a combined 31-44 (.413).
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Nebraska
48-28
63.2%
vs. Nebraska
6-7
46.2%
After playing Nebraska
31-44
41.3%
Total (including vs. Nebraska)
85-79
51.8%
Teams we beat32-54total (37.2%)
Before playing Nebraska 16-11 · after 16-36
Teams that beat us53-25total (67.9%)
Before playing Nebraska 32-17 · after 15-8
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Nebraska uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Nebraska is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Nebraska uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.