Big Ten · FBS
Nebraska 5-3
2026 season · Cornhuskers
No. 53 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Nebraska is 5-3 under head coach Matt Rhule. Its eight opponents were a combined 19-9 before playing the Cornhuskers and are 14-18 since. The best win was over North Dakota, which was 3-0 going in.
Next game: at Illinois,
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 2·
Home · Mid-American
W 56-7
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 2
W 56-7
0-1
2-5
2-7
Wk 2·
Home · Mid-American
W 56-7
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 2
W 56-7
0-1
2-5
2-7
Wk 3·
North Dakota
Home · MVFC · FCS
W 34-7
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 6-4
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Wk 3
North Dakota
Home · MVFC · FCS
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W 34-7
3-0
3-3
6-4
Wk 3·
North Dakota
Home · MVFC · FCS
W 34-7
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 3-3
- Total
- 6-4
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Wk 3
North Dakota
Home · MVFC · FCS
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W 34-7
3-0
3-3
6-4
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
W 31-13
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 0-4
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 4
W 31-13
2-1
0-4
2-6
Wk 4·
Away · Big Ten
W 31-13
- Before
- 2-1
- After
- 0-4
- Total
- 2-6
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Wk 4
W 31-13
2-1
0-4
2-6
L 10-17
- Before
- 4-3
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 9
14 days rest
L 10-17
4-3
0-0
5-3
L 10-17
- Before
- 4-3
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 9
14 days rest
L 10-17
4-3
0-0
5-3
Wk 12·
Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 12
Upcoming
6-2
—
6-2
Wk 12·
Upcoming
- Before
- 6-2
- After
- —
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 12
Upcoming
6-2
—
6-2
- 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 is 0-1 vs. currently ranked teams, with 2 more on the schedule.
- Next up, Illinois. Against the 3 common opponents both have played, Nebraska's average margin is +13.3 points; Illinois' is +5.0.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Nebraska
19-9
67.9%
vs. Nebraska
3-5
37.5%
After playing Nebraska
14-18
43.8%
Total (including vs. Nebraska)
36-32
52.9%
Teams we beat18-25total (41.9%)
Before playing Nebraska 7-4 · after 11-16
Teams that beat us18-7total (72.0%)
Before playing Nebraska 12-5 · after 3-2
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.
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