Nebraska Had a Record of 102 - 20 During the 1980s and Finished in the Top 11 Every Season
1980
Record: 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 2nd Big 8 (Oklahoma 1st)
Bowl Game
Sun Bowl
Won 31-17 vs #17 Mississippi State
Final AP Ranking #7
Preseason Ranking #8
Season Leaders
Passing: Jeff Quinn 1337 yards
Rushing: Jarvis Redwine 1119 yards
Receiving: Todd Brown 416 yards
1st Team All Americans
Derrie Nelson (LB)
Jarvis Redwine (RB)
Randy Schleusner (OL)
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1981
Record: 9 - 3
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 1st in the Big 8 (7 - 0)
Bowl Game
Orange Bowl
Lost 22 - 15 vs #1 Clemson
Final AP Ranking #11
Preseason Ranking #7
Season Leaders
Passing: Turner Gill 619 yards
Rushing: Roger Craig 1060 yards
Mike Rozier 943 yards
Receiving: Jamie Williams 282 yards
1st Team All Americans
Jimmy Williams (DE)
Dave Rimmington (Center)
* Won Outland Trophy (Best Lineman)
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1982
Record: 12 - 1
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 1st in the Big 8 (7 - 0)
Bowl Game
Orange Bowl
Won 21 - 20 vs #13 LSU
Final AP Ranking #3
Preseason Ranking #3
Season Leaders
Passing: Turner Gill 1182 yards
Rushing: Mike Rozier 1689 yards
Receiving: Todd Brown 399 yards
1st Team All Americans
Mike Rozier (RB)
Dave Rimmington (Center)
* Won Outland Trophy (Best Lineman) and Lombardi Trophy (Best Lineman or Linebacker)
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1983
Record: 12 - 1
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
* Won National Coach of the Year
Finished 1st in the Big 8 (7 - 0)
Bowl Game
Orange Bowl
Lost 31 - 30 vs #5 Miami (FL)
Final AP Ranking #2
Preseason Ranking #1
Season Leaders
Passing: Turner Gill 1516 yards
Rushing: Mike Rozier 2148 yards
Receiving: Irving Fryar 780 yards
1st Team All Americans
Mike Rozier (RB)
* Won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award
Dean Steinkuhler (OL)
* Won the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy
Irving Fryar (WR)
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1984
Record 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Tied for 1st in the Big 8 with Oklahoma (6 - 1)
Bowl Game
Sugar Bowl
Won 28 - 10 vs #12 LSU
Final AP Ranking #4
Preseason Ranking #2
Season Leaders
Passing: Craig Sundberg 740 yards
Rushing: Doug DuBose 1040 yards
Jeff Smith 935 yards
Receiving: Todd Frain 218 yards
1st Team All Americans
Bret Clark (Safety)
Harry Grimminger (OL)
Mark Traynowicz (Center)
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1985
Record: 9 - 3
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 2nd in the Big 8 (6 - 1)
* Oklahoma 1st
Bowl Game
Fiesta Bowl
Lost 27 - 23 vs #5 Michigan
Final AP Ranking #11
Preseason Ranking #10
Season Leaders
Passing: McCathorn Clayton 602 yards
Rushing: Doug Dubose 1161 yards
Tom Rathman 881 yards
Receiving: Robb Schnitzler 382 yards
1st Team All Americans
Bill Lewis (Center)
Jim Skow (DT)
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1986
Record: 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 3rd in the Big 8 (5 - 2)
* Oklahoma 1st
Bowl Game
Sugar Bowl
Won 30 - 15 vs #15 LSU
Final AP Ranking #5
Preseason Ranking #8
Season Leaders
Passing: Steve Taylor 808 yards
Rushing: Keith Jones 830 yards
Steve Taylor 537 yards
Receiving: Todd Millikan 230 yards
1st Team All Americans
Danny Noonan (Nose Tackle)
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1987
Record: 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 2nd in the Big 8 (6 - 1)
* Oklahoma 1st
Bowl Game
Fiesta Bowl
Lost 31 - 28 vs #3 Florida State
Final AP Ranking #6
Preseason Ranking #2
Season Leaders
Passing: Steve Taylor 902 yards
Rushing: Keith Jones 1233 yards
Steve Taylor 659 yards
Receiving: Rod Smith 329 yards
1st Team All Americans
John McCormick (OL)
Neil Smith (DT)
Steve Taylor (QB)
Broderick Thomas (DE)
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1988
Record: 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 1st in the Big 8 (7 - 0)
Bowl Game
Orange Bowl Lost 23 - 3 vs #2 Miami (FL)
Final AP Ranking #10
Preseason Ranking #2
Season Leaders
Passing: Steve Taylor 1067 yards
Rushing: Ken Clark 1497 yards
Steve Taylor 826 yards
Receiving: Todd Millikan 308 yards
1st Team All Americans
Broderick Thomas (DE)
Jake Young (Center)
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1989
Record: 10 - 2
Head Coach: Tom Osborne
Finished 2nd in the Big 8
* Colorado 1st
Bowl Game
Fiesta Bowl
Lost 41 - 17 vs #5 Florida State
Final AP Ranking #11
Preseason Ranking #4
Season Leaders
Passing: Gerry Gdowski 1326 yards
Rusher: Ken Clark 1497 yards
Gerry Gdowski 925 yards
Receiving: Richard Bell 357 yards
1st Team All Americans
Doug Glasser Offensive Lineman
Jake Young Center
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1990 - 1999
Record: 98 - 16 - 1
3 National Championships (1994, 1995, 1997)
2000 - 2009
Record: 84 - 44
2010 - 2019
Record: 75 - 54
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Notable People from Lincoln, Nebraska
Johnny Carson
Dick Cheney
Hilary Swank
Cliff Hillegass (Invented Cliffs Notes)
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Orange Bowl
Nebraska lost 22 - 15 to #1 Clemson in the 1982 Orange Bowl
Mike Rozier
Fun Facts!
The College World Series Has Been Played in Omaha, Nebraska since 1950
In 1969 the Omaha Storm Chasers (Minor League Baseball) became Nebraska's First Professional Sports Team
Kool-Aid was invented (1927) in Hastings Nebraska by Edwin Perkins
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Nebraska Colleges
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Private colleges/universities
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Summit Christian College
Union College
York College
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Nebraska Football
A Clip of Roger Craig's 69-yard Run against Kansas St. (1980)
Nebraska DB Mark Blazek Intercepted a Troy Aikman Pass and was Clearly Down but Still Called a Touchdown
Mark Blazek
Roger Craig