The Cornhusker football team’s record of four wins and one loss after five weeks of play is very respectable.
Especially when you realize that NU is one play from having a perfect record.
Big Red will go after win number five this Saturday afternoon in a Memorial Stadium game vs. the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
How has Nebraska fared after starting its seasons with a four and one record?
Let’s study the history books that date back to the beginning of the Bob Devaney era, otherwise known as 1962.
1963: 10-1, with a victory in the Orange Bowl over Auburn.
1967: 6-4, and no bowl game.
1968: 6-4, with no bowl game and a season ending loss at Oklahoma, 47-0.
1972: 9-2-1, with an Orange Bowl victory over Notre Dame.
1973: 9-2-1, with a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas.
1977: 9-3, with a Liberty Bowl win over North Carolina.
1978: 9-3, with an Orange Bowl loss to Oklahoma.
1980: 10-2, with a Sun Bowl victory over Mississippi State.
1982: 12-1, with an Orange Bowl victory over LSU. NU finished the season ranked #3 in the polls.
1984: 10-2, with a Sugar Bowl victory over LSU. NU finished the season ranked #3.
1985: 9-3, with a loss to Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl.
1988: 11-2, with a loss to Miami in the Orange Bowl.
1991: 9-2-1, with a loss to Miami in the Orange Bowl.
1992: 9-3, with a loss to Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
1996: 11-2, with an Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.
2005: 8-4, with an Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan.
2006: 9-5, with a loss to Auburn in the Cotton Bowl.
2007: 5-7, and the firing of Bill Callahan at season’s end.
2009: 10-4, with a Holiday Bowl victory over Arizona.
2011: 9-4, with a loss to South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl.
2012: 10-4, with a loss to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl.
2013: 9-4, with a Gator Bowl victory over Georgia.
2024: ???? – Hoping for the best.