NU Bowl History

[Nexus]

Nebraska has played in 48 bowl games.

 

Bowl record = 24-24 (50%)

 

NU has won 10 bowl games AFTER losing their previous game (21%) = L-W (see details below)

 

NU has lost 13 bowl games AFTER winning their previous game (27%) = W-L

 

NU has lost 11 bowl games AFTER losing their previous game (23%) = L-L

 

NU has won 14 bowl games AFTER winning their previous game (29%) = W-W

 

Breakdown from every season we've played in a bowl game. The W-L represents the final two games of a season with the 2nd letter representing the bowl game. Example: W-L = won previous game, lost bowl game. L-W = lost previous game, won bowl game, etc.

 

1940 - W-L

1954 - W-L

1962 - L-W

1963 - W-W

1964 - L-L

1965 - W-L

1966 - L-L

1969 - W-W

1970 - W-W

1971 - W-W

1972 - L-W

1973 - L-W

1974 - L-W

1975 - L-L

1976 - W-W

1977 - L-W

1978 - L-L

1979 - L-L

1980 - L-W

1981 - W-L

1982 - W-W

1983 - W-L

1984 - L-W

1985 - L-L

1986 - L-W

1987 - W-L

1988 - W-L

1989 - W-L

1990 - L-L

1991 - W-L

1992 - W-L

1993 - W-L

1994 - W-W

1995 - W-W

1996 - L-W

1997 - W-W

1998 - W-L

1999 - W-W

2000 - W-W

2001 - L-L

2002 - L-L

2003 - W-W *

2005 - W-W

2006 - L-L

2008 - W-W

2009 - L-W

2010 - L-L

2011 - W-L

 

Biff Jones - 1940 = W-L = 0-1 bowl record

Bill Glassford - 1954 = W-L = 0-1 bowl record

Bob Devaney - 1962-1966, 1969-1972 = W-L (1) .. L-W (2) .. L-L (2) .. W-W (4) = 6-3 bowl record

Tom Osborne - 1973-1997 = W-L (8) .. L-W (7) .. L-L (5) .. W-W (5) = 12-13 bowl record

Frank Solich - 1998-2002 = W-L (1) .. L-L (2) .. W-W (3*) = 3-3 bowl record

Bill Callahan - 2005-2006 = L-L (1) .. W-W (1) = 1-1 bowl record

Bo Pelini - 2008-2012 = W-L (1) .. L-W (1) .. L-L (1) .. W-W (1) = 2-2 bowl record

 

* Pelini won the bowl game as interim HC in 2003. I'm attributing the bowl win to Frank since he was HC the entire regular season. This statistical breakdown is dealing with seasonal records, hence my reason for giving the win to Frank. Officially, Bo is credited for the 2003 bowl win in the coaching records book though.