HuskerMav11 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Not sure why, but everyone enjoys looking at that little number next to their teams name on the scoreboard. Something about it just makes you enjoy watching that team more. When trying to find a game, the average person will settle for the first game containing a ranked opponent. Coach Seasons AP Ranked Finishes Notes Bob Devaney 11 8 Only top 10 teams ranked until 1968. Top 20 after that Tom Osborne 25 25 AP rankings expanded to 25 in 1989. Frank Solich 6 5 Bill Callahan 4 1 Bo Pelini 7 4 Bo Pelini's real name is Mark Anthony Mike Riley 3 0 Feel free to share other statistics of interest. I'll add them to the OP. 2 Quote Link to comment
MichiganDad3 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Coaches poll final ranking. Average number of punts per game by the opponent. Quote Link to comment
Popular Post darkhorse85 Posted November 16, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Coach Seasons Times I yelled "God Damnit, Mike Riley" Notes Bob Devaney 11 N/A Tom Osborne 25 N/A Frank Solich 6 N/A Bill Callahan 4 N/A Bo Pelini 7 N/A Mike Riley 3 382 and counting Edited November 16, 2017 by darkhorse85 11 Quote Link to comment
Warrior Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I think now it's the playoff rankings more so than the AP poll. I know I'm splitting hairs, but that's the most important measure now. Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, darkhorse85 said: Coach Seasons Times I yelled "God Damnit, Mike Riley" Notes Bob Devaney 11 N/A Tom Osborne 25 N/A Frank Solich 6 N/A Bill Callahan 4 N/A Bo Pelini 7 N/A Mike Riley 3 382 and counting Change that Mike Riley to <Current Coaches Name> and you have a pretty high count with any coach. Quote Link to comment
runningblind Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 13 minutes ago, Warrior said: I think now it's the playoff rankings more so than the AP poll. I know I'm splitting hairs, but that's the most important measure now. AP poll or playoff ranking and Riley still has a 0. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Since Black Friday (the beginning of the Curse of Black Friday), we've played 53 games against ranked opponents. We've won 15 of them. Penn State will be the last ranked team we'll play, so that record will end up this year being 15-39. Depending on how things go with the new coach, etc, I don't know when that 16th win will come, or when the next conference title will be. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 56 minutes ago, Warrior said: I think now it's the playoff rankings more so than the AP poll. I know I'm splitting hairs, but that's the most important measure now. I know that the playoff rankings are the most meaningful during the season (although they still aren't perfect), do they even do playoff rankings after the end of the regular season? If not, the AP does have their poll after all the bowl games are complete. Quote Link to comment
Kiyoat Husker Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 8 hours ago, HuskerMav11 said: Bo Pelini's real name is Mark Anthony No way, man! Too bad J-Lo never made it to a game. I'd love to see her in Husker gear. 1 Quote Link to comment
twofittyonred Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I see what this stat says but I think the true litmus test is how we, feel about the play... If the kids are coached up and we win the games we are suppose to win and we COMPETE against superior teams, we don't have these discussions as often as we do. 1 Quote Link to comment
Warrior Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 55 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said: I know that the playoff rankings are the most meaningful during the season (although they still aren't perfect), do they even do playoff rankings after the end of the regular season? If not, the AP does have their poll after all the bowl games are complete. They don't have one after the bowl games so the AP is still the final poll, but prior to the playoffs the AP means less so I guess both carry significant weight. Quote Link to comment
GA Husker Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 This really brings into perspective how far we have fallen. 2 hours ago, Jeremy said: Since Black Friday (the beginning of the Curse of Black Friday), we've played 53 games against ranked opponents. We've won 15 of them. Penn State will be the last ranked team we'll play, so that record will end up this year being 15-39. Depending on how things go with the new coach, etc, I don't know when that 16th win will come, or when the next conference title will be. 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerMav11 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, GA Husker said: This really brings into perspective how far we have fallen. I think it's really telling that our last three coaches have coached 14 seasons, we only finished ranked 5 times in that time frame, and 4 of those 5 times was 20+. I realize times have changed. But it's just fascinating that Tom Osborne was able to go 25 straight seasons ranked, the vast majority top 10 and many-many top 5. It'd be interesting to know that stat for schools like Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Michigan, Florida, Miami, etc. Get an idea of how it compares to other "down" schools, as well as compare it to schools we consider successful over the last decade or so. Edited November 16, 2017 by HuskerMav11 1 Quote Link to comment
dvdcrr Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 3 hours ago, darkhorse85 said: Coach Seasons Times I yelled "God Damnit, Mike Riley" Notes Bob Devaney 11 N/A Tom Osborne 25 N/A Frank Solich 6 N/A Bill Callahan 4 N/A Bo Pelini 7 N/A Mike Riley 3 382 and counting Posts like this are why the internet must live forever! 1 Quote Link to comment
HuskerMav11 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Collected the results of 12 other teams to compare from 2004 thru 2016 seasons: Teams Seasons Total AP Top 25 Finishes Nebraska 13 5 Wisconsin 13 11 Penn State 13 6 Michigan 13 7 Ohio State 13 12 Oklahoma 13 11 Texas 13 7 Colorado 13 1 Miami 13 4 USC 13 10 Florida 13 8 Alabama 13 10 Notre Dame 13 5 Quote Link to comment
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