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I had been hearing about how in recent years Nebraska had been blown out more often than before so I wanted to look into the losses Nebraska has suffered since Tom Osborne took over as head coach in 1973. I really only started following Husker football more closely in the early 1990's and got into it even more in depth once I got to college in 1996 so I really didn't recall how things were before the championship run in the 90's. I am not trying to start anything but I was curious how we fared in terms of losses in the recent past and thought I would share what I found. Here is what I found, maybe someone smarter than myself can use the information for some kind of comparison. Forgive any math or other errors as I can correct anything you may find. These statistics I took from the huskermax database. http://www.huskermax.com/allthegames.html
1973: 9-2-1 (2 losses by total of 28 points, 14 point average loss)
@ #12 Missouri 12-13
@ #3 Oklahoma 0-27
1974: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 26 points, 8.67 point average loss)
@ UR Wisconsin 20-21
UR Missouri 10-21
#1 Oklahoma 14-28
1975: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 28 points, 14 points average loss)
@ #7 Oklahoma 10-35
Bowl #7 Arizona St 14-17
1976: 9-3-1 (3 losses by total of 22 points, 7.33 points average loss)
#17 Missouri 24-34
@ UR Iowa St 28-37
#8 Oklahoma 17-20
1977: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 43 points, 14.33 points average loss)
UR Washington St 10-19
UR Iowa St 21-24
@ #3 Oklahoma 7-38
1978: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 28 points, 9.33 points average loss)
@ #1 Alabama 3-20
UR Missouri 31-35
Bowl #4 Oklahoma 24-31
1979: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 6 points, 3 points average loss)
@ #2 Oklahoma 14-17
Bowl #8 Houston 14-17
1980: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 8 points, 4 points average loss)
#16 Florida St 14-18
#9 Oklahoma 17-21
1981: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 16 points, 5.33 points average loss)
@ UR Iowa 7-10
#3 Penn St 24-30
Bowl #1 Clemson 15-22
1982: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 3 points, 3 points average loss)
@ #8 Penn St 24-27
1983: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 1 point, 1 point average loss)
Bowl #5 Miami 30-31
1984: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 18 points, 9 points average loss)
@ UR Syracuse 9-17
#4 Oklahoma 7-17
1985: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 28 points, 9.33 points average loss)
#17 Florida St 13-17
@ #5 Oklahoma 7-27
Bowl #5 Michigan 23-27
1986: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 13 points, 6.5 points average loss)
@ UR Colorado 10-20
#3 Oklahoma 17-20
1987: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 13 points, 6.5 points average loss)
#2 Oklahoma 7-17
Bowl #3 Florida St 28-31
1988: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 33 points, 16.5 points average loss)
@ #5 UCLA 28-41
Bowl #2 Miami 3-23
1989: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 30 points, 15 points average loss)
@ #2 Colorado 21-27
Bowl #5 Florida St 17-41
1990: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 74 points, 24.67 points average loss)
#9 Colorado 12-27
@ UR Oklahoma 10-45
Bowl #2 Georgia Tech 21-45
1991: 9-2-1 (2 losses by total of 37 points, 18.5 points average loss)
#4 Washington 21-36
Bowl #1 Miami 0-22
1992: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 37 points, 12.33 points average loss)
@ #2 Washington 14-29
@ UR Iowa St 10-19
Bowl #3 Florida St 14-27
1993: 11-1 (1 loss by total of 2 points, 2 points average loss)
Bowl #1 Florida St 16-18
1994: 13-0
1995: 12-0
1996: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 19 points, 9.5 points average loss)
@ #17 Arizona St 0-19
CCG UR Texas 27-37
1997: 13-0
1998: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 24 points, 6 points average loss)
@ #18 Texas A&M 21-28
UR Texas 16-20
@ #2 Kansas St 30-40
Bowl #5 Arizona 20-23
1999: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 4 points, 4 points average loss)
@ #18 Texas 20-24
2000: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 18 points, 9 points average loss)
@ #3 Oklahoma 14-31
@ #16 Kansas St 28-29
2001: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 49 points, 24.5 average loss)
@ #14 Colorado 36-62
Bowl #1 Miami 14-37
2002: 7-7 (7 losses by total of 116 points, 16.57 average loss)
@ UR Penn St 7-40
@ #19 Iowa St 14-36
@ UR Oklahoma St 21-24
#7 Texas 24-27
@ #11 Kansas St 13-49
#13 Colorado 13-28
Bowl UR Mississippi 23-27
2003: 10-3 (3 losses by total of 70 points, 23.33 average loss)
@ UR Missouri 24-41
@#16 Texas 7-31
UR Kansas St 9-38
2004: 5-6 (6 losses by total of 127 points, 21.17 average loss)
UR Southern Miss 31-34
@ UR Texas Tech 10-70
@ UR Kansas St 21-45
@ UR Iowa St 27-34
@ #2 Oklahoma 3-30
UR Colorado 20-26
2005: 8-4 (4 losses by total of 52 points, 13 average loss)
#15 Texas Tech 31-34
@ UR Missouri 24-41
UR Oklahoma 24-31
@ UR Kansas 15-40
2006: 9-5 (5 losses by total of 49 points, 9.8 average loss)
@ #4 USC 10-28
#5 Texas 20-22
@ UR Oklahoma St 29-41
CCG #8 Oklahoma 7-21
Bowl #10 Auburn 14-17
2007: 5-7 (7 losses by total of 160 points, 22.86 average loss)
#1 USC 31-49
@ #17 Missouri 6-41
UR Oklahoma St 14-45
UR Texas A&M 14-36
@ #17 Texas 25-28
@ #8 Kansas 39-76
@ UR Colorado 51-65
2008: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 80 points, 20 average loss)
UR Virginia Tech 30-35
#4 Missouri 17-52
@ #7 Texas Tech 31-37
@ #4 Oklahoma 28-62
2009: 10-4 (4 losses by total of 25 points, 6.25 average loss)
@ #13 Virginia Tech 15-16
UR Texas Tech 10-31
UR Iowa St 7-9
CCG #3 Texas 12-13
2010: 10-4 (4 losses by total of 25 points, 6.25 average loss)
UR Texas 13-20
@ #18 Texas A&M 6-9
CCG #10 Oklahoma 20-23
Bowl UR Washington 7-19
2011: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 79 points, 19.75 average loss)
@ #7 Wisconsin 17-48
UR Northwestern 25-28
@ #20 Michigan 17-45
Bowl South Carolina 13-30
Have at it. What does this tell you?
1973: 9-2-1 (2 losses by total of 28 points, 14 point average loss)
@ #12 Missouri 12-13
@ #3 Oklahoma 0-27
1974: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 26 points, 8.67 point average loss)
@ UR Wisconsin 20-21
UR Missouri 10-21
#1 Oklahoma 14-28
1975: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 28 points, 14 points average loss)
@ #7 Oklahoma 10-35
Bowl #7 Arizona St 14-17
1976: 9-3-1 (3 losses by total of 22 points, 7.33 points average loss)
#17 Missouri 24-34
@ UR Iowa St 28-37
#8 Oklahoma 17-20
1977: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 43 points, 14.33 points average loss)
UR Washington St 10-19
UR Iowa St 21-24
@ #3 Oklahoma 7-38
1978: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 28 points, 9.33 points average loss)
@ #1 Alabama 3-20
UR Missouri 31-35
Bowl #4 Oklahoma 24-31
1979: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 6 points, 3 points average loss)
@ #2 Oklahoma 14-17
Bowl #8 Houston 14-17
1980: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 8 points, 4 points average loss)
#16 Florida St 14-18
#9 Oklahoma 17-21
1981: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 16 points, 5.33 points average loss)
@ UR Iowa 7-10
#3 Penn St 24-30
Bowl #1 Clemson 15-22
1982: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 3 points, 3 points average loss)
@ #8 Penn St 24-27
1983: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 1 point, 1 point average loss)
Bowl #5 Miami 30-31
1984: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 18 points, 9 points average loss)
@ UR Syracuse 9-17
#4 Oklahoma 7-17
1985: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 28 points, 9.33 points average loss)
#17 Florida St 13-17
@ #5 Oklahoma 7-27
Bowl #5 Michigan 23-27
1986: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 13 points, 6.5 points average loss)
@ UR Colorado 10-20
#3 Oklahoma 17-20
1987: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 13 points, 6.5 points average loss)
#2 Oklahoma 7-17
Bowl #3 Florida St 28-31
1988: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 33 points, 16.5 points average loss)
@ #5 UCLA 28-41
Bowl #2 Miami 3-23
1989: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 30 points, 15 points average loss)
@ #2 Colorado 21-27
Bowl #5 Florida St 17-41
1990: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 74 points, 24.67 points average loss)
#9 Colorado 12-27
@ UR Oklahoma 10-45
Bowl #2 Georgia Tech 21-45
1991: 9-2-1 (2 losses by total of 37 points, 18.5 points average loss)
#4 Washington 21-36
Bowl #1 Miami 0-22
1992: 9-3 (3 losses by total of 37 points, 12.33 points average loss)
@ #2 Washington 14-29
@ UR Iowa St 10-19
Bowl #3 Florida St 14-27
1993: 11-1 (1 loss by total of 2 points, 2 points average loss)
Bowl #1 Florida St 16-18
1994: 13-0
1995: 12-0
1996: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 19 points, 9.5 points average loss)
@ #17 Arizona St 0-19
CCG UR Texas 27-37
1997: 13-0
1998: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 24 points, 6 points average loss)
@ #18 Texas A&M 21-28
UR Texas 16-20
@ #2 Kansas St 30-40
Bowl #5 Arizona 20-23
1999: 12-1 (1 loss by total of 4 points, 4 points average loss)
@ #18 Texas 20-24
2000: 10-2 (2 losses by total of 18 points, 9 points average loss)
@ #3 Oklahoma 14-31
@ #16 Kansas St 28-29
2001: 11-2 (2 losses by total of 49 points, 24.5 average loss)
@ #14 Colorado 36-62
Bowl #1 Miami 14-37
2002: 7-7 (7 losses by total of 116 points, 16.57 average loss)
@ UR Penn St 7-40
@ #19 Iowa St 14-36
@ UR Oklahoma St 21-24
#7 Texas 24-27
@ #11 Kansas St 13-49
#13 Colorado 13-28
Bowl UR Mississippi 23-27
2003: 10-3 (3 losses by total of 70 points, 23.33 average loss)
@ UR Missouri 24-41
@#16 Texas 7-31
UR Kansas St 9-38
2004: 5-6 (6 losses by total of 127 points, 21.17 average loss)
UR Southern Miss 31-34
@ UR Texas Tech 10-70
@ UR Kansas St 21-45
@ UR Iowa St 27-34
@ #2 Oklahoma 3-30
UR Colorado 20-26
2005: 8-4 (4 losses by total of 52 points, 13 average loss)
#15 Texas Tech 31-34
@ UR Missouri 24-41
UR Oklahoma 24-31
@ UR Kansas 15-40
2006: 9-5 (5 losses by total of 49 points, 9.8 average loss)
@ #4 USC 10-28
#5 Texas 20-22
@ UR Oklahoma St 29-41
CCG #8 Oklahoma 7-21
Bowl #10 Auburn 14-17
2007: 5-7 (7 losses by total of 160 points, 22.86 average loss)
#1 USC 31-49
@ #17 Missouri 6-41
UR Oklahoma St 14-45
UR Texas A&M 14-36
@ #17 Texas 25-28
@ #8 Kansas 39-76
@ UR Colorado 51-65
2008: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 80 points, 20 average loss)
UR Virginia Tech 30-35
#4 Missouri 17-52
@ #7 Texas Tech 31-37
@ #4 Oklahoma 28-62
2009: 10-4 (4 losses by total of 25 points, 6.25 average loss)
@ #13 Virginia Tech 15-16
UR Texas Tech 10-31
UR Iowa St 7-9
CCG #3 Texas 12-13
2010: 10-4 (4 losses by total of 25 points, 6.25 average loss)
UR Texas 13-20
@ #18 Texas A&M 6-9
CCG #10 Oklahoma 20-23
Bowl UR Washington 7-19
2011: 9-4 (4 losses by total of 79 points, 19.75 average loss)
@ #7 Wisconsin 17-48
UR Northwestern 25-28
@ #20 Michigan 17-45
Bowl South Carolina 13-30
Have at it. What does this tell you?