Nebraska football can be divided into 3 epochs since its first season in 1890.
1890-1940 Ranked 8th with 0.731 win percentage (294-98-31)
1941-1961 Ranked 126th with 0.368 win percentage (72-125-4)
1962-2010 Ranked 1st with 0.791 win percentage (471-122-5)
Current Lifetime Record = 837-345-40 with 0.701 win percentage. 837 wins is 4th best, while 0.701 win percentage is 8th best.
From 1941-1961 Husker football only had 4 winning seasons. Had they won at least 50% of their games during that period of time, they'd have 865 wins and 319 losses and a .724 win percentage. This would put them in 2nd behind Michigan (884) in total wins and 3rd in win percentage behind Michigan (.734) and Notre Dame (.732).
1890-1940 Ranked 8th with 0.731 win percentage (294-98-31)
1941-1961 Ranked 126th with 0.368 win percentage (72-125-4)
1962-2010 Ranked 1st with 0.791 win percentage (471-122-5)
Current Lifetime Record = 837-345-40 with 0.701 win percentage. 837 wins is 4th best, while 0.701 win percentage is 8th best.
From 1941-1961 Husker football only had 4 winning seasons. Had they won at least 50% of their games during that period of time, they'd have 865 wins and 319 losses and a .724 win percentage. This would put them in 2nd behind Michigan (884) in total wins and 3rd in win percentage behind Michigan (.734) and Notre Dame (.732).
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