Northwestern at Nebraska

Saturday, September 28, 1974

No. 10 Nebraska beat Northwestern 49–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern3–⁠8 in 1974
7
Home10Nebraska9–⁠3 in 1974
49

FinalHigh 74°F, low 49°FAttendance 76,101

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nebraska 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Nebraska leads 11–⁠7 in 18 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Nebraska 28, Northwestern 21
2023Nebraska 17, Northwestern 9
2022Northwestern 31, Nebraska 28
2021Nebraska 56, Northwestern 7
2020Northwestern 21, Nebraska 13
2019Nebraska 13, Northwestern 10

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