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Northwestern vs. Nebraska

Saturday, December 30, 2000, Alamo Bowl

No. 9 Nebraska beat No. 18 Northwestern 66–⁠17. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 3–⁠1.

Neutral site18Northwestern8–⁠4 in 2000
17
Neutral site9Nebraska10–⁠2 in 2000
66

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 60,028Referee: Gerald Wright (Mtn. West)The game on Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nebraska 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Northwestern–Nebraska game

Nebraska leads 11–⁠7 in 18 meetings, counting the 14 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

Around this game

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Nebraska