California vs. Nebraska

California and Nebraska have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1978; Nebraska leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Nebraska 3–⁠0, and Nebraska has won the last 3.

California wins
0
Nebraska wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1978
Longest streak
3 Nebraska
Current streak
3 Nebraska
Last 10 meetings
Nebraska 3–⁠0
Most recent
1999

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠2
Average margin
25.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At California
0–⁠1 California’s record at home
At Nebraska
2–⁠0 Nebraska’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of California and Nebraska, 1978 on130015001700190019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 11, 19995Nebraska 45, California 0at Nebraska
Sep 12, 19984Nebraska 24, California 3at California
Sep 9, 197810Nebraska 36, California 26at Nebraska

Every game is listed as played on the field.