Florida State vs. Nebraska

Florida State and Nebraska have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1980; Florida State leads the series 6–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Florida State 6–⁠2, and Florida State has won the last 4.

Florida State wins
6
Nebraska wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1980
Longest streak
4 Florida State
Current streak
4 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 6–⁠2
Most recent
1993

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s4–⁠2
1990s2–⁠0
Both ranked
8 meetings: Florida State 6, Nebraska 2; 3 both in the top 10
Average margin
10.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nebraska
2–⁠2 Nebraska’s record at home
Neutral sites
4–⁠0 Florida State first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win1989: Florida State 41, Nebraska 17by 24 points
  2. Nebraska’s biggest win1981: Nebraska 34, Florida State 14by 20 points
  3. Ranked showdown1993: Florida State 18, Nebraska 16No. 2 Nebraska at No. 1 Florida State
  4. Ranked showdown1987: Florida State 31, Nebraska 28No. 5 Nebraska at No. 3 Florida State
  5. Ranked showdown1989: Florida State 41, Nebraska 17No. 6 Nebraska at No. 5 Florida State
  6. Ranked showdown1992: Florida State 27, Nebraska 14No. 11 Nebraska at No. 3 Florida State

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesNebraska
1980–⁠1993Bobby Bowden6–⁠2Tom Osborne

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Bowden 6–⁠2 against Osborne). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Nebraska, 1980 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.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Peter Tom Willis Florida State1989
Odell Haggins Florida State1989
Danny McManus Florida State1987
Neil Smith1987

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Jan 1, 19941Florida State 18, 2Nebraska 16Neutral siteOrange Bowl
Jan 1, 19933Florida State 27, 11Nebraska 14Neutral siteOrange Bowl
Jan 1, 19905Florida State 41, 6Nebraska 17Neutral siteFiesta Bowl
Jan 1, 19883Florida State 31, 5Nebraska 28Neutral siteFiesta Bowl
Sep 6, 19868Nebraska 34, 11Florida State 17at Nebraska
Sep 7, 198517Florida State 17, 10Nebraska 13at Nebraska
Sep 19, 198117Nebraska 34, 19Florida State 14at Nebraska
Oct 4, 198016Florida State 18, 3Nebraska 14at Nebraska

Every game is listed as played on the field.