Hawai’i vs. Nebraska

Hawai’i and Nebraska have 6 meetings on file, the first in 1954; Nebraska leads the series 5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Nebraska 5–⁠1, and Nebraska has won the last 4.

Hawai’i wins
1
Nebraska wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
4 Nebraska
Current streak
4 Nebraska
Last 10 meetings
Nebraska 5–⁠1
Most recent
1982

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠1
1970s0–⁠3
1980s0–⁠1
Average margin
38.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
0–⁠4 Hawai’i’s record at home
At Nebraska
1–⁠1 Nebraska’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hawai’i’s biggest win1955: Hawai’i 6, Nebraska 0by 6 points
  2. Nebraska’s biggest win1976: Nebraska 68, Hawai’i 3by 65 points
  3. Upset1955: Hawai’i 6, Nebraska 0Hawai’i had a 7% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and Nebraska, 1954 on13001500170019001960197019801990200020102020

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

Dec 4, 19823Nebraska 37, Hawai’i 16at Hawai’i
Sep 16, 197812Nebraska 56, Hawai’i 10at Nebraska
Dec 4, 197613Nebraska 68, Hawai’i 3at Hawai’i
Dec 4, 19711Nebraska 45, Hawai’i 3at Hawai’i
Sep 17, 1955Hawai’i 6, Nebraska 0at Nebraska
Nov 26, 1954Nebraska 50, Hawai’i 0at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.