Nebraska vs. Oregon State
Nebraska and Oregon State have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1916; Nebraska leads the series 9–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Nebraska 8–2, and Nebraska has won the last 4. Share
- Nebraska wins
- 9
- Oregon State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1916
- Longest streak
- 5 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 4 Nebraska
- Last 10 meetings
- Nebraska 8–2
- Most recent
- 1990
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 16.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 7–1 Nebraska’s record at home
- At Oregon State
- 1–2 Oregon State’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
- Nebraska’s biggest win1989: Nebraska 35, Oregon State 7by 28 points
- Oregon State’s biggest win1947: Oregon State 27, Nebraska 6by 21 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Nebraska | Series | Oregon State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933–1936 | Dana Bible | 3–0 | Lon Stiner |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Bible 3–0 against Stiner). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1916 · Ashland tidings, Ashland, Or., Oct 23, 1916

1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 28, 1924

1933 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Dec 1, 1933

1936 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 29, 1936

1947 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 30, 1947
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 29, 1990 | 8Nebraska 31, Oregon State 7 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 30, 1989 | 3Nebraska 35, Oregon State 7 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 3, 1959 | Nebraska 7, Oregon State 6 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 16, 1954 | Nebraska 27, Oregon State 7 | at Nebraska | ||
| Nov 27, 1948 | Oregon State 28, Nebraska 12 | at Oregon State | ||
| Nov 29, 1947 | Oregon State 27, Nebraska 6 | at Nebraska | ||
| Nov 28, 1936 | 10Nebraska 32, Oregon State 14 | at Oregon State | ||
| Nov 28, 1935 | Nebraska 26, Oregon State 20 | at Nebraska | ||
| Nov 30, 1933 | Nebraska 22, Oregon State 0 | at Nebraska | ||
| Nov 27, 1924 | Nebraska 14, Oregon State 0 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 21, 1916 | Nebraska 17, Oregon State 7 | at Oregon State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.