Nebraska vs. Troy

Nebraska and Troy have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2001; Nebraska leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Nebraska 4–⁠1.

Nebraska wins
4
Troy wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2001
Longest streak
4 Nebraska
Current streak
1 Troy
Last 10 meetings
Nebraska 4–⁠1
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s4–⁠0
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
26.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Nebraska
4–⁠1 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. Nebraska’s biggest win2006: Nebraska 56, Troy 0by 56 points
  2. Troy’s biggest win2018: Troy 24, Nebraska 19by 5 points

Coach against coach

YearsNebraskaSeriesTroy
2001–⁠2003Frank Solich3–⁠0Larry Blakeney

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Solich 3–⁠0 against Blakeney). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Nebraska and Troy, 2001 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Biggest days

Marlon Lucky Nebraska10 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD2006 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 15, 2018Troy 24, Nebraska 19at Nebraska
Sep 23, 200623Nebraska 56, Troy 0at Nebraska
Oct 4, 200312Nebraska 30, Troy 0at Nebraska
Aug 31, 20029Nebraska 31, Troy 16at Nebraska
Sep 1, 20014Nebraska 42, Troy 14at Nebraska

Every game is listed as played on the field.