Nebraska vs. Utah
Nebraska and Utah have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1968; Nebraska leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Nebraska 4–1. Share
- Nebraska wins
- 4
- Utah wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1968
- Longest streak
- 4 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 1 Utah
- Last 10 meetings
- Nebraska 4–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 27.6 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 4–0 Nebraska’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Nebraska first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nebraska’s biggest win1980: Nebraska 55, Utah 9by 46 points
- Utah’s biggest win2025: Utah 44, Nebraska 22by 22 points
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Devon Dampier Utah | 2025 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 3.0 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15Utah 44, Nebraska 22 | Allegiant Stadium | Las Vegas Bowl | |
| Sep 5, 1992 | 11Nebraska 49, Utah 22 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 16, 1989 | 4Nebraska 42, Utah 30 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 13, 1980 | 8Nebraska 55, Utah 9 | at Nebraska | ||
| Sep 21, 1968 | 14Nebraska 31, Utah 0 | at Nebraska |
Every game is listed as played on the field.