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1968 Nebraska

6–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Big Eight), coached by Bob Devaney.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1968, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 13–10; won vs. Utah 31–0; won at No. 17 Minnesota 17–14; lost vs. No. 6 Kansas 13–23; lost vs. No. 20 Missouri 14–16; won at Oklahoma State 21–20; won at Iowa State 24–13; lost vs. Kansas State 0–12; won at Colorado 22–6; lost at No. 14 Oklahoma 0–47+31−47Won 13–10 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingWon 31–0 vs. Utah+31UtahWon 17–14 at No. 17 Minnesota+3No. 17 MinnesotaLost 13–23 vs. No. 6 Kansas-10No. 6 KansasLost 14–16 vs. No. 20 Missouri-2No. 20 MissouriWon 21–20 at Oklahoma State+1Oklahoma StateWon 24–13 at Iowa State+11Iowa StateLost 0–12 vs. Kansas State-12Kansas StateWon 22–6 at Colorado+16ColoradoLost 0–47 at No. 14 Oklahoma-47No. 14 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsWyomingW 13–⁠1046%
Sep 21vsUtahW 31–⁠073%
Sep 28at17MinnesotaW 17–⁠1449%
Oct 12vs6KansasL 13–⁠2364%
Oct 19vs20MissouriL 14–⁠1655%
Oct 26atOklahoma StateW 21–⁠2060%
Nov 2atIowa StateW 24–⁠1365%
Nov 9vsKansas StateL 0–⁠1284%
Nov 16atColoradoW 22–⁠639%
Nov 23at14OklahomaL 0–⁠4732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 47–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 13
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
155–⁠161
Coach
Bob Devaney
Elo
1553 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.2 No. 27 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
George Kelly

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 7James Hawkins DBLos Angeles Rams

All-Big Eight

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Joe ArmstrongOGAP-1; UPI-1
  • Ken GeddesLBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Dana StephensonDBAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas6–⁠19–⁠27
Oklahoma6–⁠17–⁠411
Missouri5–⁠28–⁠39
Nebraska3–⁠46–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠44–⁠6
Kansas State2–⁠54–⁠6
Oklahoma State2–⁠53–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.