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1975 Nebraska

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Eight), coached by Tom Osborne, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1975, game by game: won vs. LSU 10–7; won vs. Indiana 45–0; won vs. TCU 56–14; won vs. Miami 31–16; won vs. Kansas 16–0; won at Oklahoma State 28–20; won vs. No. 10 Colorado 63–21; won at No. 12 Missouri 30–7; won at Kansas State 12–0; won vs. Iowa State 52–0; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 10–35; lost vs. No. 7 Arizona State 14–17+52−25Won 10–7 vs. LSU+3LSUWon 45–0 vs. Indiana+45IndianaWon 56–14 vs. TCU+42TCUWon 31–16 vs. Miami+15MiamiWon 16–0 vs. Kansas+16KansasWon 28–20 at Oklahoma State+8Oklahoma StateWon 63–21 vs. No. 10 Colorado+42No. 10 ColoradoWon 30–7 at No. 12 Missouri+23No. 12 MissouriWon 12–0 at Kansas State+12Kansas StateWon 52–0 vs. Iowa State+52Iowa StateLost 10–35 at No. 7 Oklahoma-25No. 7 OklahomaLost 14–17 vs. No. 7 Arizona State-3No. 7 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsLSUW 10–⁠770%
Sep 20vsIndianaW 45–⁠086%
Sep 27vsTCUW 56–⁠1492%
Oct 4vsMiamiW 31–⁠1682%
Oct 11vsKansasW 16–⁠075%
Oct 18atOklahoma StateW 28–⁠2059%
Oct 25vs10ColoradoW 63–⁠2173%
Nov 1at12MissouriW 30–⁠756%
Nov 8atKansas StateW 12–⁠084%
Nov 15vsIowa StateW 52–⁠088%
Nov 22at7OklahomaL 10–⁠3544%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvs7Arizona StateFiesta BowlL 14–⁠1758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 17–⁠14 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 7
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Big Eight champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma

Consensus All-AmericanRik Bonness, C

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 2
Points
367–⁠137
Coach
Tom Osborne
Elo
1736 +78 this season
SP+ rating
23.6 No. 8 of 132; offense No. 9, defense No. 19
SRS
25.2 No. 4 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Monte Kiffin
Offense
I formation
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 3Rik Bonness LBOakland Raiders
Rd 4Tony Davis RBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Wonder Monds DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Bob Martin LBNew York Jets

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 9 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠111–⁠11
Nebraska6–⁠110–⁠29
Colorado5–⁠29–⁠316
Kansas4–⁠37–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠47–⁠4
Missouri3–⁠46–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠64–⁠7
Kansas State0–⁠73–⁠8

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