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1994 Nebraska

13–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Big Eight), coached by Tom Osborne, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1994, game by game: won vs. No. 24 West Virginia 31–0; won at Texas Tech 42–16; won vs. No. 13 UCLA 49–21; won vs. Pacific 70–21; won vs. Wyoming 42–32; won vs. Oklahoma State 32–3; won at No. 16 Kansas State 17–6; won at Missouri 42–7; won vs. No. 2 Colorado 24–7; won vs. Kansas 45–17; won at Iowa State 28–12; won at Oklahoma 13–3; won vs. No. 3 Miami 24–17+49Won 31–0 vs. No. 24 West Virginia+31No. 24 West VirginiaWon 42–16 at Texas Tech+26Texas TechWon 49–21 vs. No. 13 UCLA+28No. 13 UCLAWon 70–21 vs. Pacific+49PacificWon 42–32 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingWon 32–3 vs. Oklahoma State+29Oklahoma StateWon 17–6 at No. 16 Kansas State+11No. 16 Kansas StateWon 42–7 at Missouri+35MissouriWon 24–7 vs. No. 2 Colorado+17No. 2 ColoradoWon 45–17 vs. Kansas+28KansasWon 28–12 at Iowa State+16Iowa StateWon 13–3 at Oklahoma+10OklahomaWon 24–17 vs. No. 3 Miami+7No. 3 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vs24West VirginiaW 31–⁠056%
Sep 8atTexas TechW 42–⁠1663%
Sep 17vs13UCLAW 49–⁠2170%
Sep 24vsPacificW 70–⁠2191%
Oct 1vsWyomingW 42–⁠3286%
Oct 8vsOklahoma StateW 32–⁠388%
Oct 15at16Kansas StateW 17–⁠659%
Oct 22atMissouriW 42–⁠785%
Oct 29vs2ColoradoW 24–⁠764%
Nov 5vsKansasW 45–⁠1787%
Nov 12atIowa StateW 28–⁠1294%
Nov 25atOklahomaW 13–⁠373%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3MiamiOrange BowlW 24–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 24–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Wk 16: 1
  17. Final: 1

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 1994.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big Eight champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Outland TrophyZach Wiegert, OT

William V. Campbell TrophyRob Zatechka, OG

3 consensus All-AmericansZach Wiegert, OT; Brenden Stai, OL; Ed Stewart, LB

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
459–⁠162
Coach
Tom Osborne
Elo
1843 +181 this season
SP+ rating
28.6 No. 3 of 106; offense No. 5, defense No. 6
SRS
24.2 No. 2 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Charlie McBride
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Zach Wiegert OTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Brenden Stai OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Troy Dumas LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Donta Jones LBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Rob Zatechka OGNew York Giants
Rd 6Cory Schlesinger RBDetroit Lions
Rd 6Barron Miles DBPittsburgh Steelers

All-Big Eight

7 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Brook BerringerQBAP-2
  • Rob ZatechkaOLAP-2
  • Terry ConnealyDLAP-2
  • Kareem MossDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠013–⁠01
Colorado6–⁠111–⁠13
Kansas State5–⁠29–⁠319
Oklahoma4–⁠36–⁠6
Kansas3–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri2–⁠53–⁠8–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Iowa State0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠10–⁠1

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