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1995 Nebraska

12–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Big Eight), coached by Tom Osborne, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 1995, game by game: won at Oklahoma State 64–21; won at Michigan State 50–10; won vs. Arizona State 77–28; won vs. Pacific 49–7; won vs. Washington State 35–21; won vs. Missouri 57–0; won vs. No. 8 Kansas State 49–25; won at No. 7 Colorado 44–21; won vs. Iowa State 73–14; won at No. 10 Kansas 41–3; won vs. Oklahoma 37–0; won vs. No. 2 Florida 62–24+59Won 64–21 at Oklahoma State+43Oklahoma StateWon 50–10 at Michigan State+40Michigan StateWon 77–28 vs. Arizona State+49Arizona StateWon 49–7 vs. Pacific+42PacificWon 35–21 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateWon 57–0 vs. Missouri+57MissouriWon 49–25 vs. No. 8 Kansas State+24No. 8 Kansas StateWon 44–21 at No. 7 Colorado+23No. 7 ColoradoWon 73–14 vs. Iowa State+59Iowa StateWon 41–3 at No. 10 Kansas+38No. 10 KansasWon 37–0 vs. Oklahoma+37OklahomaWon 62–24 vs. No. 2 Florida+38No. 2 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atOklahoma StateW 64–⁠2182%
Sep 9atMichigan StateW 50–⁠1071%
Sep 16vsArizona StateW 77–⁠2888%
Sep 23vsPacificW 49–⁠791%
Sep 30vsWashington StateW 35–⁠2181%
Oct 14vsMissouriW 57–⁠092%
Oct 21vs8Kansas StateW 49–⁠2575%
Oct 28at7ColoradoW 44–⁠2154%
Nov 4vsIowa StateW 73–⁠1495%
Nov 11at10KansasW 41–⁠370%
Nov 24vsOklahomaW 37–⁠092%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs2FloridaFiesta BowlW 62–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 62–⁠24 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big Eight champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 2
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  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 1995.

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

Big Eight champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteTommie Frazier, second

Led the nationAhman Green: yards per carry (7.7)

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardTommie Frazier, QB

Consensus All-AmericanTommie Frazier, QB

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big Eight
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
638–⁠174
Coach
Tom Osborne
Elo
1896 +167 this season
SP+ rating
36.4 No. 2 of 107; offense No. 1, defense No. 27
SRS
34.6 No. 1 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Charlie McBride
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Lawrence Phillips RBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Tyrone Williams DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Aaron Graham CArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Christian Peter DTNew England Patriots
Rd 6Doug Colman LBNew York Giants
Rd 6Tony Veland DBDenver Broncos

All-Big Eight

12 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠01
Kansas5–⁠210–⁠29
Kansas State5–⁠210–⁠27
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠25
Oklahoma2–⁠55–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠8

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