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2007 Nebraska

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Bill Callahan.

Schedule and results

Nebraska in 2007, game by game: won vs. Nevada 52–10; won at Wake Forest 20–17; lost vs. No. 1 USC 31–49; won vs. Ball State 41–40; won vs. Iowa State 35–17; lost at No. 17 Missouri 6–41; lost vs. Oklahoma State 14–45; lost vs. Texas A&M 14–36; lost at No. 17 Texas 25–28; lost at No. 8 Kansas 39–76; won vs. Kansas State 73–31; lost at Colorado 51–65+42−37Won 52–10 vs. Nevada+42NevadaWon 20–17 at Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 31–49 vs. No. 1 USC-18No. 1 USCWon 41–40 vs. Ball State+1Ball StateWon 35–17 vs. Iowa State+18Iowa StateLost 6–41 at No. 17 Missouri-35No. 17 MissouriLost 14–45 vs. Oklahoma State-31Oklahoma StateLost 14–36 vs. Texas A&M-22Texas A&MLost 25–28 at No. 17 Texas-3No. 17 TexasLost 39–76 at No. 8 Kansas-37No. 8 KansasWon 73–31 vs. Kansas State+42Kansas StateLost 51–65 at Colorado-14Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNevadaW 52–⁠1063%
Sep 8atWake ForestW 20–⁠1749%
Sep 15vs1USCL 31–⁠4943%
Sep 22vsBall StateW 41–⁠4072%
Sep 29vsIowa StateW 35–⁠1782%
Oct 6at17MissouriL 6–⁠4143%
Oct 13vsOklahoma StateL 14–⁠4565%
Oct 20vsTexas A&ML 14–⁠3653%
Oct 27at17TexasL 25–⁠2822%
Nov 3at8KansasL 39–⁠7622%
Nov 10vsKansas StateW 73–⁠3149%
Nov 23atColoradoL 51–⁠6550%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 65–⁠51; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 24
  5. Wk 5: 25
  6. Wk 6: 25
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
401–⁠455
Coach
Bill Callahan
Elo
1494 −90 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 41 of 120; offense No. 12, defense No. 74, special teams No. 4
SRS
0.7 No. 62 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 19
Offensive coordinator
Shawn Watson
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Cosgrove
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 119
  • Defense106th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1146%0.9611th of 119
Defense0.1145%1.00106th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Niles Paul WR★★★★No. 150
Jaivorio Burkes OG★★★★No. 189
Terrence Moore DT★★★No. 755
Roy Helu RB★★★No. 768
Anthony Blue CB★★★No. 816

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.843
Receivers14.00.929
Offensive line23.50.871
Defensive line13.00.844
Defensive backs13.00.840
Athletes and specialists13.00.799
Whole class73.30.857

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 5Zackary Bowman CBChicago Bears
Rd 5Carl Nicks OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Bo Ruud OLBNew England Patriots

All-Big 12

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

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