Big TenCornhuskers

Nebraska

42nd of 1304–8

Rank

42nd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+6.2

90% range −3.6 to 15.9

Offense

34.4

28th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.2

54th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 2Sep 8 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Colorado L 28–33

Rating change+0.6

Wk 3Sep 15 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Troy L 19–24

Rating change−2.6

Wk 4Sep 22 · 12:00 PM ET at#7

Michigan L 10–56

Rating change−4.6

Wk 5Sep 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Purdue L 28–42

Rating change+0.7

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:30 PM ET at#12

Wisconsin L 24–41

Rating change+1.3

Wk 7Oct 13 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern L 31–34

Rating change+2.0

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 53–28

Rating change+2.9

Wk 9Oct 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Bethune-Cookman W 45–9

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 12:00 PM ET at#6

Ohio State L 31–36

Rating change+1.6

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Illinois W 54–35

Rating change−0.8

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs#22

Michigan State W 9–6

Rating change+0.5

Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET at#12

Iowa L 28–31

Rating change+0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	Big Ten	91 of 130	−6.7	29.1	35.8	4–8	—
2016	Big Ten	52 of 128	3.7	29.3	25.7	9–4	—
2015	Big Ten	33 of 128	7.9	36.2	28.3	6–7	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

NEB offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles