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Big TenCornhuskers

Nebraska

27th of 1273–5

Rank

27th

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+9.2

90% range −0.3 to 18.7

Offense

32.6

36th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.3

30th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 8Oct 24 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 17–52
Rating change+1.5
Wk 10Nov 7 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22 Northwestern L 13–21
Rating change+1.6
Wk 11Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Penn State W 30–23
Rating change+0.6
Wk 12Nov 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs Illinois L 23–41
Rating change−5.1
Wk 13Nov 27 · 1:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#11 Iowa L 20–26
Rating change+2.5
Wk 14Dec 5 · 12:00 PM ET at Purdue W 37–27
Rating change+2.2
Wk 15Dec 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs Minnesota L 17–24
Rating change−1.2
Wk 16Dec 18 · 7:30 PM ET at Rutgers W 28–21
Rating change+1.4

Rating through 2020

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2019Big Ten43 of 1305.532.226.75–7—
2018Big Ten42 of 1306.234.428.24–8—
2017Big Ten91 of 130−6.729.135.84–8—
2016Big Ten52 of 1283.729.325.79–4—
2015Big Ten33 of 1287.936.228.36–7—

Profile

NEB offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com