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Nebraska

Next: vs WashingtonOct 31

Rank

17th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+17.1

90% range 9.7 to 24.5

Offense

34.0

18th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

16.9

13th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–2

8.0–4.0 projected over the regular season

Playoff

7%

chance to make the field

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 1Sep 5 · 12:00 PM ET vs Ohio W 49–21
Rating change0.0
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs Bowling Green W 56–7
Rating change+2.4
Wk 3Sep 19 · 7:15 PM ET vs North Dakota W 34–7
Rating change−0.6
Wk 4Sep 26 · 5:00 PM ET at Michigan State W 31–13
Rating change−0.1
Wk 5Oct 3 · 4:00 PM ET vs Maryland W 48–23
Rating change+0.8
Wk 6Oct 10 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9 Indiana L 17–20
Rating change+0.7
Wk 7Oct 17 · 11:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Oregon L 14–17
Rating change+0.5
Wk 9Oct 31 · 8:00 PM ET vs Washington Est. 78%
Wk 10Nov 6 · 8:00 PM ET at Illinois Est. 68%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at Rutgers Est. 82%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#1 Ohio State Est. 27%
Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#15 Iowa Est. 41%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
7.9–4.1
Conference record
4.9–4.1
Make the playoff
7%
First-round bye
<1%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
3%
Reach the semifinal
1%
Reach the final
<1%
Win it all
<1%

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big Ten58 of 1363.727.724.07–6—
2024Big Ten39 of 1349.126.717.67–6—
2023Big Ten58 of 1331.022.021.05–7—
2022Big Ten64 of 1310.125.625.54–8—
2021Big Ten29 of 1308.530.622.13–9—
2020Big Ten27 of 1279.232.623.33–5—
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