Record: 10-4, .714 W-L% (21st of 120) ▪ Rank: 20th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 12 (North Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Pelini (10-4)
PS/G: 30.9 (39th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 17.4 (9th of 120)
SRS: 12.85 (17th of 120) ▪ SOS: 2.42 (42nd of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Holiday Bowl 19-7 versus Washington
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11.6 | 20.1 | 57.8 | 150.6 | 1.1 | 45.3 | 247.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 65.4 | 398.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 18.1 | 7.8 | 70.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Place | Home | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11.4 | 19.6 | 58.4 | 144.3 | 1.0 | 45.9 | 257.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 65.4 | 401.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 7.4 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Road | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 62.5 | 170.4 | 1.4 | 45.8 | 285.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 65.0 | 456.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 8.4 | 70.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.5 | 24.5 | 46.9 | 123.0 | 1.0 | 42.0 | 118.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 66.5 | 241.0 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 58.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Result | Win | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 62.5 | 162.1 | 1.4 | 46.9 | 296.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 65.3 | 458.4 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 19.9 | 6.8 | 63.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12.0 | 24.5 | 49.0 | 121.8 | 0.5 | 41.3 | 125.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 65.8 | 247.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 89.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Month | September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | 17.5 | 61.4 | 162.0 | 0.8 | 44.0 | 309.3 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 61.5 | 471.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 19.3 | 7.3 | 73.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 19.5 | 56.4 | 165.5 | 1.8 | 44.3 | 280.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 63.8 | 445.8 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.3 | 21.3 | 62.4 | 138.0 | 1.0 | 49.3 | 218.0 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 70.5 | 356.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 83.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
| December | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.5 | 24.5 | 46.9 | 123.0 | 1.0 | 42.0 | 118.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 66.5 | 241.0 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 58.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Day | Thursday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 15.5 | 51.6 | 117.0 | 1.0 | 41.5 | 271.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 57.0 | 388.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 78.9 | 142.0 | 4.0 | 59.0 | 265.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 78.0 | 407.0 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12.0 | 21.1 | 56.9 | 157.5 | 0.9 | 44.7 | 241.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 65.8 | 399.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 7.5 | 69.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Conference | Big 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 12.2 | 21.2 | 57.6 | 151.3 | 1.3 | 46.3 | 237.6 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 67.6 | 388.9 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 66.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 16.0 | 53.1 | 124.0 | 1.0 | 47.5 | 237.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 63.5 | 361.0 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 68.0 | 247.0 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 289.0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 58.0 | 536.0 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 72.2 | 111.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 360.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 471.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 123.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 37.5 | 140.0 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 205.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 64.0 | 345.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 47.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13.6 | 27.9 | 48.7 | 153.6 | 0.9 | 39.3 | 153.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 67.1 | 306.8 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 39.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Place | Home | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11.4 | 26.7 | 42.8 | 124.7 | 0.7 | 36.0 | 128.9 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 253.6 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 42.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Road | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16.2 | 28.6 | 56.6 | 172.8 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 172.4 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 70.2 | 345.2 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 19.6 | 3.8 | 35.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.5 | 30.0 | 48.3 | 207.0 | 0.5 | 45.0 | 190.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 75.0 | 397.0 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Result | Win | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13.8 | 28.5 | 48.4 | 150.3 | 1.2 | 37.3 | 141.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 65.8 | 292.0 | 4.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 41.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13.0 | 26.3 | 49.5 | 162.0 | 0.3 | 44.3 | 181.8 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 70.5 | 343.8 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Month | September | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | 27.3 | 45.0 | 126.3 | 0.8 | 38.5 | 138.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 65.8 | 265.0 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 38.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| October | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14.8 | 30.0 | 49.2 | 169.8 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 185.8 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 70.0 | 355.5 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.3 | 25.3 | 52.5 | 138.3 | 1.3 | 36.5 | 116.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 61.8 | 254.8 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 28.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| December | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14.5 | 30.0 | 48.3 | 207.0 | 0.5 | 45.0 | 190.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 75.0 | 397.0 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Day | Thursday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 23.0 | 54.3 | 103.5 | 0.5 | 48.0 | 224.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 71.0 | 327.5 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Friday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 37.0 | 163.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 99.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 262.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 55.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14.1 | 28.8 | 48.9 | 161.9 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 145.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 68.0 | 307.1 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 39.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| Record | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO |
| Conference | Big 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15.0 | 29.1 | 51.5 | 174.9 | 1.1 | 38.2 | 146.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 67.3 | 321.7 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 17.3 | 4.6 | 40.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Pac-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.5 | 25.6 | 71.5 | 0.5 | 45.5 | 221.5 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 65.0 | 293.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 22.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Sun Belt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 54.5 | 120.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 179.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 62.0 | 299.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 51.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| WAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 39.0 | 53.8 | 219.0 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 60.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 279.0 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| Non-Major | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 42.9 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 37.0 | 141.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 236.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |