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NERivalry History
Colorado-Nebraska
Colorado and Nebraska have met 73 times since 1898. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 21-49-2
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
- Longest streak
- Nebraska 18 games (1968-1985)
- Avg. margin / points
- 16.5 / 42.9
Series overview
Colorado 21-49-2 Nebraska. Current streak: Nebraska 1 game.
Last five meetings
Colorado 3 | Nebraska 2
Largest margin
59 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1898 through 2024.
- 72 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 7, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Colorado and Nebraska have a tracked series that starts in 1898 and spans 73 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1898-2024
- Busiest era
- 1950s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 40 years (1907-1948)
- 1950s10 games
- 1960s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Sep 7, 2024
Colorado 10, Nebraska 28. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1991 - Nov 2, 1991
Colorado 19, Nebraska 19. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2007 - Nov 23, 2007
Colorado 65, Nebraska 51. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1981 - Oct 10, 1981
Colorado 0, Nebraska 59. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Colorado 3, Nebraska 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Colorado 4, Nebraska 6 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.9, average margin 16.5.
- Current streak
- Nebraska 1 game
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Isaiah Augustave
Colorado, 2024
Rushing Yards: 384
Shedeur Sanders
Colorado, 2024
Passing Yards: 4134
Travis Hunter
Colorado, 2024
Receiving Yards: 1258
Dante Dowdell
Nebraska, 2024
Rushing Yards: 614
Dylan Raiola
Nebraska, 2024
Passing Yards: 2806
Jahmal Banks
Nebraska, 2024
Receiving Yards: 587
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Deion Sanders
Colorado - 2023-2024 - 13-12
Matt Rhule
Nebraska - 2023-2024 - 12-13
Scott Frost
Nebraska - 2018-2019 - 9-15
Mel Tucker
Colorado - 2019 - 5-7
Weather, rankings, and research links
4 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 76F.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Colorado team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Nebraska team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Colorado season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Nebraska season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Colorado weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Nebraska weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2024 | Colorado at Nebraska | Colorado 10, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Nebraska at Colorado | Colorado 36, Nebraska 14 | Venue unavailable | Colorado |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Nebraska at Colorado | Colorado 34, Nebraska 31 | Venue unavailable | Colorado |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Colorado at Nebraska | Colorado 33, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Colorado |
| Nov 26, 2010 | Colorado at Nebraska | Colorado 17, Nebraska 45 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 27, 2009 | Nebraska at Colorado | Colorado 20, Nebraska 28 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 28, 2008 | Colorado at Nebraska | Colorado 31, Nebraska 40 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 23, 2007 | Nebraska at Colorado | Colorado 65, Nebraska 51 | Venue unavailable | Colorado |
| Nov 24, 2006 | Colorado at Nebraska | Colorado 14, Nebraska 37 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
| Nov 25, 2005 | Nebraska at Colorado | Colorado 3, Nebraska 30 | Venue unavailable | Nebraska |
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