Rivalry leaderboard
Colorado-Nebraska Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 76/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 72
- Series record
- Colorado 21-49-2 Nebraska
- Tracked years
- 1898-2024
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1989Week 10
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 21, Colorado 27
Winner: Colorado
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Colorado · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1996Week 15
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 12, Nebraska 17
Winner: Nebraska
No. 5 Colorado vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1994Week 10
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 7, Nebraska 24
Winner: Nebraska
No. 2 Colorado vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 17-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1991Week 10
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 19, Nebraska 19
Result: Tie
No. 15 Colorado vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 0-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1993Week 10
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 21, Colorado 17
Winner: Nebraska
No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 20 Colorado · 4-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1997Week 15
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 27, Colorado 24
Winner: Nebraska
No. 2 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1995Week 10
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 44, Colorado 21
Winner: Nebraska
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 7 Colorado · 23-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1990Week 11
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 27, Nebraska 12
Winner: Colorado
No. 4 Colorado vs. No. 13 Nebraska · 15-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1999Week 14
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 33, Colorado 30
Winner: Nebraska
No. 3 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1988Week 12
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 0, Nebraska 7
Winner: Nebraska
No. 19 Colorado vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1971Week 8
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 7, Nebraska 31
Winner: Nebraska
No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 24-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1967Week 7
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 21, Nebraska 16
Winner: Colorado
No. 3 Colorado vs. Unranked Nebraska · 5-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1966Week 7
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 21, Colorado 19
Winner: Nebraska
No. 8 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 2-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 2000Week 14
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 32, Nebraska 34
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 2-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1961Week 10
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 7, Nebraska 0
Winner: Colorado
No. 7 Colorado vs. Unranked Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1972Week 9
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 33, Colorado 10
Winner: Nebraska
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 15 Colorado · 23-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1976Week 6
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 24, Colorado 12
Winner: Nebraska
No. 3 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 12-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1985Week 9
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 7, Nebraska 17
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 5 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 1998Week 14
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 14, Nebraska 16
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 13 Nebraska · 2-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
- 2001Week 14
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 36, Colorado 62
Winner: Colorado
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Colorado · 26-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1977Week 8
Colorado at Nebraska
Colorado 15, Nebraska 33
Winner: Nebraska
No. 15 Colorado vs. No. 12 Nebraska · 18-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1986Week 9
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 10, Colorado 20
Winner: Colorado
No. 9 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 10-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1970Week 10
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 29, Colorado 13
Winner: Nebraska
No. 4 Nebraska vs. Unranked Colorado · 16-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1958Week 7
Nebraska at Colorado
Nebraska 16, Colorado 27
Winner: Colorado
Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 9 Colorado · 11-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.