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Rivalry History

Miami-Nebraska

Miami and Nebraska have met 12 times since 1951. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
6-6
Current streak
Miami 1 game
Longest streak
Nebraska 4 games (1953-1976)
Avg. margin / points
10.6 / 45.6

Series overview

Miami 6-6 Nebraska. Current streak: Miami 1 game.

Last five meetings

Miami 3 | Nebraska 2

Largest margin

23 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1951 through 2015.
  • 12 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 19, 2015.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Miami and Nebraska have a tracked series that starts in 1951 and spans 12 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1951-2015
Busiest era
1950s, 2 games
Longest pause
12 years (1962-1975)
  • 1950s2 games
  • 1970s2 games
  • 1980s2 games
  • 1990s2 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

2015 - Sep 19, 2015

Miami 36, Nebraska 33. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1983 - Jan 2, 1984

Miami 31, Nebraska 30. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2014 - Sep 21, 2014

Miami 31, Nebraska 41. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2001 - Jan 4, 2002

Miami 37, Nebraska 14. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Miami 3, Nebraska 2 across 5 games
Last ten
Miami 5, Nebraska 5 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 45.6, average margin 10.6.
Current streak
Miami 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.

  • Brad Kaaya

    Miami, 2015

    Passing Yards: 3242

  • Joseph Yearby

    Miami, 2015

    Rushing Yards: 1002

  • Rashawn Scott

    Miami, 2015

    Receiving Yards: 695

  • Jordan Westerkamp

    Nebraska, 2015

    Receiving Yards: 918

  • Terrell Newby

    Nebraska, 2015

    Rushing Yards: 765

  • Tommy Armstrong Jr.

    Nebraska, 2015

    Passing Yards: 3030

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Al Golden

    Miami - 2014-2015 - 10-10

  • Dennis Erickson

    Miami - 1991-1994 - 22-2

  • Tom Osborne

    Nebraska - 1991-1994 - 22-2-1

  • Larry Coker

    Miami - 2001 - 12-0

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

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 19, 2015Nebraska at MiamiMiami 36, Nebraska 33Venue unavailableMiami
Sep 21, 2014Miami at NebraskaMiami 31, Nebraska 41Venue unavailableNebraska
Jan 4, 2002Nebraska at MiamiMiami 37, Nebraska 14Venue unavailableMiami
Jan 1, 1995Nebraska at MiamiMiami 17, Nebraska 24Neutral siteNebraska
Jan 1, 1992Nebraska at MiamiMiami 22, Nebraska 0Neutral siteMiami
Jan 2, 1989Nebraska at MiamiMiami 23, Nebraska 3Neutral siteMiami
Jan 2, 1984Nebraska at MiamiMiami 31, Nebraska 30Neutral siteMiami
Oct 2, 1976Miami at NebraskaMiami 9, Nebraska 17Venue unavailableNebraska
Oct 4, 1975Miami at NebraskaMiami 16, Nebraska 31Venue unavailableNebraska
Dec 15, 1962Miami at NebraskaMiami 34, Nebraska 36Neutral siteNebraska