Program history
Nebraska Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 105-165-4
- Win percentage
- 39.1%
- Current streak
- 3L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
105-165-4
274 games · 39.1%
Against Top 10
36-102-1
139 games · 26.3%
Against Top 5
16-64-1
81 games · 20.4%
Streaks
3L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 9
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47-61-4 | 112 | 43.8% |
| Road | 31-77 | 108 | 28.7% |
| Neutral | 27-27 | 54 | 50% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1-19 | 20 | 5% |
| 2010s | 9-25 | 34 | 26.5% |
| 2000s | 12-25 | 37 | 32.4% |
| 1990s | 28-15-1 | 44 | 64.8% |
| 1980s | 22-17 | 39 | 56.4% |
| 1970s | 22-15-3 | 40 | 58.8% |
| 1960s | 7-15 | 22 | 31.8% |
| 1950s | 3-16 | 19 | 15.8% |
| 1940s | 0-14 | 14 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2023 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2022 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2015 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2014 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2013 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2012 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2010 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2009 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 2008 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2007 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2006 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 2005 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2004 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2002 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2001 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2000 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1999 | 4-1 | 5 | 80% |
| 1998 | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 1997 | 4-0 | 4 | 100% |
| 1996 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1995 | 4-0 | 4 | 100% |
| 1994 | 5-0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1993 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1992 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1991 | 2-2-1 | 5 | 50% |
| 1990 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1988 | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 1987 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1986 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1985 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1984 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1983 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1982 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 1981 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1980 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1979 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1978 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1977 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 1976 | 2-3-1 | 6 | 41.7% |
| 1975 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1974 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1973 | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 1972 | 2-1-1 | 4 | 62.5% |
| 1971 | 3-0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1970 | 2-0-1 | 3 | 83.3% |
| 1969 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1968 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1965 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1964 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1963 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1962 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1961 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1960 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1959 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1955 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1954 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1953 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1952 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1950 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1949 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1945 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1937 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 2
Oklahoma, 2001
20-10 · Home · Nebraska was No. 3
Win over No. 2
Washington, 1997
27-14 · Road · Nebraska was No. 7
Win over No. 2
Florida, 1995
62-24 · Neutral · Nebraska was No. 1
Win over No. 2
Colorado, 1994
24-7 · Home · Nebraska was No. 3
Win over No. 2
Alabama, 1971
38-6 · Neutral · Nebraska was No. 1
Win over No. 2
Oklahoma, 1971
35-31 · Road · Nebraska was No. 1
Win over No. 3
Tennessee, 1997
42-17 · Neutral · Nebraska was No. 2
Win over No. 3
Miami, 1994
24-17 · Neutral · Nebraska was No. 1
Win over No. 4
Penn State, 1983
44-6 · Home · Nebraska was unranked
Win over No. 4
Oklahoma, 1978
17-14 · Home · Nebraska was No. 2
All 274 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 22-44 | No. 15 Utah | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2025 | L 17-21 | No. 23 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 27-30 | No. 21 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | W 20-15 | No. 24 Boston College | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 17-21 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 7-56 | No. 16 Indiana | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 24-31 | No. 24 Illinois | No. 22 | Home |
| 2023 | L 10-13 | No. 20 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 7-45 | No. 2 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 14-36 | No. 22 Colorado | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 3-34 | No. 3 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 9-26 | No. 17 Illinois | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 14-49 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 21-28 | No. 17 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 28-35 | No. 19 Wisconsin | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 17-26 | No. 6 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 29-32 | No. 9 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 20-23 | No. 20 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 2021 | L 16-23 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 17-52 | No. 5 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 24-27 | No. 19 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 21-37 | No. 15 Wisconsin | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 7-48 | No. 5 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 31-36 | No. 8 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 24-41 | No. 16 Wisconsin | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 10-56 | No. 19 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 44-56 | No. 13 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 14-56 | No. 9 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 17-38 | No. 9 Wisconsin | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 24-38 | No. 24 Tennessee | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2016 | L 3-62 | No. 6 Ohio State | No. 9 | Road |
| 2016 | L 17-23 | No. 11 Wisconsin | No. 7 | Road |
| 2016 | W 35-32 | No. 22 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | W 37-29 | No. 22 UCLA | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 20-28 | No. 3 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | W 39-38 | No. 6 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 42-45 | No. 24 USC | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2014 | L 24-59 | No. 22 Wisconsin | No. 11 | Road |
| 2014 | L 22-27 | No. 10 Michigan State | No. 19 | Road |
| 2013 | W 24-19 | No. 23 Georgia | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2013 | L 28-41 | No. 14 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 21-41 | No. 16 UCLA | No. 23 | Home |
| 2012 | L 31-45 | No. 6 Georgia | No. 23 | Neutral |
| 2012 | W 23-9 | No. 20 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 38-63 | No. 12 Ohio State | No. 21 | Road |
| 2011 | L 13-30 | No. 10 South Carolina | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 17-45 | No. 20 Michigan | No. 17 | Road |
| 2011 | W 17-14 | No. 12 Penn State | No. 19 | Road |
| 2011 | W 24-3 | No. 9 Michigan State | No. 13 | Home |
| 2011 | L 17-48 | No. 7 Wisconsin | No. 8 | Road |
| 2010 | L 20-23 | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 2010 | L 6-9 | No. 18 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Road |
| 2010 | W 31-17 | No. 7 Missouri | No. 14 | Home |
| 2010 | W 51-41 | No. 17 Oklahoma State | No. 14 | Road |
| 2009 | W 33-0 | No. 22 Arizona | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 2009 | L 12-13 | No. 3 Texas | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2009 | W 10-3 | No. 20 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | W 27-12 | No. 24 Missouri | No. 21 | Road |
| 2009 | L 15-16 | No. 13 Virginia Tech | No. 19 | Road |
| 2008 | W 26-21 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2008 | L 28-62 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 31-37 | No. 7 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 17-52 | No. 4 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 39-76 | No. 8 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 25-28 | No. 17 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 6-41 | No. 17 Missouri | No. 25 | Road |
| 2007 | L 31-49 | No. 1 USC | No. 14 | Home |
| 2006 | L 14-17 | No. 11 Auburn | No. 19 | Home |
| 2006 | L 7-21 | No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 19 | Road |
| 2006 | W 28-27 | No. 24 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 20-22 | No. 5 Texas | No. 17 | Home |
| 2006 | L 10-28 | No. 4 USC | No. 19 | Road |
| 2005 | W 32-28 | No. 20 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 31-34 | No. 15 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | W 27-20 | No. 23 Iowa State | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 3-30 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | W 17-3 | No. 21 Michigan State | No. 23 | Home |
| 2003 | L 7-31 | No. 16 Texas | No. 12 | Road |
| 2002 | L 23-27 | No. 21 Ole Miss | No. 20 | Road |
| 2002 | L 13-28 | No. 13 Colorado | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 13-49 | No. 11 Kansas State | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 24-27 | No. 7 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 14-36 | No. 19 Iowa State | No. 20 | Road |
| 2001 | L 14-37 | No. 1 Miami | No. 4 | Road |
| 2001 | L 36-62 | No. 14 Colorado | No. 2 | Road |
| 2001 | W 20-10 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Home |
| 2001 | W 27-10 | No. 17 Notre Dame | No. 5 | Home |
| 2000 | W 66-17 | No. 18 Northwestern | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 2000 | L 28-29 | No. 16 Kansas State | No. 4 | Road |
| 2000 | L 14-31 | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 1 | Road |
| 2000 | W 27-24 | No. 23 Notre Dame | No. 1 | Road |
| 1999 | W 31-21 | No. 6 Tennessee | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1999 | W 22-6 | No. 14 Texas | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1999 | W 41-15 | No. 5 Kansas State | No. 7 | Home |
| 1999 | W 37-0 | No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Home |
| 1999 | L 20-24 | No. 18 Texas | No. 3 | Road |
| 1998 | L 20-23 | No. 5 Arizona | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1998 | L 30-40 | No. 2 Kansas State | No. 17 | Road |
| 1998 | L 16-20 | No. 20 Texas | No. 14 | Home |
| 1998 | W 20-13 | No. 18 Missouri | No. 7 | Home |
| 1998 | L 21-28 | No. 10 Texas A&M | No. 8 | Road |
| 1998 | W 55-7 | No. 20 Washington | No. 2 | Home |
| 1997 | W 42-17 | No. 3 Tennessee | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1997 | W 54-15 | No. 20 Texas A&M | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1997 | W 56-26 | No. 17 Kansas State | No. 3 | Home |
| 1997 | W 27-14 | No. 2 Washington | No. 7 | Road |
| 1996 | W 41-21 | No. 10 Virginia Tech | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1996 | L 27-37 | No. 20 Texas | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1996 | W 17-12 | No. 5 Colorado | No. 4 | Home |
| 1996 | W 39-3 | No. 16 Kansas State | No. 7 | Road |
| 1996 | L 0-19 | No. 17 Arizona State | No. 1 | Road |
| 1995 | W 62-24 | No. 2 Florida | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1995 | W 41-3 | No. 10 Kansas | No. 1 | Road |
| 1995 | W 44-21 | No. 7 Colorado | No. 2 | Road |
| 1995 | W 49-25 | No. 8 Kansas State | No. 2 | Home |
| 1994 | W 24-17 | No. 3 Miami | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1994 | W 24-7 | No. 2 Colorado | No. 3 | Home |
| 1994 | W 17-6 | No. 16 Kansas State | No. 2 | Road |
| 1994 | W 49-21 | No. 13 UCLA | No. 2 | Home |
| 1994 | W 31-0 | No. 24 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 16-18 | No. 1 Florida State | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1993 | W 21-7 | No. 16 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Home |
| 1993 | W 21-17 | No. 20 Colorado | No. 6 | Road |
| 1992 | L 14-27 | No. 3 Florida State | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 1992 | W 49-7 | No. 13 Kansas | No. 7 | Home |
| 1992 | W 52-7 | No. 8 Colorado | No. 8 | Home |
| 1992 | L 14-29 | No. 2 Washington | No. 12 | Road |
| 1991 | L 0-22 | No. 1 Miami | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 1991 | W 19-14 | No. 19 Oklahoma | No. 11 | Home |
| 1991 | T 19-19 | No. 15 Colorado | No. 9 | Home |
| 1991 | W 18-9 | No. 24 Arizona State | No. 16 | Road |
| 1991 | L 21-36 | No. 4 Washington | No. 9 | Home |
| 1990 | L 21-45 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1990 | L 10-45 | No. 22 Oklahoma | No. 19 | Road |
| 1990 | L 12-27 | No. 4 Colorado | No. 13 | Home |
| 1989 | L 17-41 | No. 5 Florida State | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1989 | L 21-27 | No. 2 Colorado | No. 3 | Road |
| 1988 | L 3-23 | No. 2 Miami | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1988 | W 7-3 | No. 9 Oklahoma | No. 7 | Road |
| 1988 | W 7-0 | No. 19 Colorado | No. 7 | Home |
| 1988 | W 63-42 | No. 10 Oklahoma State | No. 7 | Home |
| 1988 | L 28-41 | No. 5 UCLA | No. 2 | Road |
| 1988 | W 23-14 | No. 10 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 28-31 | No. 3 Florida State | No. 5 | Neutral |
| 1987 | L 7-17 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 5 | Home |
| 1987 | W 35-0 | No. 19 Oklahoma State | No. 2 | Road |
| 1987 | W 35-28 | No. 13 Arizona State | No. 2 | Road |
| 1987 | W 42-33 | No. 13 UCLA | No. 2 | Home |
| 1986 | W 30-15 | No. 5 LSU | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1986 | L 17-20 | No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 6 | Home |
| 1986 | W 34-17 | No. 15 Florida State | No. 6 | Home |
| 1985 | L 23-27 | No. 5 Michigan | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1985 | L 7-27 | No. 5 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Road |
| 1985 | W 34-24 | No. 5 Oklahoma State | No. 9 | Road |
| 1985 | W 52-25 | No. 20 Illinois | No. 18 | Home |
| 1985 | L 13-17 | No. 17 Florida State | No. 10 | Home |
| 1984 | W 28-10 | No. 11 LSU | No. 5 | Neutral |
| 1984 | L 7-17 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 7 | Home |
| 1984 | W 17-3 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | No. 6 | Home |
| 1984 | W 42-3 | No. 17 UCLA | No. 1 | Road |
| 1983 | L 30-31 | No. 5 Miami | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1983 | W 44-6 | No. 4 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | W 21-20 | No. 13 LSU | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1982 | W 28-24 | No. 11 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Home |
| 1982 | W 41-7 | No. 20 Auburn | No. 8 | Road |
| 1982 | L 24-27 | No. 8 Penn State | No. 2 | Road |
| 1981 | L 15-22 | No. 1 Clemson | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1981 | W 6-0 | No. 19 Missouri | No. 15 | Road |
| 1981 | L 24-30 | No. 3 Penn State | No. 15 | Home |
| 1981 | W 34-14 | No. 19 Florida State | No. 17 | Home |
| 1980 | W 31-17 | No. 17 Mississippi State | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1980 | L 17-21 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 10 | Home |
| 1980 | L 14-18 | No. 11 Florida State | No. 10 | Home |
| 1980 | W 21-7 | No. 17 Penn State | No. 3 | Road |
| 1979 | L 14-17 | No. 8 Houston | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1979 | L 14-17 | No. 5 Oklahoma | No. 7 | Road |
| 1978 | L 24-31 | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1978 | L 31-35 | No. 19 Missouri | No. 7 | Home |
| 1978 | W 17-14 | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Home |
| 1978 | W 23-0 | No. 20 Iowa State | No. 8 | Road |
| 1977 | W 21-17 | No. 14 North Carolina | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 1977 | L 7-38 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 12 | Road |
| 1977 | W 33-15 | No. 15 Colorado | No. 12 | Home |
| 1977 | L 21-24 | No. 16 Iowa State | No. 18 | Home |
| 1977 | W 31-24 | No. 10 Alabama | No. 14 | Home |
| 1976 | W 27-24 | No. 9 Texas Tech | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1976 | L 17-20 | No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 13 | Home |
| 1976 | L 28-37 | No. 14 Iowa State | No. 12 | Road |
| 1976 | W 14-10 | No. 17 Oklahoma State | No. 9 | Home |
| 1976 | L 24-34 | No. 10 Missouri | No. 9 | Home |
| 1976 | T 6-6 | No. 16 LSU | No. 8 | Home |
| 1975 | L 14-17 | No. 7 Arizona State | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1975 | L 10-35 | No. 7 Oklahoma | No. 2 | Road |
| 1975 | W 30-7 | No. 12 Missouri | No. 3 | Road |
| 1975 | W 63-21 | No. 10 Colorado | No. 4 | Home |
| 1974 | W 13-10 | No. 18 Florida | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1974 | L 14-28 | No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 6 | Home |
| 1974 | W 56-0 | No. 13 Kansas | No. 12 | Road |
| 1973 | W 19-3 | No. 8 Texas | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 1973 | L 0-27 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 13 | Road |
| 1973 | W 10-9 | No. 17 Kansas | No. 10 | Home |
| 1973 | L 12-13 | No. 7 Missouri | No. 11 | Road |
| 1973 | W 31-14 | No. 19 NC State | No. 2 | Home |
| 1973 | W 40-13 | No. 16 UCLA | No. 2 | Home |
| 1972 | W 40-6 | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 1972 | L 14-17 | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 5 | Home |
| 1972 | T 23-23 | No. 17 Iowa State | No. 3 | Home |
| 1972 | W 33-10 | No. 15 Colorado | No. 3 | Road |
| 1971 | W 38-6 | No. 2 Alabama | No. 1 | Neutral |
| 1971 | W 35-31 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 1 | Road |
| 1971 | W 31-7 | No. 9 Colorado | No. 1 | Home |
| 1970 | W 17-12 | No. 5 LSU | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1970 | W 28-21 | No. 20 Oklahoma | No. 3 | Home |
| 1970 | T 21-21 | No. 5 USC | No. 6 | Home |
| 1969 | W 45-6 | No. 16 Georgia | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1969 | L 7-17 | No. 6 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 21-31 | No. 5 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 0-47 | No. 14 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-16 | No. 20 Missouri | No. 13 | Home |
| 1968 | L 13-23 | No. 6 Kansas | No. 9 | Home |
| 1968 | W 17-14 | No. 17 Minnesota | No. 9 | Road |
| 1967 | L 16-21 | No. 3 Colorado | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 7-34 | No. 3 Alabama | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1965 | L 28-39 | No. 4 Alabama | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1965 | W 16-14 | No. 9 Missouri | No. 3 | Road |
| 1964 | L 7-10 | No. 3 Arkansas | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1963 | W 13-7 | No. 5 Auburn | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1963 | W 29-20 | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 7 | Home |
| 1962 | W 36-34 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1962 | L 6-34 | No. 8 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 7-16 | No. 7 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 0-7 | No. 7 Colorado | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 0-10 | No. 10 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-28 | No. 2 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 14-26 | No. 18 Minnesota | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | W 14-13 | No. 15 Texas | No. 12 | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-20 | No. 15 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 7-40 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 16-27 | No. 9 Colorado | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 0-28 | No. 14 Purdue | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 7-32 | No. 5 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-34 | No. 16 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 0-42 | No. 12 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 6-54 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 7-26 | No. 16 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 7-34 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-41 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 20-28 | No. 6 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 7-34 | No. 20 Duke | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 1954 | L 7-55 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | W 20-6 | No. 11 Colorado | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 7-30 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 6-14 | No. 15 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | W 14-13 | No. 18 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | W 33-26 | No. 19 Kansas | No. 16 | Road |
| 1949 | L 0-48 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | L 6-28 | No. 7 Minnesota | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 13-44 | No. 2 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1948 | L 13-39 | No. 15 Minnesota | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | L 7-13 | No. 13 Kansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-31 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 0-19 | No. 14 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 14-54 | No. 4 Indiana | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 7-61 | No. 20 Minnesota | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | L 0-20 | No. 14 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1942 | L 2-15 | No. 10 Minnesota | Unranked | Home |
| 1941 | L 0-6 | No. 8 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 13-21 | No. 3 Stanford | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1940 | L 7-13 | No. 2 Minnesota | No. 12 | Road |
| 1939 | L 13-27 | No. 7 Missouri | No. 17 | Road |
| 1938 | L 0-14 | No. 6 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | L 7-16 | No. 12 Minnesota | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | W 14-9 | No. 14 Minnesota | No. 6 | Home |
| 1936 | L 0-7 | No. 2 Minnesota | No. 6 | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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