1990s ranking

Top 25 games of the 1990s in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

1993PostseasonNeutral site
L 16-18 vs. Florida State
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 2-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
77
Game score
1994PostseasonNeutral site
W 24-17 vs. Miami
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
76
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Miami vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
1996Week 15Home
W 17-12 vs. Colorado
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Colorado · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
73
Game score
1999PostseasonNeutral site
W 31-21 vs. Tennessee
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
68
Game score
1994Week 10Home
W 24-7 vs. Colorado
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Colorado · 17-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
65
Game score
1997Week 5Away
W 27-14 vs. Washington
No. 2 Washington vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 13-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
65
Game score
1998PostseasonNeutral site
L 20-23 vs. Arizona
No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 14 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
60
Game score
1994Week 8Away
W 17-6 vs. Kansas State
No. 16 Kansas State vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 11-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
1991Week 10Home
T 19-19 vs. Colorado
No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 15 Colorado · 0-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 30/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
58
Game score
1997PostseasonNeutral site
W 42-17 vs. Tennessee
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Tennessee · 25-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 5/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
Full Game · 1997 Nebraska vs. Tennessee (Bowl Full Game)
1998Week 7Away
L 21-28 vs. Texas A&M
No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
1999Week 9Away
L 20-24 vs. Texas
No. 18 Texas vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 4-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
1993Week 10Away
W 21-17 vs. Colorado
No. 20 Colorado vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 4-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
1997Week 15Away
W 27-24 vs. Colorado
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
56
Game score
1995Week 10Away
W 44-21 vs. Colorado
No. 7 Colorado vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 23-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 7/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
55
Game score
1992PostseasonNeutral site
L 14-27 vs. Florida State
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Nebraska · 13-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
55
Game score
1993Week 14Home
W 21-7 vs. Oklahoma
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 16 Oklahoma · 14-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 16/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
55
Game score
1998Week 9Home
W 20-13 vs. Missouri
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 18 Missouri · 7-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
55
Game score
1999Week 14Away
W 33-30 vs. Colorado
Unranked Colorado vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
55
Game score
1995PostseasonNeutral site
W 62-24 vs. Florida
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Florida · 38-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 0/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
1991Week 4Home
L 21-36 vs. Washington
No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Washington · 15-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
1999PostseasonNeutral site
W 22-6 vs. Texas
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Texas · 16-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 14/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 1999 Nebraska vs. Texas (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
1993Week 11Away
W 21-20 vs. Kansas
Unranked Kansas vs. No. 6 Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
54
Game score
1995Week 9Home
W 49-25 vs. Kansas State
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 8 Kansas State · 24-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 6/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
53
Game score
1992Week 4Away
L 14-29 vs. Washington
No. 2 Washington vs. No. 12 Nebraska · 15-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 15/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

Nebraska Top 25 Games of the 1990s

Top 25 games of the 1990s in the database

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