Quick Nebraska Cornhuskers Bowl / Playoff Stats
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First Bowl Game: 1941-01-01, Stanford (Rose Bowl - L, 13 - 21)
Overall Bowl Record: 27-27-0 (54 Games)
Biggest Bowl Win: Northwestern, on 2000-12-30. Final Score: 66 - 17 (Alamo Bowl - 49 Points)
Biggest Bowl Loss: Duke, on 1955-01-01. Final Score: 7 - 34 (Orange Bowl - 27 Points)
Longest Consecutive Bowl Winning Streak: 6 Games
Longest Consecutive Bowl Losing Streak: 2 Games
Record in Shutout Bowl/Playoff games: 1-1-0 (2 Games)
All time Bowl records vs. Big 10 teams
| Team | Overall (F-||-V) | Games |
| Michigan | 2 Games | 1-1-0
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| Fiesta Bowl (1985), Alamo Bowl (2005) |
| Michigan State | 1 Games | 1-0-0
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| Alamo Bowl (2003) |
| Northwestern | 1 Games | 1-0-0
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| Alamo Bowl (2000) |
| vs Big 10 | 4 Games (3-1-0) |
F-||-V = Forfeits-||-Vacated Games (IF any).
Vacated column: Number format will be +XX and/or -XX where the plus represents Nebraska and the minus is the opponment. The number itself represents the number of games that were vacated. Vacated game totals are NOT factored into the records above. |
Nebraska Cornhuskers Bowls by Opponent
| Alabama |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1966-01-01 | L, 28 - 39 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1967-01-02 | L, 7 - 34 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 1972-01-01 | W, 38 - 6 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Arizona |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1998-12-30 | L, 20 - 23 | San Diego-CA | Holiday Bowl |
| 2009-12-30 | W, 33 - 0 | San Diego-CA | Holiday Bowl |
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| Arizona State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1975-12-26 | L, 14 - 17 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Arkansas |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1965-01-01 | L, 7 - 10 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Auburn |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1964-01-01 | W, 13 - 7 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 2007-01-01 | L, 14 - 17 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Clemson |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1982-01-01 | L, 15 - 22 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 2009-01-01 | W, 26 - 21 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
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| Duke |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1955-01-01 | L, 7 - 34 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Florida |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1974-12-31 | W, 13 - 10 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 1996-01-02 | W, 62 - 24 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Florida State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1988-01-01 | L, 28 - 31 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
| 1990-01-01 | L, 17 - 41 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
| 1993-01-01 | L, 14 - 27 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1994-01-01 | L, 16 - 18 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Georgia |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1969-12-20 | W, 45 - 6 | El Paso-TX | Sun Bowl |
| 2013-01-01 | L, 31 - 45 | Orlando-FL | Capital One Bowl |
| 2014-01-01 | W, 24 - 19 | Jacksonville-FL | Gator Bowl |
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| Georgia Tech |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1991-01-01 | L, 21 - 45 | Orlando-FL | Citrus Bowl |
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| Houston |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1980-01-01 | L, 14 - 17 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| LSU |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1971-01-01 | W, 17 - 12 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1983-01-01 | W, 21 - 20 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1985-01-01 | W, 28 - 10 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
| 1987-01-01 | W, 30 - 15 | New Orleans-LA | Sugar Bowl |
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| Miami |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1962-12-15 | W, 36 - 34 | New York-NY | Gotham Bowl |
| 1984-01-02 | L, 30 - 31 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1989-01-02 | L, 3 - 23 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1992-01-01 | L, 0 - 22 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 1995-01-01 | W, 24 - 17 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 2002-01-03 | L, 14 - 37 | Pasadena-CA | Rose Bowl |
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| Michigan |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1986-01-01 | L, 23 - 27 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2005-12-28 | W, 32 - 28 | San Antonio-TX | Alamo Bowl |
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| Michigan State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2003-12-29 | W, 17 - 3 | San Antonio-TX | Alamo Bowl |
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| Mississippi State |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1980-12-27 | W, 31 - 17 | El Paso-TX | Sun Bowl |
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| North Carolina |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1977-12-19 | W, 21 - 17 | Memphis-TN | Liberty Bowl |
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| Northwestern |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2000-12-30 | W, 66 - 17 | San Antonio-TX | Alamo Bowl |
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| Notre Dame |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1973-01-01 | W, 40 - 6 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Oklahoma |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1979-01-01 | L, 24 - 31 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Ole Miss |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2002-12-27 | L, 23 - 27 | Shreveport-LA | Independence Bowl |
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| South Carolina |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2012-01-02 | L, 13 - 30 | Orlando-FL | Capital One Bowl |
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| Stanford |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1941-01-01 | L, 13 - 21 | Pasadena-CA | Rose Bowl |
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| Tennessee |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1998-01-02 | W, 42 - 17 | Miami-FL | Orange Bowl |
| 2000-01-02 | W, 31 - 21 | Tempe-AZ | Fiesta Bowl |
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| Texas |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1974-01-01 | W, 19 - 3 | Dallas-TX | Cotton Bowl |
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| Texas Tech |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1976-12-31 | W, 27 - 24 | Houston-TX | Bluebonnet Bowl |
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| UCLA |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2015-12-26 | W, 37 - 29 | Santa Clara-CA | Foster Farms Bowl |
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| USC |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2014-12-27 | L, 42 - 45 | San Diego-CA | Holiday Bowl |
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| Virginia Tech |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 1996-12-31 | W, 41 - 21 | Lake Lucerne-FL | Orange Bowl |
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| Washington |
| Date | Final Result | Location | Bowl / Playoff |
| 2010-12-30 | L, 7 - 19 | San Diego-CA | Holiday Bowl |
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Nebraska Cornhuskers by Bowl/Playoff
| Bluebonnet Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1976-12-31 | Texas Tech | W, 27 - 24 |
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| Citrus Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1991-01-01 | Georgia Tech | L, 21 - 45 |
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| Cotton Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1965-01-01 | Arkansas | L, 7 - 10 |
| 1974-01-01 | Texas | W, 19 - 3 |
| 1980-01-01 | Houston | L, 14 - 17 |
| 2007-01-01 | Auburn | L, 14 - 17 |
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| Foster Farms Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2015-12-26 | UCLA | W, 37 - 29 |
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| Gator Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2009-01-01 | Clemson | W, 26 - 21 |
| 2014-01-01 | Georgia | W, 24 - 19 |
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| Gotham Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1962-12-15 | Miami | W, 36 - 34 |
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| Holiday Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1998-12-30 | Arizona | L, 20 - 23 |
| 2009-12-30 | Arizona | W, 33 - 0 |
| 2010-12-30 | Washington | L, 7 - 19 |
| 2014-12-27 | USC | L, 42 - 45 |
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| Independence Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 2002-12-27 | Ole Miss | L, 23 - 27 |
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| Liberty Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1977-12-19 | North Carolina | W, 21 - 17 |
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| Orange Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1955-01-01 | Duke | L, 7 - 34 |
| 1964-01-01 | Auburn | W, 13 - 7 |
| 1966-01-01 | Alabama | L, 28 - 39 |
| 1971-01-01 | LSU | W, 17 - 12 |
| 1972-01-01 | Alabama | W, 38 - 6 |
| 1973-01-01 | Notre Dame | W, 40 - 6 |
| 1979-01-01 | Oklahoma | L, 24 - 31 |
| 1982-01-01 | Clemson | L, 15 - 22 |
| 1983-01-01 | LSU | W, 21 - 20 |
| 1984-01-02 | Miami | L, 30 - 31 |
| 1989-01-02 | Miami | L, 3 - 23 |
| 1992-01-01 | Miami | L, 0 - 22 |
| 1993-01-01 | Florida State | L, 14 - 27 |
| 1994-01-01 | Florida State | L, 16 - 18 |
| 1995-01-01 | Miami | W, 24 - 17 |
| 1996-12-31 | Virginia Tech | W, 41 - 21 |
| 1998-01-02 | Tennessee | W, 42 - 17 |
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| Rose Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1941-01-01 | Stanford | L, 13 - 21 |
| 2002-01-03 | Miami | L, 14 - 37 |
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| Sugar Bowl |
| Date | Opponent | Final Result |
| 1967-01-02 | Alabama | L, 7 - 34 |
| 1974-12-31 | Florida | W, 13 - 10 |
| 1985-01-01 | LSU | W, 28 - 10 |
| 1987-01-01 | LSU | W, 30 - 15 |
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