Nebraska Football News
Drake’s Takes: Women’s Basketball’s Surprising Loss and a Memorable Super Bowl
This week’s Drake’s Takes covers the women's basketball team's recent performance and looks back at last week's Super Bowl. Women’s basketball loses to Penn State on the road...
‘He Did A Great Job’: Nebraska Coaches Impress At Lincoln Football Clinic
While the recruiting calendar says it's the dead period, meaning coaches are prohibited from having face-to-face contact with recruits, it isn't stopping Nebraska's retooled...
Mailbag: A Way-Too-Early Super Bowl Halftime Show Guess And Transfer Portal Names To Watch
The Hail Varsity readers came through this week with some interesting questions to dive into. This week's mailbag is packed with interesting thoughts dealing with the Super Bowl...
Padding the Stats: Pondering Portal Additions
It’s no secret that Nebraska lost a heck of a lot from last year’s team — half of the team’s offensive and defensive starters, to be more specific. Most of those players were...
Zac Taylor, a Hat and a Journey from Nebraska to the Super Bowl
Bob Kopecky purchased a hat in the spring of 1996. The hat was black with a red bill and a block red 'N' stitched on the front with script Huskers on top and the word "football"...
Projecting 2022 Point Spreads and a Win Total Based on Nebraska’s Preseason SP+ Rating
College football’s offseason can officially begin now that the new SP+ ratings from ESPN’s Bill Connelly are out. I’m joking, sort of, but these early rankings and others like...
Making The Jump: Turner Corcoran
We've made it to the last stop of this five-part series called “Making The Jump” where we select five Huskers who need to, simply put, make the jump in 2022. That means going...
2021 Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME / RESULT | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 28 |  Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | L, 30-22 | FOX |
| Sat, Sept. 4 |  Fordham | Lincoln, Neb. | W, 52-7 | BTN |
| Sat, Sep 11 |  Buffalo | Lincoln, Neb. | W, 28-3 | BTN |
| Sat, Sep 18 |  @ Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | L, 23-16 | FOX |
| Sat, Sep 25 |  @ Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L, 23-20 (OT) | FS1 |
| Sat, Oct 2 |  Northwestern | Lincoln, Neb. | W, 56-7 | BTN |
| Sat, Oct 9 |  Michigan | Lincoln, Neb. | L, 32-29 | ABC |
| Sat, Oct 16 |  @ Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L, 30-23 | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Oct 30 |  Purdue | Lincoln, Neb. | L, 28-23 | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov 6 |  Ohio State | Lincoln, Neb. | L, 26-17 | FOX |
| Sat, Nov 20 |  @ Wisconsin | Madison, Wisc. | L, 35-28 | ESPN |
| Fri, Nov 26 |  Iowa | Lincoln, Neb. | L, 28-21 | BTN |
2021 Standings
| West | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 7-2 | 10-2 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 8-4 |
| Minnesota | 6-3 | 8-4 |
| Purdue | 6-3 | 8-4 |
| Illinois | 4-5 | 5-7 |
 Nebraska | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| East | Conference | Overall |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 11-1 |
| Ohio State | 8-1 | 10-2 |
| Michigan State | 7-2 | 10-2 |
 Penn State | 4-5 | 7-5 |
 Maryland | 3-6 | 6-6 |
 Rutgers | 2-7 | 5-7 |
 Indiana | 0-9 | 2-10 |