2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represents the University of Nebraska in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team are coached by fourth-year head coach Scott Frost and play their games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West
2021 record	0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 85,458)
Uniform

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 4, 2021
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings.

Previous season

The 2020 season saw a conference-only schedule and the Cornhuskers finished with a 3-5 record and finished in fifth place for the second year in a row in the Big Ten West Division. Nebraska did not attend a bowl for the fourth year in a row, even though they could have participated.

Offseason

2021 NFL Draft

The following Huskers have announced their plans to enter their names into the 2021 NFL Draft

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
Dicaprio Bootle	#7	CB	5'10"	195	Senior	Miami, FL
Matt Farniok	#71	OL	6'6"	330	Senior	Sioux Falls, SD
Brenden Jaimes	#76	OT	6'5"	300	Senior	Austin, TX
Dedrick Mills	#26	RB	5'11"	220	Senior	Waycross, GA
Jack Stoll	#86	TE	6'4"	260	Senior	Lone Tree, CO

Outgoing

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Destination
Matthew Anderson	#72	OL	6'6"	255	Sophomore	Leesville, LA	Louisiana-Lafayette
Jared Bubak	#80	TE	6'5"	245	Graduate	Lincoln, NE	TBD
Ronald Delancy III	#0	CB	5'11"	160	Freshman	Miami, FL	Toledo
Will Farniok	#68	OL	6'3"	295	Junior	Sioux Falls, SD	TBD
Marcus Fleming	#6	WR	5'10"	160	Freshman	Miami, FL	Maryland
Keem Green	#4	DL	6'5"	320	Senior	Sumter, SC	South Carolina
Luke McCaffrey	#7	QB	6'2"	200	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, CO	TBD
Wan'dale Robinson	#1	WR	5'10"	185	Junior	Frankfort, KY	Kentucky
Kade Warner	#81	WR	6'1"	210	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	TBD
Boe Wilson	#56	OL	6'3"	300	Graduate	Lee's Summit, MO	Western Kentucky

Incoming

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous
Samori Toure	WR	6'3"	190	Senior	Portland, OR	Montana
Markese Stepp	RB	6'0"	235	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	USC

Recruits

The Cornhuskers signed a total of 20 scholarship recruits and 20 walk-ons during national signing period.[2]

Scholarship recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Koby Bretz DB	Omaha, NE	Omaha Westside	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 24, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Ru'Quan Buckley DE	Wyoming, MI	Godwin Heights	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Dec 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Marques Buford Jr. DB	DeSoto, TX	Trinity Christian School / St. Thomas More	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
James Carnie TE	Roca, NE	Norris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 12, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Gabe Ervin Jr. RB	Buford, GA	Buford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 23, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Thomas Fidone II TE	Council Bluffs, IA	Lewis Central	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 26, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Mikai Gbayor LB	Irvington, NJ	Irvington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 4, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Kamonte Grimes WR	Naples, FL	Palmetto Ridge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 16, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Heinrich Haarberg QB	Kearney, NE	Kearney Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 9, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Shawn Hardy II WR	Kingsland, GA	Camden County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 29, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Wynden Ho'ohuli LB	Mililani, HI	Mililani	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Randolph Kpai LB	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 2, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Henry Lutovsky OL	Crawfordsville, IA	Mount Pleasant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 17, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Seth Malcolm LB	Tabor, IA	Fremont-Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 6, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Latrell Neville WR	Fresno, TX	Hightower	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 4, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Teddy Prochazka OL	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Sep 28, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
AJ Rollins TE	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 28, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Jailen Weaver DL	Antioch, CA	Antioch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Malik Williams DB	Atlanta, GA	Buford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 21, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Branson Yager OL	Grantsville, UT	Grantsville	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Apr 27, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 19  247Sports: 24  ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Nebraska Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

Walk-on recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Booker III DB	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 1, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Derek Branch DB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 28, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Buda WR/LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Alex Bullock WR	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 23, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Maddox Burton DL	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jan 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Blake Closman DB	Omaha, NE	Millard North	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 1, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
AJ Collins DB	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Sam Hoskinson OL	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn South	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Dec 14, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
CJ Lilienkamp S	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grant Lohr RB/S	Jenks, OK	Jenks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Joey Mancino OL	Holmdel, NJ	Holmdel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Jan 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kelen Meyer PK	Ord, NE	Ord	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 12, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Evan Meyersick TE	Omaha, NE	Millard West	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Weston Reiman OL	Weeping Water, NE	Weeping Water	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Nov 1, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Beau Schaller OL	Waukee, IA	Waukee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 11, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Matthew Schuster RB	Cozad, NE	Cozad / Ashland-Greenwood	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 29, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jarrett Synek QB	Hastings, NE	Hastings	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 18, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Taveon Thompson WR/LB	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southeast	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 21, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Payton Weehler DB	Blockton, IA	Mount Ayr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 20, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Aiden Young RB	Omaha, NE	Elkhorn	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 15, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 28	vs. Illinois	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)
September 11	Buffalo	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
September 18	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (NU-OU Rivalry)
September 25	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI
October 2	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 9	Michigan	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 16	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)
October 30	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 6	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 13	Southeastern Louisiana	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 20	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)
November 26	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)

The Big Ten released a revised conference schedule on February 5, 2021 to correct home/away matchups that were altered from the 2020 COVID-stricken season.[3]

Roster and coaching staff

2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 11 Austin Allen Sr WR 84 Matthias Algarin RFr OL 73 Broc Bando Sr OL 74 Brant Banks So WR 30 Brody Belt Jr OL 54 Bryce Benhart So WR 15 Zavier Betts RFr OL 59 Ian Boerkircher Jr TE 49 Nate Boerkircher RFr WR 4 Alante Brown RFr WR 41 Elliott Brown RFr WR Alex Bullock Fr TE James Carnie Fr OL 79 Alex Conn RFr OL 69 Turner Corcoran RFr WR 42 Broc Douglass RFr RB Gabe Ervin Jr Fr WR 88 Levi Falk GS TE Thomas Fidone Fr WR 29 Bennett Folkers Jr OL 78 Jimmy Fritzsche So TE 46 John Goodwin So WR Kamonte Grimes Fr WR 17 Ty Hahn RFr QB Henrich Haarberg Fr WR Shawn Hardy Fr RB 37 Isaiah Harris RFr WR 87 Chris Hickman So OL 75 Trent Hixson Sr OL Sam Hoskinson Fr WR 10 Demariyon Houston So WR 47 Austin Jablonski So RB 22 Cooper Jewett So RB 14 Rahmir Johnson So OL 51 Cameron Jurgens Jr WR 85 Wyatt Liewer Jr RB 35 Trevin Luben RFr OL Henry Lutovsky Fr OL 77 Michael Lynn So WR 5 Omar Manning Sr WR 89 Oliver Martin Sr QB 2 Adrian Martinez Sr QB 18 Matt Masker Jr OL 71 Keegan Menning RFr WR Evan Meyersick Fr WR 19 Barron Miles Jr. RFr QB 14 Brayden Miller So RB 28 Sevion Morrison RFr OL 53 Riley Moses So WR 3 Jamie Nance So WR Latrell Neville Fr WR 12 Will Nixon RFr OL 63 Nouredin Nouili So OL 67 Ezra Miller So OL 57 Ethan Piper So OL Teddy Prochazka Fr RB 34 Beau Psencik RFr TE 82 Kurt Rafdal Sr OL Weston Reiman Fr TE AJ Rollins Fr RB 43 Connor Ruth Jr RB 46 Corbin Ruth Sr OL Beau Schaller Fr RB Matthew Schuster Fr RB 24 Marvin Scott III RFr OL 70 Matt Sichterman Sr QB 8 Logan Smothers RFr RB Markese Stepp Jr QB Jarrett Synek Fr RB 25 Ronald Thompkins So WR Samori Toure GS TE 83 Travis Vokolek Sr RB 31 Zach Weinmaster So OL Branson Yager Fr RB 23 Jaquez Yant RFr RB Aiden Young Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 45 David Alston Jr ILB 50 Jake Archer Jr DL 96 Marquis Black RFr DB Derek Branch Fr DL 73 Baylor Brannen RFr DB Koby Bretz Fr OLB 85 John Bullock So DL Ra'quan Buckley Fr DB Marques Buford Fr OLB 35 Jimari Butler RFr ILB 58 Chris Cassidy Jr CB 11 Braxton Clark Jr DB Blake Closman Fr OLB 32 Niko Cooper Jr DL 93 Damion Daniels Sr S 9 Marquel Dismuke GS OLB 13 JoJo Domann GS S 18 Myles Farmer So DL 82 Colton Feist Jr ILB Mikai Gbayor Fr S 23 Isaac Gifford RFr DL 89 Jamin Graham So OLB 24 Blaise Gunnerson RFr S 47 Tyson Guzman So ILB 10 Jackson Hannah So DB 29 Ashton Hausmann RFr ILB 42 Nick Heinrich So DL 80 Jacob Herbek So ILB 3 Will Honas GS ILB 39 Garrett Hustedt So DL 72 Nash Hutmacher RFr OLB 38 Damian Jackson Sr CB 16 Nadab Joseph Jr LB 51 Braden Klover RFr OLB Randolph Kpai Fr OLB 81 Nick Leader So CB 12 Tamon Lynum RFr ILB Seth Malcom Fr ILB 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements Jr S 48 Lane McCallum Sr ILB 59 Caden McCormack So ILB 57 Drew Monin RFr DB 40 Darius Moore Jr OLB 44 Garrett Nelson Jr DL 52 Mosai Newsom So CB 6 Quinton Newsome Jr S 43 Mason Nieman RFr OLB 34 Simon Otte Jr OLB 49 Pheldarius Payne Sr S 21 Noa Pola-Gates So ILB 28 Luke Reimer Jr DL 84 Eli Richter So DL 87 Jordon Riley Sr DL 99 Ty Robinson So DL 98 Casey Rogers Jr CB 37 Phalen Sanford Jr ILB 25 Zach Schlager Jr OLB 54 Ryan Schommer Jr OLB 83 Sam Shurtleff So ILB 41 Garrett Snodgrass So DL 95 Ben Stille GS LB 56 Grant Tagge RFr OLB 2 Caleb Tannor Sr CB 5 Cam Taylor-Britt Sr DL 97 Deontre Thomas Sr DL 55 Chris Walker Sr DL Jalin Weaver Fr DB Payton Weehler Fr DL 92 Tate Wildeman Jr S 8 Deontai Williams GS DB Malik Williams Fr DB 33 Javin Wright So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 55 Brig Banks Sr PK 36 Chase Contreraz Jr P 40 Daniel Cerni RFr PK/P 96 Tyler Crawford RFr PK 33 Connor Culp GS P 95 Grant Detlefsen So PK 93 Gabe Heins So PK Kelen Meyer Fr LS 94 Cade Mueller Jr PK 32 Ryan Novosel RFr LS 91 Cameron Pieper Jr P 90 William Przystup Jr LS Camden Witucki RFr	Head coach Scott Frost    6th season as HC    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Chinander    6th season as DC    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Iowa Matt Lubick    19th season as WR coach, 5th as OC    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Colorado State Greg Austin    9th season as OL coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Sean Beckton    6th season as TE coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Mike Dawson    8th season as LB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: UMass-Amherst Travis Fisher    10th season as DB coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Ryan Held    6th season as RB coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Barrett Ruud    4rd season as ILB coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Tony Tuioti    6th season as DL coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Hawaii Mario Verduzco    29th season as QB coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: San Jose St. Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 10, 2020

Game summaries

vs. Illinois

Nebraska vs. Illinois

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Illinois 0 Date: August 28 Location: Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
13-4-1	November 21, 2020	Illinois, 41-23

Buffalo

Buffalo at Nebraska

1 2 Total Buffalo 0 Nebraska 0 Date: September 11 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
0-0	N/A	N/A

at Oklahoma

Nebraska at Oklahoma

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Oklahoma 0 Date: September 18 Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
38-45-3	December 4, 2010	Oklahoma, 23-20

at Michigan State

Nebraska at Michigan State

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Michigan State 0 Date: September 25 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
9-2	November 17, 2018	Nebraska, 9-6

Northwestern

Northwestern at Nebraska

1 2 Total Northwestern 0 Nebraska 0 Date: October 2 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
8-6	November 7, 2020	Northwestern, 21-13

Michigan

Michigan at Nebraska

1 2 Total Michigan 0 Nebraska 0 Date: October 9 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
4-5-1	September 22, 2018	Michigan, 56-10

at Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Minnesota 0 Date: October 16 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
25-33-2	December 12, 2020	Minnesota, 24-17

Purdue

Purdue at Nebraska

1 2 Total Purdue 0 Nebraska 0 Date: October 30 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
5-4	December 5, 2020	Nebraska, 37-27

Ohio State

Ohio State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Ohio State 0 Nebraska 0 Date: November 6 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
1-8	October 24, 2020	Ohio State, 52-17

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Nebraska

1 2 Total Southeastern Louisiana 0 Nebraska 0 Date: November 13 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
0-0	N/A	N/A

at Wisconsin

Nebraska at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: November 20 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
4-10	November 16, 2019	Wisconsin, 37-21

Iowa

Iowa at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa 0 Nebraska 0 Date: November 26 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Sources:

Series Record	Last Meeting	Result
29-19-3	November 27, 2020	Iowa, 26-20

Big Ten Awards

All-Conference Awards

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP	Not released																	Not released

References

1. "Nebraska 2021 Football Schedule". Huskers.com. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
2. "Huskers Announce December Signing Class". Huskers.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. Changes to 2021 Big Ten Football Schedule Announced