Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2026 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
First season	1890; 136 years ago
Athletic director	Troy Dannen
Head coach	Matt Rhule 3rd season, 19–19 (.500)
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska
Stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 91,459)
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	Big Ten
Colors	Scarlet and cream[1]
All-time record	931–436–40 (.676)
Bowl record	27–28 (.491)
National championships
Claimed	1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
Unclaimed	1915, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993
National finalist
Poll era	1965, 1971, 1983
Bowl Coalition	1993, 1994
Bowl Alliance	1995, 1997
BCS	2001
Conference championships
WIUFA: 1894, 1895, 1897 MVIAA: 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923 Big Eight: 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Big 12: 1997, 1999
Conference division championships
Big 12 North: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 Big Ten Legends: 2012
Heisman winners	Johnny Rodgers – 1972 Mike Rozier – 1983 Eric Crouch – 2001
Consensus All-Americans	65
Rivalries	Iowa (rivalry) Minnesota (rivalry) Wisconsin (rivalry) Oklahoma (rivalry) Colorado (rivalry) Missouri (rivalry) Iowa State (rivalry) Kansas (rivalry) Kansas State (rivalry) Texas (rivalry) Miami (FL) (rivalry)
Uniforms
Fight song	Hail Varsity
Mascot	Herbie Husker Lil' Red
Marching band	Cornhusker Marching Band
Outfitter	Adidas
Website	huskers.com

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has played its home games at Memorial Stadium since 1923 and sold out every game at the venue since 1962.

Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams. NU has won forty-six conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997), along with seven unclaimed national titles. Its 1971 and 1995 teams are considered among the best ever. Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch join twenty-four other Cornhuskers in the College Football Hall of Fame.

The program's first extended period of success came early in the twentieth century. Between 1900 and 1916, Nebraska had five undefeated seasons and a stretch of thirty-four games without a loss. The Cornhuskers won twenty-four conference championships prior to World War II but struggled through the postwar years until Bob Devaney was hired in 1962. Devaney built Nebraska into a national power, winning two national championships and eight conference titles in eleven seasons as head coach. Offensive coordinator Tom Osborne was named Devaney's successor in 1973 and over the next twenty-five years established himself as one of the best coaches in college football history with his trademark I formation offense and revolutionary strength, conditioning, and nutrition programs. Following Osborne's retirement in 1997, Nebraska cycled through five head coaches before hiring Matt Rhule in 2023.