Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry
	Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers
First meeting	November 29, 1900
Latest meeting	November 11, 2017
Next meeting	October 20, 2018
Statistics
Meetings total	58
All-time series	Minnesota leads, 32–24–2
Largest victory	Nebraska, 84–13 (1983)
Longest win streak	Nebraska, 16 (1963–2012)
Current win streak	Minnesota, 1 (2017)

The Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

History

The rivalry can be separated into distinct eras, the first two being Minnesota's glory days, followed by Nebraska's rise to prominence. These match-ups took place when the schools were non-conference rivals, facing each other on a semi-regular basis from 1900 to 1974, then on a more intermittent basis until 1990. The Big Ten era started in 2011, when Nebraska joined the conference and played in the Legends Division (now the West Division) with Minnesota.^[1]

Minnesota leads the series 32–24–2. From 1900 to 1960, they went 29–6–2. Minnesota gave Nebraska their worst home loss ever with a 61–7 win in 1945. However, since 1960, Nebraska has gone 18–3 against Minnesota, winning 16 straight from 1963 to 2012, with an average margin of victory over 30 points.

1983

On September 17, 1983, No. 1 Nebraska, coming off a 44–7 week one win over No. 4 Penn State, traveled to Minneapolis. Nebraska racked up 790 yards of offense, nearly 600 of them rushing, en route to an 84–13 win over the Gophers, the worst loss in Minnesota history. Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar, who would go on to be the top pick in the 1984 NFL Draft, managed 230 yards of offense on five touches (three carries for 92 yards; two receptions for 138 yards). Future Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier carried 15 times for 196 yards and three touchdowns.^[2] Nebraska's entire 60-man travel roster had entered the game before the end of the third quarter.

The Cornhuskers would go on to set the all-time NCAA scoring record, while the Gophers lost their final ten games and finished 1–10.

Game results

Minnesota victories	Nebraska victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 29, 1900	Lincoln	Minnesota	20–12
2	October 12, 1901	Minneapolis	Minnesota	19–0
3	October 18, 1902	Minneapolis	Nebraska	6–0
4	October 29, 1904	Minneapolis	Minnesota	16–12
5	November 18, 1905	Minneapolis	Minnesota	35–0
6	November 3, 1906	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–0
7	October 19, 1907	Minneapolis	Minnesota	8–5
8	October 17, 1908	Minneapolis	Tie	0–0
9	October 16, 1909	Omaha	Minnesota	14–0
10	October 16, 1910	Minneapolis	Minnesota	27–0
11	October 21, 1911	Minneapolis	Minnesota	21–3
12	October 19, 1912	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–0
13	October 18, 1913	Lincoln	Nebraska	7–0
14	October 11, 1919	Minneapolis	Tie	6–6
15	October 15, 1932	Minneapolis	Minnesota	7–6
16	October 6, 1934	Minneapolis	Minnesota	20–0
17	October 12, 1935	Lincoln	Minnesota	12–7
18	October 10, 1936	Minneapolis	Minnesota	14–9
19	October 2, 1937	Lincoln	Nebraska	14–9
20	October 1, 1938	Minneapolis	Minnesota	16–7
21	October 7, 1939	Lincoln	Nebraska	6–0
22	October 5, 1940	Minneapolis	Minnesota	13–7
23	November 8, 1941	Minneapolis	Minnesota	9–0
24	October 17, 1942	Lincoln	Minnesota	15–2
25	October 2, 1943	Minneapolis	No. 9 Minnesota	54–0
26	September 30, 1944	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–0
27	October 6, 1945	Lincoln	Minnesota	61–7
28	September 28, 1946	Minneapolis	Minnesota	33–6
29	October 4, 1947	Lincoln	Minnesota	28–13
30	October 2, 1948	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–13

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
31	October 1, 1949	Lincoln	Minnesota	28–6
32	October 7, 1950	Minneapolis	Nebraska	32–26
33	October 20, 1951	Minneapolis	Minnesota	39–20
34	November 15, 1952	Lincoln	Minnesota	13–7
35	September 25, 1954	Minneapolis	Minnesota	19–7
36	September 26, 1959	Minneapolis	Nebraska	32–12
37	September 24, 1960	Lincoln	Minnesota	26–14
38	September 28, 1963	Minneapolis	Nebraska	14–7
39	September 26, 1964	Minneapolis	Nebraska	26–21
40	September 30, 1967	Lincoln	No. 7 Nebraska	7–0
41	September 28, 1968	Minneapolis	No. 9 Nebraska	17–14
42	October 4, 1969	Minneapolis	Nebraska	42–14
43	October 3, 1970	Minneapolis	No. 6 Nebraska	35–10
44	September 18, 1971	Lincoln	No. 1 Nebraska	35–7
45	September 30, 1972	Lincoln	No. 7 Nebraska	49–0
46	October 6, 1973	Minneapolis	No. 2 Nebraska	48–7
47	October 5, 1974	Lincoln	No. 6 Nebraska	54–0
48	September 17, 1983	Minneapolis	No. 1 Nebraska	84–13
49	September 15, 1984	Lincoln	No. 1 Nebraska	38–7
50	September 23, 1989	Minneapolis	No. 3 Nebraska	48–0
51	September 22, 1990	Lincoln	No. 8 Nebraska	56–0
52	October 22, 2011	Minneapolis	No. 13 Nebraska	41–14
53	November 17, 2012	Lincoln	No. 16 Nebraska	38–14
54	October 13, 2013	Minneapolis	Minnesota	34–23
55	November 22, 2014	Lincoln	No. 25 Minnesota	28–24
56	October 17, 2015	Minneapolis	Nebraska	48–25
57	November 12, 2016	Lincoln	No. 21 Nebraska	24–17
58	November 11, 2017	Minneapolis	Minnesota	54–21
Series: Minnesota leads 32–24–2

References

↑ Wehling, Mike (September 12, 2017). "Nebraska Cornhuskers Renew Old-School Rivalry with Minnesota Gophers". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
↑ "Gophers-Nebraska series goes from rivalry to rout-fest". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

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[1] Wehling, Mike (September 12, 2017). "Nebraska Cornhuskers Renew Old-School Rivalry with Minnesota Gophers". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

[2] "Gophers-Nebraska series goes from rivalry to rout-fest". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Venues	Athletic Park (1892–1898) University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898) Northrop Field (1899–1923) Memorial Stadium (1924–1981) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008) TCF Bank Stadium (2009–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher Marching band Spirit squad "Minnesota Rouser" "Minnesota March" "Go Gopher Victory" "Minnesota Fight" "Our Minnesota" "Hail! Minnesota" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Minnesota shift T formation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Annual awards
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National championship seasons in bold

Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado (Buffalo Head) Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Kansas State Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)
Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left "The Cornhusker Vortex" (The Big Bang Theory)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Golden Gophers rivalries
Football	Iowa Michigan Nebraska Penn State Wisconsin
Basketball	Iowa Wisconsin
Hockey	North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State

Nebraska Cornhuskers rivalries
Football	Colorado Iowa Kansas Kansas State Miami Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin
Basketball	Creighton
Other	Creighton (Baseball)

Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

History

1983

Game results

See also

References