- Nebraska football play by play series#
- Nebraska football play by play tv#
Nebraska and Oklahoma are two of just eight schools in college football history to win 900 or more games, with OU ranking fourth in all-time wins (930) and Nebraska eighth (909).
Hall of Fame Coach Tom Osborne posted his 250th win against Oklahoma in 1997, with a 69-7 win in Lincoln, the largest margin of victory in the series. Nebraska's biggest ever upset win was a 25-21 victory in 1959, ending OU's 36-game win streak and 74-game conference unbeaten streak. In 17 games since 1971, both teams were ranked in the top 10. The series has featured at least one top-10 team in 50 games and two top-10 teams 18 times, with the matchup featuring at least one top-10 team in 22 straight games from 1970 to 1990.
Both teams have been ranked in 24 of the meetings. Since the AP poll began in 1936, the NU-OU matchup has featured at least one ranked team in 62 of 72 games, including Oklahoma's No.1 in 13 meetings, including eight times by Nebraska, most recently in 2000. One of the two schools has been ranked No.Both of those games were won by the visiting team, with Nebraska using the 1971 victory to catapult it to a second consecutive national championship. 2 matchups, including the 1971 Game of the Century and the 1987 game in Lincoln. Five times Oklahoma handed Nebraska its only regular-season loss (1964, 1966, 1975, 1979, 1987), while twice Nebraska has given Oklahoma its only regular-season loss (1971, 1978).
The series has been nearly even since 1969, with Oklahoma holding a slim 20-18 edge.
Nebraska was 16-3-3 in the first 22 games in the series, including 11 shutouts, before Oklahoma was 22-4 from 1943 to 1968. Nebraska and Oklahoma met for 71 consecutive seasons from 1927 to 1997 before the streak was snapped in 1998 with the start of the North-South scheduling rotation in the Big 12. The schools are also set to meet in a home-and-home series in 2029 (Norman) and 2030 (Lincoln). Oklahoma leads the all-time series 46-38-3, with Nebraska holding a slight edge in Lincoln. Last year's meeting in Norman was the 87th all-time between the schools, but the first since 2010 the Big 12 Championship Game. Saturday's matchup in the storied "Battle of the Big Reds" completes a home-and-home series between the schools. Brent Venables is in his first season as the Sooners' head coach after spending the previous 10 seasons as Clemson's defensive coordinator. Oklahoma allows just 8.0 points and 305.5 yards per game, while the Sooners have passed for 264.5 yards per contest. The Sooners have dominated both of their opponents this season, outscoring their foes by a combined score of 78-16. Oklahoma heads into the contest with a 2-0 record following a 33-3 victory over Kent State on Saturday evening in Norman. Nebraska put up 575 yards of total offense, behind a balanced attack with 257 rushing yards and 318 yards through the air.Īgainst Oklahoma, Nebraska will be in its first game under the direction of Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph, who previously served as the Huskers' Associate Head Coach and wide receivers coach. The Huskers' offensive attack was explosive in the defeat. Nebraska rallied to take a four-point lead with just over three minutes remaining before Georgia Southern scored in the final minute to steal a victory. The two teams put on an offensive display as they combined for more than 1,200 yards of total offense and 87 points. Nebraska comes into the game with a 1-2 record, following a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern last Saturday. The network will also originate its Big Noon Kickoff show from the UNL campus on Saturday morning. CT with national television coverage on FOX. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is set for shortly after 11 a.m. The Huskers will play host to sixth-ranked Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium in a game pitting schools who competed in the same conference for nearly a century. Nebraska completes non-conference play on Saturday with a renewal of one of the most historic matchups in college football history. RADIO NETWORK - Huskers Radio Network ( Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Jessica Coody) TV - Fox (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
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