Big 8 · 1987

NebraskaCornhuskers

10–2 overall, 6–1 in conference. 12 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

10–2

6–1 in conference

Margin - All

+287

23.9 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

37.6

451 total

Points against

13.7

164 total

Polls

#6AP

Final

Schedule

Tom Osborne

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/04/1987 08:00 PMvsUtah StateW 56–12

Fri 09/11/1987 08:00 PMvs13UCLAW 42–33

Fri 09/25/1987 08:00 PMat13Arizona StateW 35–28

Fri 10/02/1987 08:00 PMvsSouth CarolinaW 30–21

Fri 10/09/1987 08:00 PMvsKansasW 54–2

Fri 10/16/1987 08:00 PMat19Oklahoma StateW 35–0

Fri 10/23/1987 08:00 PMvsKansas StateW 56–3

Fri 10/30/1987 07:00 PMatMissouriW 42–7

Fri 11/06/1987 07:00 PMvsIowa StateW 42–3

Fri 11/20/1987 07:00 PMvs1OklahomaL 7–17

Fri 11/27/1987 07:00 PMatColoradoW 24–7

Thu 12/31/1987 07:00 PMvs8Florida StateL 28–31Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

102%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Lincoln, NE
Capacity: 85,458
Average crowd: 86,769
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 1,164 ft
Opened: 1923