Tom Osborne
Last coached Nebraska Cornhuskers, 1997- Record
- 255-49-3
- Win percentage
- .836
- Games
- 307
- Seasons
- 251973–1997
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nebraska | 13-0 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #2 | SRS 27.5 | SP+ 31.4 | Offense 50.6 | Defense 23.4 |
| 1996 | Nebraska | 11-2 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #6 | SRS 31.3 | SP+ 34.6 | Offense 49.4 | Defense 16.9 |
| 1995 | Nebraska | 12-0 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #1 | SRS 34.6 | SP+ 36.4 | Offense 54.0 | Defense 23.7 |
| 1994 | Nebraska | 13-0 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #1 | SRS 24.2 | SP+ 28.6 | Offense 42.1 | Defense 14.4 |
| 1993 | Nebraska | 11-1 | AP preseason #8 | AP final #3 | SRS 25.4 | SP+ 30.0 | Offense 43.5 | Defense 14.4 |
| 1992 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #11 | AP final #14 | SRS 22.3 | SP+ 26.8 | Offense 44.1 | Defense 19.5 |
| 1991 | Nebraska | 9-2-1 | AP preseason #15 | AP final #15 | SRS 20.6 | SP+ 24.0 | Offense 44.7 | Defense 23.8 |
| 1990 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #7 | AP final #24 | SRS 20.0 | SP+ 20.2 | Offense 40.5 | Defense 22.5 |
| 1989 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #11 | SRS 19.2 | SP+ 22.2 | Offense 45.6 | Defense 27.1 |
| 1988 | Nebraska | 11-2 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #10 | SRS 17.1 | SP+ 21.7 | Offense 41.1 | Defense 22.0 |
| 1987 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #6 | SRS 25.4 | SP+ 29.4 | Offense 44.2 | Defense 16.7 |
| 1986 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #8 | AP final #5 | SRS 20.6 | SP+ 23.5 | Offense 41.1 | Defense 19.8 |
| 1985 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #9 | AP final #11 | SRS 19.3 | SP+ 22.7 | Offense 39.8 | Defense 18.8 |
| 1984 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #4 | SRS 20.8 | SP+ 23.0 | Offense 35.9 | Defense 13.9 |
| 1983 | Nebraska | 12-1 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #2 | SRS 29.3 | SP+ 32.0 | Offense 52.0 | Defense 25.7 |
| 1982 | Nebraska | 12-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #3 | SRS 26.0 | SP+ 28.6 | Offense 44.5 | Defense 17.8 |
| 1981 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #11 | SRS 25.1 | SP+ 28.2 | Offense 38.4 | Defense 10.3 |
| 1980 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #7 | AP final #7 | SRS 32.8 | SP+ 35.0 | Offense 45.1 | Defense 11.2 |
| 1979 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #8 | AP final #9 | SRS 23.6 | SP+ 25.5 | Offense 38.1 | Defense 12.7 |
| 1978 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #10 | AP final #8 | SRS 25.0 | SP+ 26.0 | Offense 44.5 | Defense 21.1 |
| 1977 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #15 | AP final #12 | SRS 19.5 | SP+ 23.0 | Offense 36.6 | Defense 14.4 |
| 1976 | Nebraska | 9-3-1 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #9 | SRS 20.3 | SP+ 20.5 | Offense 37.4 | Defense 18.1 |
| 1975 | Nebraska | 10-2 | AP preseason #7 | AP final #9 | SRS 25.2 | SP+ 23.6 | Offense 36.2 | Defense 13.9 |
| 1974 | Nebraska | 9-3 | AP preseason #7 | AP final #9 | SRS 21.5 | SP+ 19.3 | Offense 34.2 | Defense 16.3 |
| 1973 | Nebraska | 9-2-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #7 | SRS 28.9 | SP+ 30.0 | Offense 38.2 | Defense 8.2 |