1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Team

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1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
National Champions
Big 8 Champions
Fiesta Bowl, W 62-24 v Florida Gators
Conference Big 8
Ranking
Coaches #2 final ranking
AP #2 final ranking
1983 Record 12-1 (7-0 Big 8)
Head Coach Tom Osborne
Offensive Scheme Triple Option
Defensive Coordinator Charlie McBride
Base Defense 4-3

Home Stadium

 Memorial Stadium‎
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »


The 1983 Nebraska CornhuskersTeam represented the University of Nebraska in college football


Contents

[edit] Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29* #4 Penn State Nittany Lions* #1 East Rutherford, NJ W 44-6  71,123
September 10* Wyoming Cowboys #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 56-20  76,016
September 17* Minnesota Golden Gophers #1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 84-13  62,687



September 24* UCLA Bruins #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 42-10  76,510
October 1* Syracuse Orange #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 63-7  76,382








October 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys #1 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 14-10  49,600



October 15† Missouri Tigers #1 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 34-13  72,348







October 22 Colorado Buffloes+ #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 69-19  76,268
October 29 Kansas State Wildcats #1 Memorial Statdium • Manhattan, KS W 51-25  44,150
November 5 Iowa State Cyclones #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 72-29  76,326


November 12 Kansas Jayhawks #1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 67-13  76,503
November 26, Oklahoma Sooners #1 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman Oklahoma • Norman, OK W 28-21  75,008


Januay 2, 1984* #5 Miami Hurricanes #1 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 30-31  72,529
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
See also: 1983 NCAA Division I-A football rankings


Game Detail

[edit] Nebraska 44, Penn State 6

1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 0 0 0 6 6
Cornhuskers 14 7 9 14 44

[edit] Nebraska 56, Wyoming 20

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 3 7 10 20
Cornhuskers 21 21 14 0 56


[edit] Minnesota-13, Nebraska-84

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 21 21 21 21 84
Golden Gophers 0 10 3 0 13

[edit] Nebraska 42, UCLA 10

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 3 0 0 10
Cornhuskers 0 14 14 14 42


[edit] Nebraska 63, Syracuse 7

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 0 0 7 7
Cornhuskers 14 21 21 7 63

[edit] Oklahoma State 10, Nebraska 14

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 0 7 7 0 14
Cowboys 0 10 0 0 10


[edit] Missouri 13, Nebraska 34

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 6 14 0 14 34
Tigers 7 6 0 0 13

[edit] Nebraska 69, Colorado 19

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 3 9 7 0 19
Cornhuskers 7 7 48 7 69



[edit] Kansas State-25, Nebraska-51

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 21 17 0 13 51
Wildcats 2 3 0 20 25

[edit] Nebraska 72, Iowa State 29

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 14 7 8 29
Cornhuskers 14 21 10 27 72


[edit] Nebraska 67, Kansas 13

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 0 7 6 13
Cornhuskers 14 27 6 20 67

[edit] Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 28

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 7 7 14 0 28
Sooners 0 14 7 0 21


Orange Bowl

[edit] Nebraska 30, Miami 31

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 17 0 14 0 31
Cornhuskers 0 14 3 13 30