How Will Minnesota, Big 10 Football Teams Fare Against the Nebraska Cornhuskers?
Golden Gophers are 29-20-2 against Nebraska all-time, but just 0-14 since 1963; Cornhuskers have won 39 of 45 contests against current Big 10 schools over the past 48 years
A formal announcement is expected on Friday as to whether or not the rumored Big 10 Conference expansion will begin with the fabled Nebraska Cornhuskers program.
The potential frenzied expansion of conferences such as the Big 10 and PAC-10 in the near future is considered to be driven almost exclusively by financial considerations for the universities involved (e.g. television revenue).
Estimated revenue increases for the University of Nebraska, for example, could approach a doubling of funds distributed to it by the Big 10 compared to the Big 12 – to the tune of $20 million yearly.
But what can we expect to happen on the football field?
If past is prologue, many teams in the Big 10 will be looking up in the conference standings at another powerhouse program.
A Smart Politics analysis of NCAA records finds that during the past few generations, the Cornhuskers have thoroughly dominated the 11 teams currently comprising the Big 10, winning 39 games and losing only 6 (a .867 winning percentage).
One team has suffered more than any other during the past five decades – the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Since 1962, the Gophers are 0-14 against Nebraska, with their last loss a 56-0 drubbing in Lincoln in 1990.
During this 14-game stretch, the Gophers have been outscored by Nebraska by a 553 to 100 margin.
Gopher fans might remember nightmares such as the 84-13 embarrassment in 1983 in Minneapolis, or one of the five shut-outs the Cornhuskers have delivered against Minnesota in Lincoln in 1967 (7-0), 1972 (49-0), 1974 (54-0), 1989 (48-0), and 1990 (56-0).
Overall, Nebraska has outscored current Big 10 teams by more than a 3:1 margin over the past 45 games – by a combined margin of 1,673 points to 536 points.
The only current Big 10 teams to have defeated Nebraska since 1962 are the 1974 Wisconsin Badgers (21-20), the 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes (10-7), the 1985 Michigan Wolverines (27-23), and the Penn State Nittany Lions – two times before joining the Big 10 (30-24 in 1981, 27-24 in 1982) and once in 2002 (40-7).
Of course, the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the 2010s are not the same team that won five national championships from the 1970s through the 1990s, including three titles during a four-year stretch (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997).
Still, even the good-but-not-great Cornhuskers team of the past decade has had good fortune against the Big 10 – winning five of six contests in the 2000s, including all three Alamo Bowl appearances against Northwestern in 2000, Michigan State in 2003, and Michigan in 2005.
Although Nebraska has dominated current Big 10 teams since 1962, the story was much different during the preceding 70+ years.
The Cornhuskers won only 39 of 110 games against these 11 teams from 1890 through 1961, for a winning percentage of .395.
Nebraska played Minnesota more than any other current Big 10 team during this stretch at 37 games, with the Gophers notching a 29-6-2 record against their foe from Lincoln.
The Iowa Hawkeyes played Nebraska 35 times, tallying a 21-11-3 record against the Cornhuskers during these early years.
Overall, during the 120-year history of its football program, Nebraska has totaled a 78-68-9 record against current Big 10 teams, for a winning percentage of .532.
· The Cornhuskers have never lost to Michigan State, winning all five games.
· Minnesota has won the most games against Nebraska (29) as well as lost the most games against them (20).
· Nebraska has failed to beat Ohio State (0-2) and Purdue (0-1).
Nebraska Cornhusker Football Cumulative Record Against Current Big 10 Teams, 1890-2009
|
Opponent
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Tie
|
Total
|
Percentage
|
|
Michigan State
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1.000
|
|
Illinois
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
.750
|
|
Iowa
|
26
|
12
|
3
|
41
|
.671
|
|
Northwestern
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
.667
|
|
Wisconsin
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
.600
|
|
Penn State
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
13
|
.462
|
|
Indiana
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
19
|
.447
|
|
Minnesota
|
20
|
29
|
2
|
51
|
.412
|
|
Michigan
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
.400
|
|
Ohio State
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
.000
|
|
Purdue
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
Total
|
78
|
68
|
9
|
155
|
.532
|
Table compiled by Smart Politics.
Nebraska would be the second Big 12 team to leave its conference. The University of Colorado announced on Thursday it had accepted an invitation to join the PAC-10 Conference beginning in 2012.
The departure of other teams from the Big 12 are expected to be announced later this summer.
Game by Game Results of Nebraska vs. Current Big 10 Teams, 1890-2009
|
Year
|
Team
|
Result
|
Score
|
Location
|
|
2005
|
Michigan
|
Won
|
32-28
|
Neutral
|
|
2003
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
18-10
|
Home
|
|
2003
|
Michigan State
|
Won
|
17-3
|
Neutral
|
|
2002
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
7-40
|
Away
|
|
2000
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
42-13
|
Home
|
|
2000
|
Northwestern
|
Won
|
66-17
|
Neutral
|
|
1999
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
42-7
|
Away
|
|
1996
|
Michigan State
|
Won
|
55-14
|
Home
|
|
1995
|
Michigan State
|
Won
|
50-10
|
Away
|
|
1990
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
56-0
|
Home
|
|
1989
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
48-0
|
Home
|
|
1986
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
59-14
|
Away
|
|
1985
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
52-25
|
Home
|
|
1985
|
Michigan
|
Lost
|
23-27
|
Neutral
|
|
1984
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
38-7
|
Home
|
|
1983
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
44-6
|
Neutral
|
|
1983
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
84-13
|
Away
|
|
1982
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
42-7
|
Home
|
|
1982
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
24-27
|
Away
|
|
1981
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
7-10
|
Away
|
|
1981
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
24-30
|
Home
|
|
1980
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
57-0
|
Home
|
|
1980
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
21-7
|
Away
|
|
1979
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
24-21
|
Away
|
|
1979
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
42-17
|
Home
|
|
1978
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
69-17
|
Away
|
|
1977
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
31-13
|
Home
|
|
1976
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
45-13
|
Away
|
|
1975
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
45-0
|
Home
|
|
1974
|
Wisconsin
|
Lost
|
20-21
|
Away
|
|
1974
|
Northwestern
|
Won
|
49-7
|
Home
|
|
1974
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
54-0
|
Home
|
|
1973
|
Wisconsin
|
Won
|
20-16
|
Home
|
|
1973
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
48-7
|
Away
|
|
1972
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
49-0
|
Home
|
|
1971
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
35-7
|
Home
|
|
1970
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
35-10
|
Away
|
|
1969
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
42-14
|
Away
|
|
1968
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
17-14
|
Away
|
|
1967
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
7-0
|
Home
|
|
1966
|
Wisconsin
|
Won
|
31-3
|
Away
|
|
1965
|
Wisconsin
|
Won
|
37-0
|
Home
|
|
1964
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
26-21
|
Away
|
|
1963
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
14-7
|
Away
|
|
1962
|
Michigan
|
Won
|
25-13
|
Away
|
|
1960
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
14-26
|
Home
|
|
1959
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
32-12
|
Away
|
|
1959
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
7-23
|
Home
|
|
1958
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
14-7
|
Home
|
|
1958
|
Purdue
|
Lost
|
0-28
|
Away
|
|
1956
|
Ohio State
|
Lost
|
7-34
|
Away
|
|
1956
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
14-19
|
Home
|
|
1955
|
Ohio State
|
Lost
|
20-28
|
Away
|
|
1954
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-19
|
Away
|
|
1953
|
Illinois
|
Tie
|
21-21
|
Away
|
|
1952
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
0-10
|
Away
|
|
1952
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-13
|
Home
|
|
1951
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
7-15
|
Home
|
|
1951
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
20-39
|
Away
|
|
1950
|
Indiana
|
Tie
|
20-20
|
Home
|
|
1950
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
32-26
|
Away
|
|
1950
|
Penn State
|
Won
|
19-0
|
Home
|
|
1949
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
6-28
|
Home
|
|
1949
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
7-22
|
Away
|
|
1948
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
13-39
|
Away
|
|
1947
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
0-17
|
Home
|
|
1947
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
13-28
|
Home
|
|
1946
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
6-33
|
Away
|
|
1946
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
7-21
|
Away
|
|
1946
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
7-27
|
Home
|
|
1945
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-61
|
Home
|
|
1945
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
14-54
|
Away
|
|
1945
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
13-6
|
Home
|
|
1944
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-39
|
Away
|
|
1944
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
0-54
|
Away
|
|
1944
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
6-27
|
Away
|
|
1943
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-54
|
Away
|
|
1943
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
13-54
|
Home
|
|
1943
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
13-33
|
Home
|
|
1942
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-27
|
Away
|
|
1942
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
0-12
|
Home
|
|
1942
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
2-15
|
Home
|
|
1941
|
Indiana
|
Lost
|
13-21
|
Home
|
|
1941
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-9
|
Away
|
|
1941
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
14-13
|
Home
|
|
1940
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-13
|
Away
|
|
1940
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
13-7
|
Home
|
|
1940
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
14-6
|
Home
|
|
1939
|
Indiana
|
Tie
|
7-7
|
Away
|
|
1939
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
6-0
|
Home
|
|
1938
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-16
|
Away
|
|
1938
|
Indiana
|
Tie
|
0-0
|
Home
|
|
1938
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
14-0
|
Away
|
|
1937
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
14-9
|
Home
|
|
1937
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
7-0
|
Home
|
|
1937
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
28-0
|
Home
|
|
1936
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-7
|
Away
|
|
1936
|
Indiana
|
Won
|
13-9
|
Home
|
|
1935
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
7-12
|
Home
|
|
1934
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-20
|
Away
|
|
1934
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
14-13
|
Home
|
|
1933
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
7-6
|
Home
|
|
1932
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
6-7
|
Away
|
|
1932
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
14-13
|
Away
|
|
1931
|
Northwestern
|
Lost
|
7-19
|
Away
|
|
1931
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
7-0
|
Home
|
|
1930
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
7-12
|
Away
|
|
1925
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
14-0
|
Away
|
|
1924
|
Illinois
|
Lost
|
6-9
|
Home
|
|
1923
|
Illinois
|
Lost
|
7-24
|
Away
|
|
1920
|
Penn State
|
Lost
|
0-20
|
Away
|
|
1920
|
Michigan State
|
Won
|
35-7
|
Home
|
|
1919
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-18
|
Away
|
|
1919
|
Minnesota
|
Tie
|
6-6
|
Away
|
|
1918
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-12
|
Home
|
|
1917
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
47-0
|
Home
|
|
1917
|
Michigan
|
Lost
|
0-20
|
Away
|
|
1916
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
34-17
|
Away
|
|
1915
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
52-7
|
Home
|
|
1914
|
Michigan State
|
Won
|
24-0
|
Home
|
|
1914
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
16-7
|
Away
|
|
1913
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
7-0
|
Home
|
|
1913
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
12-0
|
Home
|
|
1912
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-13
|
Away
|
|
1911
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
3-21
|
Away
|
|
1910
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-27
|
Away
|
|
1909
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-14
|
Neutral
|
|
1909
|
Iowa
|
Tie
|
6-6
|
Home
|
|
1908
|
Minnesota
|
Tie
|
0-0
|
Away
|
|
1908
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
11-8
|
Away
|
|
1907
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
5-8
|
Away
|
|
1906
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-13
|
Away
|
|
1905
|
Michigan
|
Lost
|
0-31
|
Away
|
|
1905
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-35
|
Away
|
|
1905
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
24-6
|
Home
|
|
1904
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
12-16
|
Away
|
|
1904
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
17-6
|
Home
|
|
1904
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
16-10
|
Home
|
|
1903
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
16-0
|
Home
|
|
1903
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
17-6
|
Home
|
|
1902
|
Minnesota
|
Won
|
6-0
|
Away
|
|
1901
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
0-19
|
Away
|
|
1901
|
Wisconsin
|
Lost
|
0-18
|
Neutral
|
|
1900
|
Minnesota
|
Lost
|
12-20
|
Home
|
|
1899
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-30
|
Neutral
|
|
1898
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
5-6
|
Neutral
|
|
1897
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
6-0
|
Neutral
|
|
1896
|
Iowa
|
Tie
|
0-0
|
Neutral
|
|
1896
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-6
|
Neutral
|
|
1895
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
6-0
|
Neutral
|
|
1894
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
36-0
|
Neutral
|
|
1893
|
Iowa
|
Won
|
20-18
|
Neutral
|
|
1892
|
Illinois
|
Won
|
6-0
|
Home
|
|
1892
|
Iowa
|
Tie
|
10-10
|
Neutral
|
|
1891
|
Iowa
|
Lost
|
0-22
|
Neutral
|
Table compiled by Smart Politics.
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With Nebraska departing the Big 10 the likelihood of the mass exodus of the South is near certainty. I hope the remaining Big 12 North schools negotiate a deal with the Big East.
This is interesting. I forgot how much money the remaining schools could make from the penatly fees. The remaining 5 schools could try to broker a football alliance with the Big East but remain the Big 12 in name.
Officials from five Big 12 schools — Kansas, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa State and Baylor — held a conference call on Saturday, The Kansas City Star reported. The schools agreed they would like to continue as members of the Big 12.
The five potential teams that could be left in the Big 12 if the exodus of five others continues to the Pac-10 would be wise to remain together, a conference commissioner with experience dealing with expansion told ESPN.com’s Andy Katz.
The reason is simple: The five remaining schools would be due a huge payday and ultimately could salvage automatic berths to the NCAA tournament and possibly the BCS through expansion themselves.
The commissioner, who didn’t want to be identified because he’s involved in the ongoing realignment of college athletics, told Katz it would be critical for Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Baylor and Iowa State to maintain the Big 12 as an entity or corporation.
“The assets, the amount of money that they would be due by exit fees back to the corporation would be huge,” said the commissioner. “Rather than dissolve the Big 12, they are better off as a Big 12 entity then moving to the Mountain West.”
Taken from:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5282178