Big Ten · 2026
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Head coach Matt Rhule · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
3-00-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#34
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
+5.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+2.8
39th in FBS
Defense
+2.3
39th in FBS
Schedule so far
-15.1
137th toughest
Projected
7.2-4.8
bowl-eligible 85%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
+5.0 now, +0.4 preseason · up 28 spots since preseason
Final record odds
7.2-4.8 expected · most likely 7-5 (22%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Anthony Colandrea
QB · SR · 54th in FBS
692yds
8 TD · 1 INT
Rushing
Jamal Rule
RB · FR · 9th in FBS
329yds
38 car · 5 TD
Receiving
Jacory Barney Jr.
WR · JR · 75th in FBS
210yds
15 rec · 2 TD
Tackles
Jamir Conn
DB · SR · 297th in FBS
16tkl
2 TFL
Sacks
Riley Van Poppel
DT · 43rd in FBS
2sacks
1 hurries
Interceptions
Rex Guthrie
DB · JR · 35th in FBS
1INT
0 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | vs 103Ohio | W 49–21 | +17.7 | — | FS1 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 138Bowling Green | W 56–7 | +13.3 | — | FS1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs North Dakota FCS | W 34–7 | -2.2 | — | BTN |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 48Michigan StateCONF | Michigan State −0.7 · o/u 47.1 | — | BTN | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | vs 37MarylandCONF | Nebraska −3.5 · o/u 48.9 | — | FS1 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 2IndianaCONF | Indiana −7.5 · o/u 43.7 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ 20OregonCONF | Oregon −5.7 · o/u 56.0 | — | ||
| 8 | — | Bye | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | vs 50WashingtonCONF | Nebraska −5.3 · o/u 48.8 | — | ||
| 10 | Nov 6 | @ 43IllinoisCONF | Illinois −1.5 · o/u 54.6 | — | FOX | |
| 11 | Nov 14 | @ 113RutgersCONF | Nebraska −8.4 · o/u 57.3 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 21 | vs 4Ohio StateCONF | Ohio State −6.5 · o/u 45.2 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 27 | @ 24IowaCONF | Iowa −5.0 · o/u 40.5 | — | CBS |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.501 | 5th | -0.027 | 38th |
| Success rate | 50.9% | 22nd | 31.8% | 18th |
| Explosiveness | 1.532 | 5th | 1.426 | 120th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 51.5% | 22nd | 28.9% | 10th |
| Rushing success rate | 54.3% | 9th | 32.3% | 26th |
| Passing success rate | 48.0% | 44th | 25.4% | 4th |
| Explosive run rate | 22.3% | 7th | 11.3% | 57th |
| Explosive pass rate | 17.8% | 15th | 5.8% | 18th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.73 | 15th | 2.65 | 38th |
| Opportunity rate | 46.8% | 18th | 27.4% | 16th |
| Stuff rate | 12.8% | 35th | 19.4% | 59th |
| Sack rate | 2.7% | 38th | 11.9% | 6th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 56.2% | 14th | 20.0% | 5th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 90.0% | 8th | 66.7% | 73rd |
| Havoc rate | 9.5% | 28th | 19.0% | 20th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 46.3 | 11th | 11.7 | 16th |
| Yards / game | 520.7 | 10th | 225.7 | 11th |
| Yards / play | 7.30 | 13th | 3.82 | 14th |
| Pass yards / game | 257.7 | 50th | 118.0 | 7th |
| Yards / pass att. | 8.60 | 41st | 5.28 | 13th |
| Completion % | 68.9% | 36th | 49.3% | 5th |
| Rush yards / game | 263.0 | 12th | 107.7 | 45th |
| Yards / carry | 6.50 | 11th | 3.20 | 45th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 55.3% | 13th | 22.5% | 5th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 0.33 | 7th | 1.00 | 79th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 1.00 | 33rd | 3.00 | 18th |
| Penalty yards / game | 58.3 | 76th | 28.0 | 131st |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Matt Rhule
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Anthony Colandrea | QB | SR | 6' 0" | 200 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 12 | Daniel Kaelin | QB | JR | 6' 3" | 220 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 14 | TJ Lateef | QB | SO | 6' 1" | 210 | Compton, CA |
| 21 | Kwinten Ives | RB | SR | 6' 3" | 215 | Beverly, NJ |
| 22 | Isaiah Mozee | RB | SO | 6' 0" | 215 | Kansas City, MO |
| 23 | Conor Booth | RB | SO | 6' 0" | 215 | Wahoo, NE |
| 25 | Jamal Rule | RB | FR | 6' 0" | 215 | Salisbury, NC |
| 30 | Vincent Genatone | RB | SR | 6' 0" | 225 | North Platte, NE |
| 35 | Mekhi Nelson | RB | JR | 6' 0" | 200 | Wilkes-barre, PA |
| 2 | Jacory Barney Jr. | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 175 | Florida City, FL |
| 4 | Janiran Bonner | WR | SR | 6' 2" | 225 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 11 | Demitrius Bell | WR | SR | 6' 0" | 195 | Nashville, TN |
| 13 | Nyziah Hunter | WR | SR | 6' 1" | 210 | Salinas, CA |
| 15 | Keelan Smith | WR | JR | 6' 3" | 210 | Kansas City, MO |
| 17 | Kwazi Gilmer | WR | JR | 6' 2" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 17 | Larry Miles | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 185 | Winter Garden, FL |
| 18 | Quinn Clark | WR | JR | 6' 5" | 215 | Bozeman, MT |
| 19 | Cortez Mills Jr. | WR | SO | 6' 0" | 190 | Homestead, FL |
| 24 | Nalin Scott | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 210 | Marietta, GA |
| 26 | Roman Mangini | WR | SR | 5' 10" | 175 | Mesa, AZ |
| 81 | Hayes Miller | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 200 | Shawnee, KS |
| 84 | DJ Singleton Jr. | WR | SO | 5' 10" | 150 | Greensburg, LA |
| 85 | Jamari Brown | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 88 | Jackson Carpenter | WR | SO | 6' 1" | 210 | Lincoln, NE |
| 89 | Maurice Purify II | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 190 | Omaha, NE |
| 29 | Carter Nelson | TE | JR | 6' 5" | 250 | Ainsworth, NE |
| 41 | Luke Sorensen | TE | FR | 6' 3" | 255 | Orange County, CA |
| 44 | Luke Lindenmeyer | TE | SR | 6' 3" | 255 | La Vista, NE |
| 48 | Cayden Echternach | TE | SR | 6' 4" | 260 | Bennington, NE |
| 49 | Danny King | TE | JR | 6' 4" | 250 | Bloomington, MN |
| 82 | Eric Ingwerson | TE | JR | 6' 7" | 265 | Papillion, NE |
| 50 | Hayden Ainsworth | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 310 | Biloxi, MS |
| 51 | Justin Evans | OL | SR | 6' 2" | 315 | East Orange, NJ |
| 54 | Brendan Black | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 325 | Yulee, FL |
| 55 | Tree Babalade | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 340 | Hyattsville, MD |
| 56 | Ashton Murphy | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 295 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 57 | Elijah Pritchett | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 330 | Columbus, GA |
| 58 | Jake Peters | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 300 | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 62 | Sam Sledge | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 300 | Omaha, NE |
| 65 | Paul Mubenga | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 320 | Buford, GA |
| 66 | Grant Brix | OL | JR | 6' 6" | 315 | Logan, IA |
| 70 | Nolan Fennessy | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 295 | Norfolk, NE |
| 71 | Claude Mpouma | OL | FR | 6' 8" | 325 | Chicago, IL |
| 72 | Gibson Pyle | OL | JR | 6' 5" | 310 | Houston, TX |
| 74 | Brock Knutson | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 320 | Scottsbluff, NE |
| 75 | Tyler Knaak | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 320 | Cottonwood Heights, UT |
| 77 | Gunnar Gottula | OL | SR | 6' 6" | 320 | Lincoln, NE |
| 78 | Jacob Brandl | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 320 | Omaha, NE |
| 79 | Shawn Hammerbeck | OL | SO | 6' 6" | 285 | Hamill, SD |
| 11 | Cameron Lenhardt | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 265 | Staten Island, NY |
| 15 | Anthony Jones Jr. | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 260 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 17 | Willis McGahee IV | DL | JR | 6' 1" | 250 | Miami, FL |
| 49 | Malcolm Simpson | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 295 | Hitchcock, TX |
| 55 | Ethan Duda | DL | JR | 6' 5" | 260 | Omaha, NE |
| 69 | Landen Davidson | DL | JR | 6' 4" | 310 | Broomfield, CO |
| 80 | Jeremiah Jones | DL | SO | 6' 4" | 230 | Murray, KY |
| 86 | Mason Goldman | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 275 | Gretna, NE |
| 90 | Dylan Berymon | DL | FR | 6' 2" | 350 | Monroe, LA |
| 92 | Sua Lefotu | DL | SR | 6' 3" | 315 | Bellflower, CA |
| 93 | Kade Pietrzak | DL | SO | 6' 5" | 275 | West Fargo, ND |
| 94 | Jordan Ochoa | DL | JR | 6' 4" | 255 | Castle Rock, CO |
| 95 | Gabe Moore | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 300 | Louisville, MS |
| 96 | Williams Nwaneri | DL | JR | 6' 7" | 270 | Lee's Summit, MO |
| 97 | Mac Markway | DL | SR | 6' 4" | 265 | St. Louis, MO |
| 98 | Conor Connealy | DL | SR | 6' 4" | 265 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 99 | Dylan Parrott | DL | SR | 6' 5" | 320 | Eldridge, IA |
| 39 | David Hoffken | DT | JR | 6' 7" | 310 | Kiel, Germany |
| 9 | Vincent Shavers Jr. | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 225 | Miami, FL |
| 24 | Dexter Foster | LB | JR | 6' 3" | 235 | Portland, OR |
| 33 | Owen Chambliss | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 240 | Corona, CA |
| 35 | Christian Jones | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 230 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 40 | Dawson Merritt | LB | SO | 6' 3" | 230 | Stilwell, KS |
| 43 | Will Hawthorne | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 230 | Ames, IA |
| 45 | Dylan Rogers | LB | SR | 6' 3" | 240 | Cypress, TX |
| 52 | Jase Reynolds | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 220 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 54 | Jacob Bower | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 225 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA |
| 56 | Pierce Mooberry | LB | SO | 6' 3" | 225 | Omaha, NE |
| 10 | Andrew Marshall | DB | SR | 6' 0" | 195 | Eastvale, CA |
| 12 | Justyn Rhett | DB | SR | 6' 1" | 210 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 13 | Jamir Conn | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 185 | Kansas City, MO |
| 14 | Amare Sanders | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 195 | Miami, FL |
| 16 | Danny Odem III | DB | FR | 6' 0" | 195 | Farrell, PA |
| 19 | Kahmir Prescott | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 | Rex Guthrie | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 200 | Littleton, CO |
| 22 | Victor Evans III | DB | SR | 6' 1" | 195 | Miami, FL |
| 23 | Blye Hill | DB | SR | 6' 4" | 200 | Baltimore, MD |
| 25 | Jeremiah Charles | DB | SR | 6' 0" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 26 | Dwayne McDougle III | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 205 | Oakland, CA |
| 28 | Caleb Benning | DB | JR | 5' 11" | 195 | Omaha, NE |
| 29 | Braylen Prude | DB | JR | 6' 4" | 205 | Pearland, TX |
| 30 | Jasin Shiggs | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 190 | Newark, NJ |
| 31 | Mario Buford | DB | JR | 6' 0" | 190 | Chicago, IL |
| 36 | Rowdy Bauer | DB | JR | 5' 11" | 195 | Norfolk, NE |
| 37 | Donovan Jones | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 200 | Omaha, NE |
| 38 | Thomas D'Onofrio | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 195 | Middleton, WI |
| 84 | Michael Sarikizis | PK | FR | 5' 10" | 190 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 90 | John Hohl | PK | SR | 6' 0" | 195 | Lincoln, NE |
| 91 | Kyle Cunanan | PK | SR | 5' 10" | 180 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 37 | Kamdyn Koch | P | JR | 6' 2" | 215 | Westminster, MD |
| 50 | Kyson Gana | LS | FR | 6' 1" | 180 | Hickman, NE |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →