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The rivalry was a "border rivalry", and at the time of its ending was the longest non-interrupted rivalry in college football history at 105 straight games. The final game of the 105-game stretch was a 20–3 Nebraska victory on November 13, 2010. [2] No future games are scheduled.
The Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Kansas State Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers. The schools first met as non-conference opponents in 1911, and then played a conference game annually from 1922 to 2010, first in the Big Eight and later in the Big 12 .
Minnesota leads the series 37–25–2, due in large part to a 29–6–2 record against Nebraska from 1900 to 1960. Minnesota gave Nebraska their worst home loss ever with a 61–7 win in 1945. From 1960 to 2018, Nebraska went 19–3 against Minnesota, winning 16 straight games from 1963 to 2012, with an average margin of victory over 30 points.
Charles Robinson. The rivalry between the two schools can be traced indirectly back to their creation in the 1860s. The towns of Manhattan, Kansas (now home to KSU) and Lawrence, Kansas (now home to KU) both competed to be the site of the state University – required in the Kansas Constitution – after Kansas achieved statehood in 1861.
Nebraska has since been scheduled to face both Iowa and Minnesota on the Friday after Thanksgiving; Colorado played Utah the same day in 2011 and 2012, but in 2013 the game moved to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. On February 7, 2013, Colorado and Nebraska announced that they agreed to play a four-game series in 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024.
The Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Missouri Tigers and Nebraska Cornhuskers. The rivalry was the second oldest in the Big 12 Conference and third oldest west of the Mississippi River. However, it ended following the 2010 game, when Nebraska and Missouri met in league play for the last ...
The series, evenly matched in its early years, was largely dominated by Nebraska. The Cornhuskers won thirty-six straight games from 1969 to 2004, the second-longest win streak over an opponent in college football history. [3] The series ended when Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2010; Kansas sought entry as well but was denied. [59]
Nebraska did not play in a bowl game for the second consecutive year; the next season without a bowl was 36 years later in 2004. The home shut out against Kansas State was the last time they have been shut out at home as of 2017 season. Following 1968, Tom Osborne was promoted to offensive coordinator and installed the I formation offense.