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1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorLance Van Zandt (1st season)
Base defense5–2
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Iowa State 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Nebraska 5 2 0 9 3 0
Colorado 3 3 1 7 3 1
Missouri 3 4 0 4 7 0
Kansas 2 4 1 4 6 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. By beating Nick Saban’s Michigan State Team 50-10 on September 9, 1995, Tom Osborne became the one and only Head Coach in NCAA History to beat both Paul “Bear” Bryant and Nick Saban. On September 17, 1977, Tom Osborne’s Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Bear Bryant’s Alabama Crimson Tide 31-24.


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