1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Consensus national champion
Big Eight champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl (BA NCG), W 62–24 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record12–0 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorCharlie McBride (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 5 Colorado 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Kansas 5 2 0 10 2 0
Oklahoma 2 5 0 5 5 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 8 0
Missouri 1 6 0 3 8 0
Iowa State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was the national champion of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers scored 638 points (53.2 per game) while only allowing 174 (14.5 per game). Their average margin of victory was 38.7 points, and their lowest margin of victory, against Washington State, was 14 points. The Cornhuskers successfully defended their 1994 national championship by defeating 2nd ranked Florida 62–24 in the Fiesta Bowl, at the time the second largest margin of victory ever between a No. 1 and No. 2 school (behind 1945 Army 48–0 over Notre Dame).[1] The team is widely regarded as the greatest college football team of all time.[2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Merriman, Sean (June 16, 2014). "NFL.Ccom lists 1995 Huskers as Greatest of All Time". Big Ten Network.
  3. ^ "1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers crushed all comers en route to title". Sports Illustrated. July 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Bause, Rick (November 24, 2021). "The 10 Best College Football Teams of All Time". Bleacher Report.
  5. ^ "espn says the 1995 huskers are still the gold standard". 247sports.