2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 2004–
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Walters (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorErik Chinander (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$   8 1     13 1  
No. 14 Michigan x   8 1     10 3  
No. 17 Penn State   6 3     9 4  
Michigan State   5 4     7 6  
Maryland   3 6     5 7  
Indiana   2 7     5 7  
Rutgers   0 9     1 11  
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy   8 1     9 5  
Wisconsin   5 4     8 5  
No. 25 Iowa   5 4     9 4  
Purdue   5 4     6 7  
Minnesota   3 6     7 6  
Nebraska   3 6     4 8  
Illinois   2 7     4 8  
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.[2][3]

After Nebraska's season opener against Akron was canceled due to inclement weather, the Cornhuskers began the season with six straight losses, the worst start in program history. This, combined with their four losses at the end of 2017, formed a school-record 10-game losing streak.[4] The team's performance improved in the second half of the season, and the team won four of their last six games to finish at 4–8 overall.

Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez led the team on offense, finishing with 2,617 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and 8 rushing touchdowns.[5] Senior running back Devine Ozigbo finished with 1,082 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, becoming the first Nebraska running back to exceed 1,000 rushing yards since Ameer Abdullah in 2014.[6] Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. finished with 1,004 receiving yards and was named second-team All-Big Ten.[7] Linebacker Mohamed Barry led the team in tackles.[5]

  1. ^ Gleeson, Scott (January 8, 2018). "Top coaches will be honored at AFCA Awards Show". USA Today. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Football – 2018 Schedule". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ^ McKweon, Sam (December 18, 2017). "Scott Frost got a quarterback fast — he must get it right, too". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Nebraska sees 10-point lead slip away in OT loss to Northwestern". ESPN.com. October 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Bland, Evan (March 8, 2019). "'Hopefully they like what they saw': After NFL combine snub, Devine Ozigbo tests well at NU's Pro Day". Omaha World-Herald.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference all-big ten was invoked but never defined (see the help page).