Big Ten · 2025 · Final

Nebraska Cornhuskers 2025

7-64-5 in conference
Final TDC rank
#61
of 136 FBS teams
Rating
+1.6
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+0.5
60th in FBS
Defense
+1.2
55th in FBS
Schedule
+1.4
42nd toughest
Preseason
+2.6
rating going in

2025 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+1.6 now, +2.6 preseason · down 21 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#60

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 28vs58CincinnatiNEUTRALW 20–17 ›+5.0—ESPN
2Sep 6vs120AkronW 68–0 ›+25.5—BTN
3Sep 13vsHouston Christian FCSW 59–7 ›+9.0—FS1
4Sep 20vs26MichiganCONFL 27–30 ›+2.1—CBS
5—Bye
6Oct 4vs83Michigan StateCONFW 38–27 ›+5.7—FS1
7Oct 11@84MarylandCONFW 34–31 ›+3.1—BTN
8Oct 17@63MinnesotaCONFL 6–24 ›-14.3—FOX
9Oct 25vs59NorthwesternCONFW 28–21 ›+5.9—FS1
10Nov 1vs13USCCONFL 17–21 ›+5.0—NBC
11Nov 8@89UCLACONFW 28–21 ›+6.0—FOX
12—Bye
13Nov 22@18Penn StateCONFL 10–37 ›-12.1—NBC
14Nov 28vs14IowaCONFL 16–40 ›-15.3—CBS
BowlsDec 31vs7UtahNEUTRALL 22–44 ›-7.3—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate46.7%27th43.5%84th
Rushing success rate48.4%27th47.6%116th
Passing success rate45.0%33rd38.2%35th
Explosive run rate13.8%70th16.2%120th
Explosive pass rate9.9%73rd9.7%63rd
Line yards / carry3.2927th3.32118th
Opportunity rate41.8%28th43.5%129th
Stuff rate13.8%23rd14.7%107th
Sack rate8.5%126th5.9%57th
3rd-down conversion43.5%44th43.8%105th
Red-zone TD rate52.5%98th75.0%133rd
Havoc rate10.8%52nd10.2%107th
Box score · season totals
Points / game28.766th27.174th
Yards / game370.582nd329.530th
Yards / play5.5964th5.2959th
Pass yards / game224.668th141.13rd
Yards / pass att.7.7244th6.3826th
Completion %68.8%11th58.3%27th
Rush yards / game145.981st175.4100th
Yards / carry4.2182nd4.82114th
3rd-down conv. %46.0%24th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)0.8510th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.54113th1.69100th
Penalty yards / game43.525th——

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Partial season. ESPN's play-by-play has throw and catch spots for 6 of this team's 13 games, so the maps and air-yard numbers cover those games only. Ranks compare teams on whatever each had charted.

Avg. depth of throw
9.2
49th of 136
YAC per catch
5.7
55th of 136
Deep shots (20+)
13%
84th of 136
Shotgun
86%
122nd of 136
No-huddle
54%
91st of 136
QB pressured
12%
94th of 136 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
16%
43rd of 136
Defense: YAC allowed
6.4
24th of 136 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws143 throws charted

68% comp9.2 avg. depth5.7 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds23–8 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 13 throws (9%), 12 caught (92%), 114 yds, 8.8 per throw1392% · 114yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (10%), 14 caught (93%), 108 yds, 7.2 per throw1593% · 108yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (10%), 10 caught (71%), 96 yds, 6.9 per throw1471% · 96yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 12 yds, 6.0 per throw250% · 12yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (6%), 2 caught (25%), 62 yds, 7.8 per throw825% · 62yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 31 yds, 10.3 per throw333% · 31yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per throw1100% · 4yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 5 caught (83%), 28 yds, 4.7 per throw683% · 28yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 8 caught (89%), 101 yds, 11.2 per throw989% · 101yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per throw1100% · 13yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 20 yds, 5.0 per throw475% · 20yRight, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (10%), 9 caught (64%), 50 yds, 3.6 per throw1464% · 50yRight, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (10%), 10 caught (71%), 81 yds, 5.8 per throw1471% · 81yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (7%), 4 caught (40%), 57 yds, 5.7 per throw1040% · 57yRight, 15–19 air yards: 11 throws (8%), 4 caught (36%), 91 yds, 8.3 per throw1136% · 91yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 1 caught (14%), 22 yds, 3.1 per throw714% · 22yRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on131 throws charted

59% comp10.4 avg. depth6.4 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds8–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (5%), 5 caught (83%), 106 yds, 17.7 per throw683% · 106yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (9%), 8 caught (67%), 72 yds, 6.0 per throw1267% · 72yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (15%), 12 caught (63%), 130 yds, 6.8 per throw1963% · 130yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 2 caught (40%), 46 yds, 9.2 per throw540% · 46yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 2 caught (40%), 53 yds, 10.6 per throw540% · 53yLeft, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (5%), 2 caught (29%), 82 yds, 11.7 per throw729% · 82yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 9 yds, 3.0 per throw3100% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per throw250% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 6 yds, 2.0 per throw333% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 31 yds, 10.3 per throw333% · 31yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per throw1100% · 20yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 throws (5%), 6 caught (100%), 40 yds, 6.7 per throw6100% · 40yRight, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (12%), 14 caught (88%), 141 yds, 8.8 per throw1688% · 141yRight, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (8%), 5 caught (45%), 41 yds, 3.7 per throw1145% · 41yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (8%), 4 caught (40%), 54 yds, 5.4 per throw1040% · 54yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 4 caught (67%), 95 yds, 15.8 per throw667% · 95yRight, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (8%), 6 caught (60%), 163 yds, 16.3 per throw1060% · 163yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 43 yds, 21.5 per throw250% · 43y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction201 carries

Left
21%
6.8 YPC · 62% succ.
Middle
59%
4.9 YPC · 47% succ.
Right
20%
5.4 YPC · 41% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced215 carries

Left
23%
7.6 YPC · 59% succ.
Middle
52%
4.7 YPC · 56% succ.
Right
25%
7.4 YPC · 52% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Players

78 players who recorded a stat in 2025 (from box scores)

78 players

Final ratings for 2025, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2025 power rankings →