2016 The Winning Chapter

Nebraska's 2016 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #24 post-bowls
SP+ +2.3 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Fres Sta 43-10 W vs Wyoming 52-17 W vs Oregon 35-32 W @ Northw 24-13 W vs Illinois 31-16 W @ Indiana 27-22 W vs Purdue 27-14 L @ Wiscon 17-23 L @ Ohio St 3-62 W vs Minnes 24-17 W vs Maryland 28-7 L @ Iowa 10-40 L @ Tennes 24-38 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Nebraska 52, Wyoming 17. A 35-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Nebraska 3, Ohio State 62. A 59-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Nebraska fell to Tennessee 24-38 in the postseason.

"Go Big Red"
— Nebraska fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Nebraska — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.