The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Nebraska-Colorado
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Nebraska leads the all-time series 49–21–2. They've met 72 times since 1902. Nebraska once took 18 straight.
Stature & the series, 1902–2024
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
21–49–2
Nebraska leads
streak
1
Nebraska in a row
longest run
18
Nebraska
biggest win
59
Nebraska, 1981
first met
1902
72 meetings
The coaching duels
Bill McCartney vs Tom Osborne3–9–1
Eddie Crowder vs Bob Devaney1–9
Dallas Ward vs William Glassford3–3–1
Bill Mallory vs Tom Osborne0–5
Gary Barnett vs Frank Solich2–3
Recent meetings
2024Nebraska28–10
2023Colorado36–14
2019Colorado34–31
2018Colorado33–28
2010Nebraska45–17
2009Nebraska28–20
2008Nebraska40–31
2007Colorado65–51
2006Nebraska37–14
2005Nebraska30–3
2004Colorado26–20
2003Nebraska31–22
2002Colorado28–13
2001Colorado62–36