Nebraska Football Box Scores (1962–2024)
Description
Game-level team statistics for all Nebraska Cornhuskers football games from September 1962 through the 2024 season. Includes scoring, rushing, passing, turnovers, penalties, point spreads, and weather data.
Usage
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Format
A data frame with columns:
- date
- Date the game was played.
- time_ct
- Kickoff time (Central Time).
- season
- Season (year) the game was played.
- opp
- Nebraska’s opponent.
- site
- Game location: "Home", "Away", "Neutral (home)", or "Neutral (away)".
- conference
- Conference game: "Conference" or "Non-conference".
- result
- Game result: "Win", "Loss", or "Tie".
- opp_rank
- Opponent’s ranking entering the game (CFP when available, otherwise AP).
- ne_rank
- Nebraska’s ranking entering the game (CFP when available, otherwise AP).
- opp_score
- Opponent’s total score.
- ne_score
- Nebraska’s total score.
- opp_score_q1
- Opponent’s first quarter points.
- opp_score_q2
- Opponent’s second quarter points.
- opp_score_q3
- Opponent’s third quarter points.
- opp_score_q4
- Opponent’s fourth quarter points.
- opp_score_ot
- Opponent’s overtime points.
- ne_score_q1
- Nebraska’s first quarter points.
- ne_score_q2
- Nebraska’s second quarter points.
- ne_score_q3
- Nebraska’s third quarter points.
- ne_score_q4
- Nebraska’s fourth quarter points.
- ne_score_ot
- Nebraska’s overtime points.
- opp_rush_att
- Opponent’s rushing attempts.
- opp_rush_yards
- Opponent’s rushing yards.
- ne_rush_att
- Nebraska’s rushing attempts.
- ne_rush_yards
- Nebraska’s rushing yards.
- opp_pass_comp
- Opponent’s passing completions.
- opp_pass_att
- Opponent’s passing attempts.
- opp_pass_yards
- Opponent’s passing yards.
- ne_pass_comp
- Nebraska’s passing completions.
- ne_pass_att
- Nebraska’s passing attempts.
- ne_pass_yards
- Nebraska’s passing yards.
- opp_first_downs
- Opponent’s first downs.
- ne_first_downs
- Nebraska’s first downs.
- opp_third_down_comp
- Opponent’s successful third down conversions.
- opp_third_down_att
- Opponent’s third down attempts.
- ne_third_down_comp
- Nebraska’s successful third down conversions.
- ne_third_down_att
- Nebraska’s third down attempts.
- opp_fourth_down_comp
- Opponent’s successful fourth down conversions.
- opp_fourth_down_att
- Opponent’s fourth down attempts.
- ne_fourth_down_comp
- Nebraska’s successful fourth down conversions.
- ne_fourth_down_att
- Nebraska’s fourth down attempts.
- opp_int
- Interceptions thrown by the opponent.
- opp_fum
- Fumbles lost by the opponent.
- ne_int
- Interceptions thrown by Nebraska.
- ne_fum
- Fumbles lost by Nebraska.
- opp_pen_num
- Opponent’s number of penalties.
- opp_pen_yards
- Opponent’s penalty yards.
- ne_pen_num
- Nebraska’s number of penalties.
- ne_pen_yards
- Nebraska’s penalty yards.
- opp_possession
- Opponent’s time of possession (MM:SS).
- ne_possession
- Nebraska’s time of possession (MM:SS).
- spread
- Point spread. Negative means Nebraska was favored.
- total
- Betting total (Over/Under).
- temp
- Temperature at kickoff (Fahrenheit).
- humidity
- Relative humidity at kickoff (0.0 to 1.0).
- wind_speed
- Wind speed at kickoff (mph).
- wind_bearing
- Wind direction at kickoff in degrees (0 = North, clockwise).
Details
Data completeness notes:
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Scoring by quarter, first down, third/fourth down, and opponent penalty data begins in the 2004 season.
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Nebraska penalty data is incomplete before 1972-09-16 (Texas A&M).
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Time of possession data begins in 2012, complete from 2013 onward.
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Point spread data is mostly absent before 1978; available for most games from 1978 onward.
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Betting total data is available for most games from 2006 onward.
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Weather data sourced from the DarkSky API and Weather Underground. Temperature and humidity are fairly reliable; wind data less so.
Source
Compiled from historical Nebraska football records.