1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Overview

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game notes

Rankings

1970 Team Players in the NFL

References

Wake Forest

USC

Army

Minnesota

Missouri

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Colorado

Iowa State

Kansas State

Oklahoma

Louisiana State

Awards

NFL and Pro Players

1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football

AP national champion Big Eight champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 17–12 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 1
1970 record	11–0–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1970 Big 8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	1
#20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1970 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Devaney and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The Huskers went 11–0–1 to win the first of two consecutive national championships.

The Huskers started the season at #9 and tied #3 USC in Los Angeles in the second game of the season. After winning their next nine games, including all seven in the Big 8, Nebraska was ranked third in the nation entering the 1971 Orange Bowl against #5 LSU of the SEC. Top-ranked Texas and #2 Ohio State both lost their bowl games earlier in the day and a 17-12 Nebraska victory that night in Miami gave the Huskers their first national title.

Through the 1973 season, the final UPI coaches poll was released in early December, before the bowl games. In 1970 it picked Texas as national champion on December 8, before the Longhorns' 24-11 loss to Notre Dame in the 1971 Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day. Notre Dame (10-1) finished second to Nebraska (11-0-1) in the final AP writers poll, released after the bowls in early January.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12		Wake Forest*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 36-12	66,103
September 19	10:00 PM	at No. 3 USC*	No. 9	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California		T 21-21	73,768
September 26		Army*	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 28-0	66,928
October 3		at Minnesota*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota		W 35-10	52,287
October 10		No. 16 Missouri	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 21-7	67,538
October 17		at Kansas	No. 5	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 41-20	50,000
October 24		Oklahoma State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 65-31	67,822
October 31		at Colorado	No. 4	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 29-13	50,881
November 7		at Iowa State	No. 4	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa		W 54-29	34,007
November 14		No. 20 Kansas State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 51-13	67,894
November 21		Oklahoma	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 28-21	67,392
January 1, 1971	7:00 PM	vs. No. 5 LSU*	No. 3	Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 17-12	80,699
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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^[2]

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
Bob Devaney	Head Coach	1962	1962-72	Alma
Tom Osborne	Offensive Coordinator	1969	1964-97	Hastings
Cletus Fischer	Offensive Line		1960-85	Nebraska
Carl Selmer	Offensive Line		1962-72
Jim Ross			1962-76
John Melton	Tight Ends, Wingbacks	1973	1962-88	Wyoming
Mike Corgan	Running Backs	1962	1962-82	Notre Dame
Monte Kiffin			1967-76	Nebraska
Warren Powers	Defensive Backs		1969-76	Nebraska
Boyd Epley	Head Strength Coach	1969	1969-2003	Nebraska
Bill Thornton			1970-71	Nebraska

Wake Forest at #9 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wake Forest	3	2	0	7	12
• #9 Nebraska	14	14	8	0	36

Date: 1970-09-12
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 66,103

Wake Forest hit first with a field goal thanks to a Nebraska fumble, but by the half it was the Cornhuskers 28-5. The Demon Deacons would go on to win the ACC title.

#9 Nebraska at #3 USC [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Nebraska	0	14	7	0	21
#3 USC	0	7	7	7	21

Date: 1970-09-19
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Game attendance: 73,768

Nebraska entered the game as a two-touchdown underdog, but never trailed the Trojans during the course of the game. Each team traded touchdowns, and each team missed opportunities for the win, right up to USC's incomplete 50-yard pass on the last play of the game.

Army at #8 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	0	0	0	0
• #8 Nebraska	0	7	14	7	28

Date: 1970-09-26
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 66,928

Nebraska owned the day, shutting out Army 28-0 in an otherwise unremarkable game.

#6 Nebraska at Minnesota [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 Nebraska	21	7	0	7	35
Minnesota	7	3	0	0	10

Date: 1970-10-03
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game attendance: 52,287

Bob Devaney's record against the Big 10 was extended to 9-0 as the Cornhuskers had little trouble with Minnesota after running ahead 28-10 before the half.

#16 Missouri at #6 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Missouri	0	7	0	0	7
• #6 Nebraska	7	0	0	14	21

Date: 1970-10-10
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,538

Nebraska scored only 7 points in the first half, and Missouri matched it before the half. The subsequent defensive battle continued through into the 4th quarter before the Cornhuskers broke away with an additional 14 points, one from a 48-yard punt return touchdown.

#5 Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #5 Nebraska	10	14	7	10	41
Kansas	6	14	0	0	20

Date: 1970-10-17
Location: McCook Field, Lawrence, Kansas
Game attendance: 50,000

Nebraska was surprised to find themselves behind 10-20 with 10 minutes left in the 1st half, but battled back to take the lead with two more touchdowns before the break, and never let Kansas score again as they cruised to a 41-20 final.

Oklahoma State at #4 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	7	0	6	18	31
• #4 Nebraska	14	27	10	14	65

Date: 1970-10-24
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,822

Nebraska piled up 65 points, its highest total since 1922, and held Oklahoma State to just 64 ground yards as the Cornhuskers made short work of the Cowboys.

#4 Nebraska at Colorado [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Nebraska	12	0	3	14	29
Colorado	0	7	0	6	13

Date: 1970-10-31
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 50,881

Nebraska pulled out in front right away with a 12-0 1st quarter lead, but stubborn Colorado fought back and trailed the Cornhuskers by only 13-15 in the 4th quarter - after missing a 2-point conversion that would have tied the game - before Nebraska decided to stop the uprising with two touchdowns in the last 10 minutes to pull away.

#4 Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #4 Nebraska	12	14	21	7	54
Iowa State	0	11	6	12	29

Date: 1970-11-07
Location: Clyde Williams Field, Ames, Iowa
Game attendance: 36,000

The game was not as close as the score indicates, as Iowa State put up two late touchdowns against Nebraska reserves in the 4th quarter after the Cornhuskers had run up a 54-17 lead with 5 minutes remaining to play.

#20 Kansas State at #4 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Kansas State	0	7	0	6	13
• #4 Nebraska	14	7	16	14	51

Date: 1970-11-14
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,894

Kansas State came to Lincoln with hopes of a Big 8 title opportunity, but they were not prepared for the domination that Nebraska would show them in a convincing defeat. The Wildcats managed only two touchdowns, one of which came with 5 minutes remaining in the 4th against the Nebraska reserves. At one point in the game, the Cornhuskers exploded for 27 points in less than 4 minutes, pushing their lead out to 51-7.

Oklahoma at #3 Nebraska [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	14	0	7	21
• #3 Nebraska	0	14	7	7	28

Date: 1970-11-21
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 67,392

Nebraska locked up their first unbeaten regular season since 1965 by coming from behind twice to get the win over stubborn Oklahoma. It wasn't until 7:42 remainined in the 4th quarter that Nebraska pulled ahead by a touchdown to settle the final score.

#3 Nebraska vs #5 Louisiana State [box score]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 LSU	0	3	9	0	12
• #3 Nebraska	10	0	0	7	17

Date: 1971-01-01
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Game start: 8:35 pm EST
Game attendance: 80,699
Referee: Vance Carlson
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Al DeRogatis

Third-ranked Nebraska jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and lead 10-3 at halftime, but #5 LSU fought back to make a game of it, pulling ahead on a field goal at the end of the 3rd quarter to get to 12-10. With over eight minutes remaining, Jerry Tagge jumped over the pile from the 1-yard line for the game's final points, and the Blackshirts held on the rest of the way to preserve the win. Top-ranked Texas and #2 Ohio State both lost their bowl games earlier in the day, which allowed the Huskers to claim their first national championship.

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Final
AP	9	9	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1
Coaches															3

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Award	Name(s)
National Coach of the Year	Bob Devaney
All-America 1st team	Jerry Murtaugh, Bob Newton
All-America 2nd team	Joe Orduna
All-America honorable mention	Joe Blahak, Van Brownson, Willie Harper, Guy Ingles, Donnie McGhee, Joe Orduna, Johnny Rodgers, Jerry Tagge, Dave Walline
All-America Sophomores	Joe Blahak, Doug Dumler, Willie Harper, Johnny Rodgers
Big Eight Player of the Year	Jerry Murtaugh
Big Eight Sophomore Lineman of the Year	Willie Harper
All-Big Eight 1st team	Bill Kosch, Donnie McGhee, Jerry Murtaugh, Bob Newton, Joe Orduna, Ed Periard, Johnny Rodgers, Paul Rogers, Dave Walline
All-Big Eight honorable mention	Van Brownson, Guy Ingles, Jerry Tagge, Wally Winter

The 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers seniors selected in the 1971 NFL Draft: ^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Joe Orduna	RB	2	49	San Francisco 49ers
Bob Newton	T	3	71	Chicago Bears
Paul Rogers	K-DB	8	190	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Schneiss	TE	11	261	Boston Patriots

The 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers juniors selected in the following year's 1972 NFL Draft:^[5]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Jerry Tagge	QB	1	11	Green Bay Packers
Jeff Kinney	RB	1	23	Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Jacobson	DT	1	24	New York Giants
Carl Johnson	T	5	112	New Orleans Saints
Van Brownson	QB	8	204	Baltimore Colts
Keith Wortman	G	10	242	Green Bay Packers

The 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers sophomores selected in the 1973 NFL Draft:^[6]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Johnny Rodgers	WR	1	25	San Diego Chargers
Willie Harper	LB	2	41	San Francisco 49ers
Monte Johnson	LB	2	49	Oakland Raiders
Bill Olds	RB	3	61	Baltimore Colts
Rich Glover	DT	3	69	New York Giants
Doug Dumler	C	5	108	New England Patriots
Joe Blahak	DB	8	183	Houston Oilers
Bill Janssen	T	8	206	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Mason	DB	10	246	Minnesota Vikings
Jerry List	TE	11	283	Oakland Raiders

The following 1970 Nebraska players joined
a professional team as draftees or free agents.^[7]

Name	Team
Joe Blahak	Houston Oilers
Doug Dumler	New England Patriots
John Dutton	Baltimore Colts
Rich Glover	New York Giants
Willie Harper	San Francisco 49ers
Larry Jacobson	New York Giants
Bill Janssen	Charlotte Hornets
Carl Johnson	New Orleans Saints
Monte Johnson	Oakland Raiders
Jeff Kinney	Kansas City Chiefs
Brent Longwell	Memphis Southmen
Dave Mason	New England Patriots
Jerry Murtaugh^[8]	New England Patriots
Bob Newton	Chicago Bears
Bill Olds	Baltimore Colts
Joe Orduna	New York Giants
Johnny Rodgers	Montreal Alouettes
Bob Schmit	Portland Storm
Jerry Tagge	Green Bay Packers
Frank Vactor	Washington Redskins
Daryl White	Detroit Lions
Bob Wolfe	Birmingham Americans
Keith Wortman	Green Bay Packers

Adkins, John #57 (Jr.) DE
Anderson, Frosty #89 (So.) SE
Anderson, Jim #18 (Jr.) RCB
Austin, Al #78 (So.) OT
Beran, Mike #62 (So.) OG
Blahak, Joe #27 (So.) LCB
Bomberger, Bill #46 (Sr.) FB
Branch, Jim #51 (So.) LB
Brownson, Van #12 (Jr.) QB
Butts, Randy #36 (So.) HB
Carstens, Jim #47 (So.) FB
Cox, Woody #83 (Jr.) SE
Decker, John #21 (Sr.) LCB
Deyke, Tom #92 (So.) DE
Didur, Dale #84 (Sr.) SE
Duffy, Joe #52 (So.) MG
Dumler, Doug #54 (So.) C
Dutton, John #90 (So.) DT
Glover, Rich #79 (So.) DT
Goeller, Dave #28 (So.) HB
Grenfell, Bob #59 (Sr.) OG
Harper, Willie #81 (So.) DE
Harvey, Phil #82 (Jr.) TE
Hauge, Bruce #48 (So.) LB
Henderson, Joe #73 (So.) OT
Hollstein, Gary #29 (Jr.) S
Hughes, Dennis #63 (So.) OG
Hughes, Jeff #26 (Jr.) HB
Hyland, John #58 (So.) DE

Ingles, Guy #88 (Sr.) SE
Jacobson, Larry #75 (Jr.) DT
Jamail, Doug #50 (So.) C
Janssen, Bill #55 (Jr.) C
Jennings, Henry #38 (Jr.) MON
Johnson, Carl #71 (Jr.) OT
Johnson, Doug #64 (So.) DE
Johnson, Monte #37 (So.) DE
Jones, Bob #15 (So.) QB
Kinney, Jeff #35 (Jr.) HB
Kinsel, John #54 (So.) C
Kosch, Bill #24 (Jr.) S
Linder, Max #11 (So.) QB
List, Jerry #85 (So.) TE
Longwell, Brent #91 (So.) P
Lowe, Rex #83 (Sr.) SE
Malone, Dan (Unk) DT
Mason, Dave #25 (Jr.) MON
McClelland, Tom #16 (Jr.) S
McFarland, Bob #10 (So.) LCB
McGhee, Donnie #70 (Sr.) OT
Miller, Jim (Unk) DE
Morell, Pat #40 (Jr.) LB
Morock, David #43 (Sr.) MON
Murtaugh, Jerry #42 (Sr.) LB
Newton, Bob #74 (Sr.) OT
Newton, Clint #13 (Jr.) RCB
Norberg, Bill #32 (So.) HB
O'Connell, John #34 (So.) S

Olds, Bill #44 (So.) FB
Orduna, Joe #31 (Sr.) HB
Pabis, Bob #66 (So.) MG
Peetz, Mike #33 (So.) MON
Periard, Ed #56 (Sr.) MG
Pitts, John #80 (So.) DE
Pogge, Bill #17 (So.) DE
Powell, Ralph #41 (So.) FB
Robinson, Tom #68 (So.) DT
Rodgers, Johnny #20 (So.) HB
Rogers, Paul #30 (Sr.) CB
Rupert, Dick #77 (Jr.) OT
Schloff, Merle #69 (So.) DT
Schmit, Bob #23 (So.) HB
Schneiss, Dan #22 (Sr.) FB
Schultz, Kelly #87 (So.) TE
Strong, Jon #49 (So.) LB
Tagge, Jerry #14 (Jr.) QB
Terrio, Bob #45 (Jr.) FB
Vactor, Frank #19 (Sr.) HB
Walline, Dave #76 (Sr.) DT
Weber, Bruce #61 (Jr.) OG
White, Daryl #72 (So.) OT
Winter, Wally #67 (Sr.) OT
Wolfe, Bob #86 (So.) TE
Wortman, Keith #65 (Jr.) OG
Yanda, Steve #39 (So.) LB

↑ "Football - 1970 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
↑ Nebraska 1970 Roster
↑ 1970 Husker Honors
↑ Pro Football Reference.com - 1971 NFL Draft
↑ Pro Football Reference.com - 1972 NFL Draft
↑ Pro Football Reference.com - 1973 NFL Draft
↑ All Time NFL Huskers
↑ Huskerpedia.com - Jerry Murtaugh interview - 2004-07-27

1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—AP national champions

Joe Blahak Rich Glover Willie Harper Larry Jacobson Monte Johnson Jeff Kinney Bob Newton Bill Olds Johnny Rodgers Jerry Tagge Keith Wortman Head coach: Bob Devaney Assistant coaches: Monte Kiffin Tom Osborne Warren Powers Carl Selmer

Nebraska Cornhuskers football

Venues	Lincoln Park (1890–95) "M" Street Park (1894–96) Antelope Field (1897–1908) Nebraska Field (1909–22) Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado Iowa (Heroes Trophy) Kansas Miami Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) Missouri (Victory Bell) Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)

Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity" Marching band Blackshirts Origin of "Cornhuskers" 1939 Kansas State game 1971 Oklahoma game Fumblerooski 1982 Penn State game Flea Kicker Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

Big Eight Conference football champions

MVIAA	Nebraska & Iowa (1907) Kansas (1908) Missouri (1909) Nebraska (1910) Iowa State & Nebraska (1911) Iowa State & Nebraska (1912) Missouri & Nebraska (1913) Nebraska (1914) Nebraska (1915) Nebraska (1916) Nebraska (1917) Missouri (1919) Oklahoma (1920) Nebraska (1921) Nebraska & Drake (1922) Nebraska (1923) Missouri (1924) Missouri (1925) Oklahoma A&M (1926) Missouri (1927)

Big Six	Nebraska (1928) Nebraska (1929) Kansas (1930) Nebraska (1931) Nebraska (1932) Nebraska (1933) Kansas State (1934) Nebraska (1935) Nebraska (1936) Nebraska (1937) Oklahoma (1938) Missouri (1939) Nebraska (1940) Missouri (1941) Missouri (1942) Oklahoma (1943) Oklahoma (1944) Missouri (1945) Kansas & Oklahoma (1946) Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)

Big Seven	Oklahoma (1948) Oklahoma (1949) Oklahoma (1950) Oklahoma (1951) Oklahoma (1952) Oklahoma (1953) Oklahoma (1954) Oklahoma (1955) Oklahoma (1956) Oklahoma (1957) Oklahoma (1958) Oklahoma (1959)

Big Eight	Missouri (1960) Colorado (1961) Oklahoma (1962) Nebraska (1963) Nebraska (1964) Nebraska (1965) Nebraska (1966) Oklahoma (1967) Kansas & Oklahoma (1968) Missouri & Nebraska (1969) Nebraska (1970) Nebraska (1971) Nebraska (1972) Oklahoma (1973) Oklahoma (1974) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975) Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976) Oklahoma (1977) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978) Oklahoma (1979) Oklahoma (1980) Nebraska (1981) Nebraska (1982) Nebraska (1983) Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984) Oklahoma (1985) Oklahoma (1986) Oklahoma (1987) Nebraska (1988) Colorado (1989) Colorado (1990) Colorado & Nebraska (1991) Nebraska (1992) Nebraska (1993) Nebraska (1994) Nebraska (1995)

National championships in bold

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