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2001 AP Poll Record Hits
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Ranked third in the final Associated Press
Poll, Nebraska extended its AP Poll record to 320 consecutive weeks (every weekly AP Poll
since Oct. 17, 1981). Nebraska's nation-leading streak of consecutive weeks in the AP top
10 ended at 96 with the 1998 loss to Texas, but NU has been ranked in the top 10 for
125 of the last 131 weeks from the 1993 preseason poll to present. Nebraska was the preseason
No. 1 team in 1965, 1972, 1976, 1983,1996,and 2000. Nebraska has been in 494 of the last
497 AP
polls since 1969 (32 consecutive years), missing one week in 1977 and two in 1981.
AP POLL statstistics Prior to the
2000 season.
Nebraska was ranked No. 1 by AP eight weeks in 1994, seven in
1995, the first five weeks in 1996, three weeks in 1997 and a total of 61 times in the
history of the poll, which began in 1936. The Huskers were ranked No. 1 for 12 consecutive
weeks spanning the 1995-96 seasons (Oct. 29, 1995 after a 44-21 win over No. 7 Colorado,
until Sept. 22, 1996 after a 19-0 loss to Arizona State). After a 14-week hiatus, NU
returned to No. 1 on Oct. 19, 1997, where it has been for at least a couple of weeks in
four of the past seven seasons (1993-99).
In 1993, NU was No. 1 by the coaches for three
weeks, but never higher than No. 2 in AP, but from 1994 to 1997, Nebraska was No. 1 by AP
for at least two weeks in each case. Its two streaks of 15 consecutive weeks being ranked
No. 1 (1970-72, and entire 1983 season) still rank in a tie for third. The Huskers have
played in 47 games as the No. 1 AP team, posting a 40-6-1 record.
Nebraska's ranking in the top 10 in the
2001
preseason polls, mark's the 26th time in the last 29 years that NU has opened the
season in the top 10. NU is the nation's sixth most successful program based on AP
rankings since the poll began, scoring 502 points, and NU is the only team to be ranked in
every poll of the 90s. Nebraska finished among the AP top 10 for the 28th time since the
first poll in 1936. NU finished among the AP top five for the 14th time overall, and the
fifth time in the 90s.
Against AP Ranked Teams
Nebraska is 86-88-3 (.494, 177 games) all time vs. AP ranked opponents. Over the last
seven seasons, the Huskers have gone 24-6 against ranked foes, losing to No. 1-ranked
Florida State in the 1994 Orange Bowl, to No. 17 Arizona State in Tempe in 1996, to No. 18
Texas A&M on Oct. 10, 1998, to No. 2 Kansas State on Nov. 14, 1998, to No. 4 Arizona
in the 1998 Holiday Bowl, and to No. 18 Texas in Austin in 1999. Nebraska has won 13 of
its last 15 games against top 10 AP teams (since 1994), including six straight at home.
No. 7 Nebraska's 41-15 win in 1999 over No. 5 Kansas State was NU's first win over a
higher ranked team at home since 1994. Last year, Nebraska went 3-3 vs. AP ranked teams
and most recently defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 31-21 in the Fiesta Bowl. Over the last 27
years, NU is 67-41-1 (.625, 108 games) vs. ranked teams. In the 90s, NU was 27-10-1
(counting the Jan. 2, 2000 win over Tennessee). Solich is 6-4 vs. ranked teams (3-2 vs.
top 10 AP teams) winning the last four matchups and has not lost at home to a ranked AP
team (4-0 home, 0-3 away, 1-1 neutral site).
Nebraska is 86-88-3 (.494, 177 games) all time vs. AP ranked opponents. Over the last
seven seasons, the Huskers have gone 24-6 against ranked foes, losing to No. 1-ranked
Florida State in the 1994 Orange Bowl, to No. 17 Arizona State in Tempe in 1996, to No. 18
Texas A&M on Oct. 10, 1998, to No. 2 Kansas State on Nov. 14, 1998, to No. 4 Arizona
in the 1998 Holiday Bowl, and to No. 18 Texas in Austin in 1999.
Nebraska has won 13 of
its last 15 games against top 10 AP teams (since 1994), including six straight at home.
No. 7 Nebraska's 41-15 win in 1999 over No. 5 Kansas State was NU's first win over a
higher ranked team at home since 1994. Last year, Nebraska went 3-3 vs. AP ranked teams
and most recently defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 31-21 in the Fiesta Bowl. Over the last 27
years, NU is 67-41-1 (.625, 108 games) vs. ranked teams. In the 90s, NU was 27-10-1
(counting the Jan. 2, 2000 win over Tennessee). Solich is 6-4 vs. ranked teams (3-2 vs.
top 10 AP teams) winning the last four matchups and has not lost at home to a ranked AP
team (4-0 home, 0-3 away, 1-1 neutral site).
Huskers vs. the Unranked
The Huskers have lost just 13 of 224 games to unranked opponents since 1973 (15-1
under Solich). Nebraska's most recent loss to an unranked foe was Texas at home on Oct.
31, 1998. Nebraska has lost just five games to unranked opponents at home in that time
period. NU's last road loss to an unranked opponent was to Texas in the 1996 Big 12
Championship game. In both losses to Texas, the Longhorns were not ranked in the top 25,
but had enough votes to rank in the top 30. In a regular-season road game, the Huskers
have not lost to an unranked opponent since Iowa State upset the Huskers, 19-10, in 1992.
In fact, in the last 27 years, Nebraska has gone 209-13-2 against unranked opponents
(.938, 224 games, five losses in the 1990s) and suffered only one loss to a team that
finished the season below .500 (Iowa State in 1992).
The Huskers have lost just 13 of 224 games to unranked opponents since 1973 (15-1
under Solich). Nebraska's most recent loss to an unranked foe was Texas at home on Oct.
31, 1998. Nebraska has lost just five games to unranked opponents at home in that time
period. NU's last road loss to an unranked opponent was to Texas in the 1996 Big 12
Championship game. In both losses to Texas, the Longhorns were not ranked in the top 25,
but had enough votes to rank in the top 30.
In a regular-season road game, the Huskers
have not lost to an unranked opponent since Iowa State upset the Huskers, 19-10, in 1992.
In fact, in the last 27 years, Nebraska has gone 209-13-2 against unranked opponents
(.938, 224 games, five losses in the 1990s) and suffered only one loss to a team that
finished the season below .500 (Iowa State in 1992).
Nebraska Posts Second-Best Road Record
Counting games at neutral sites, the Huskers were second to Florida State with a .775
on-the-road winning percentage in the 90s (among Division I-A schools). Nebraska was
46-13-1 on the road (60 games) for a .775 winning percentage, behind Florida State's
54-12-0 (.818). Not counting neutral site games, the Huskers were tops in the 90s with a
37-8-1 record (.815, 46 games), which includes a win and a loss to Miami in Orange Bowl
games (on Miami's home field). Nebraska is 33-6 away from home since 1993 (12-5 vs. ranked
teams-includes neutral sites).
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