Look Bo Pelini lifted Nebraska out of the Bill Callahan era (while coaching up his players in his first couple seasons in Lincoln) so Husker Nation must be greatful for that and thank him. The title is Bo-files in history (profiles in history is the spoof for those needing it spelled out) as I’ve been putting off looking at the Mark “Bo” Pelini years as head Husker. This era in Cornhusker football started in 2008 even though technically it started with the 2003 Alamo Bowl which I’ll count in what’s about to be totaled up.
Bo Pelini has been at Nebraska six years, five as head coach. Photo by Matt Miller/Omaha World Herald News Service
With all of that said here is a breakdown of Pelini’s win loss record since being named head coach. So let’s begin …
2003 W/L 1-0 (Neutral 1-0)/Career 1-0 (Neutral 1-0): W 17-3 v. Michigan State/Alamo Bowl (1-0)
2008 W/L 9-4, 5-3 Conference (Home 6-2 Away 2-2 Neutral 1-0)/Career 10-4 (Home 6-2 Away 2-2 Neutral 2-0): W 47-24 Western Michigan (1-0), W 35-12 San Jose State (2-0), W 38-7 New Mexico State (3-0), L 35-30 Virginia Tech (3-1), L 52-17 Missouri (3-2/0-1 Big XII), L 37-31 F/OT @Texas Tech (3-3/0-2 Big XII), W 35-7 @Iowa State (4-3/1-2 Big XII), W 32-20 Baylor (5-3/2-2 Big XII), L 62-28 @Oklahoma (5-4/2-3 Big XII), W 45-35 Kansas (6-4/3-3 Big XII), W 56-28 @Kansas State (7-4/4-3 Big XII), W 40-31 Colorado (8-4/5-3 Big XII), W 26-21 v. Clemson/Gator Bowl (9-4/5-3 Big XII)
2009 W/L 10-4, 6-3 Conference (Home 5-2 Away 4-1 Neutral 1-1)/Career 20-8 (Home 11-4 Away 6-3 Neutral 3-1): W 49-3 Florida Atlantic (1-0), W 38-9 Arkansas State (2-0), L 16-15 @Virginia Tech (2-1), W 55-0 Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), W 27-12 @Missouri (4-1, 1-0 Big XII), L 31-10 Texas Tech (4-2, 1-1 Big XII), L 9-7 Iowa State (4-3, 1-2 Big XII), W 20-10 @Baylor (5-3, 2-2 Big XII), W 10-3 Oklahoma (6-3, 3-2 Big XII), W 31-17 @Kansas (7-3, 4-2 Big XII), W 17-3 Kansas State (8-3, 5-2 Big XII), W 28-20 @Colorado (9-3, 6-2 Big XII), L 13-12 v. Texas/Big XII Championship Game in Arlington, TX (9-4, 6-3 Big XII), W 33-0 v. Arizona/Holiday Bowl (10-4/6-3 Big XII)
2010 W/L 10-4, 6-3 Conference (Home 6-1 Away 4-1 Neutral 0-2)/Career 30-12 (Home 17-5 Away 10-4 Neutral 3-3): W 49-10 Western Kentucky (1-0), W 38-17 Idaho (2-0), W 56-21 @Washington (3-0), W 17-3 South Dakota State (4-0), W 48-13 @Kansas State (5-0, 1-0 Big XII), L 20-13 Texas (5-1, 1-1 Big XII), W 51-41 @Oklahoma State (6-1, 2-1 Big XII), W 31-17 Missouri (7-1, 3-1 Big XII), W 31-30 F/OT @Iowa State (8-1, 4-1 Big XII), W 20-3 Kansas (9-1, 5-1 Big XII), L 9-6 @Texas A&M (9-2, 5-2 Big XII), W 45-17 Colorado (10-2, 6-2 Big XII), L 23-20 v. Oklahoma/Big XII Championship Game in Arlington, TX (10-3, 6-3 Big XII), L 19-7 v. Washington/Holiday Bowl (10-4, 6-3 Big XII)
2011 W/L 9-4, 5-3 Conference (Home 6-1 Away 3-2 Neutral 0-1)/Career 39-16 (Home 23-6 Away 13-6 Neutral 3-4): W 40-7 Chattanooga (1-0), W 42-29 Fresno State (2-0), W 51-38 Washington (3-0), W 38-14 @Wyoming (4-0), L 48-17 @Wisconsin (4-1, 0-1 B1G), W 34-27 Ohio State (5-1, 1-1 B1G), W 41-14 @Minnesota (6-1, 2-1 B1G), W 24-3 Michigan State (7-1, 3-1 B1G), L 28-25 Northwestern (7-2, 3-2 B1G), W 17-14 @Penn State (8-2, 4-2 B1G), L 45-17 @Michigan (8-3, 4-3 B1G), W 20-7 Iowa (9-3, 5-3 B1G), L 30-13 v. South Carolina/CapitalOne Bowl (9-4, 5-3 B1G)
2012 W/L 10-4, 7-2 Conference (Home 7-0 3-2 Neutral 0-2)/Career 49-20 (Home (30-6 Away 16-8 Neutral 3-6): W 49-20 Southern Miss (1-0), L 36-30 @UCLA (1-1), W 42-13 Arkansas State (2-1), W 73-7 Idaho State (3-1), W 30-27 Wisconsin (4-1, 1-0 B1G), L 63-38 @Ohio State (4-2, 1-1 B1G), W 29-28 @Northwestern (5-2, 2-1 B1G), W 23-9 Michigan (6-2, 3-1 B1G), W 28-24 @Michigan State (7-2, 4-1 B1G), W 32-23 Penn State (8-2, 5-1 B1G), W 38-14 Minnesota (9-2, 6-1 B1G), W 13-7 @Iowa (10-2, 7-1 B1G), L 70-31 v. Wisconsin/B1G Conference Championship Game in Indianapolis, IN (10-3, 7-2 B1G), L 45-31 v. Georgia/CapitalOne Bowl (10-4, 7-2 B1G)
Overall Career: Record 49-20, Conference Record (Big XII 17-9/B1G 12-5) 29-14, Home 30-6 Away 16-8 Neutral 3-5 Conference Title Games 0-3 Bowl Games 3-3
Record by Opponent (H-Home, A-Away, N-Neutral): Arizona 1-0 (1-0 N), Arkansas State 2-0 (2-0 H), Baylor 2-0 (1-0 H, 1-0 A), Chattanooga 1-0 (1-0 H), Clemson 1-0 (1-0 N), Colorado 3-0 (2-0 H, 1-0 A), Florida Atlanta 1-0 (1-0 H), Fresno State 1-0 (1-0 H), Georgia 0-1 (0-1 N), Idaho 1-0 (1-0 H), Idaho State 1-0 (1-0 H), Iowa 2-0 (1-0 H, 1-0 A), Iowa State 2-1 (0-1 H, 2-0 A), Kansas 3-0 (2-0 H, 0-1 A), Kansas State 3-0 (1-0 H, 2-0 A), Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 (1-0 H), Michigan 1-1 (1-0 H, 0-1 A), Michigan State 3-0 (1-0 H/1-0 A/1-0 N), Minnesota 2-0 (1-0 H, 1-0 A), Missouri 2-1 (1-1 H, 1-0 A), New Mexico State 1-0 (1-0 H), Northwestern 1-1 (0-1 H, 1-0 A), Ohio State 1-1 (1-0 H, 0-1 A), Oklahoma 1-2 (1-0 H, 0-1 A, 0-1 N), Penn State 2-0 (1-0 H, 1-0 A), San Jose State 1-0 (1-0 H), South Carolina 0-1 (0-1 N), South Dakota State 1-0 (1-0 H), Southern Miss 1-0 (1-0 H), Texas 0-2 (0-1 H, 0-1 N), Texas A&M 0-1 (0-1 A), Texas Tech 0-2 (0-1 H, 0-1 A), Virginia Tech 0-2 (0-1 H, 0-1 A), UCLA 0-1 (0-1 A), Washington 2-1 (1-0 H, 1-0 A, 0-1 A), Western Kentucky 1-0 (1-0 H), Western Michigan 1-0 (1-0 H), Wisconsin 1-2 (1-0 H, 0-1 A, 0-1 N), Wyoming 1-0 (1-0 A)
Home Wins (30) –
2008 (6): Western Michigan (47-24), San Jose State (35-12), New Mexico State (38-7), Baylor (32-20), Kansas (45-35), Colorado (40-31)
2009 (5): Florida Atlanta (49-3), Arkansas State (38-9), Louisiana-Lafayette (55-0), Oklahoma (10-3), Kansas State (17-3)
2010 (6): Western Kentucky (49-10), Idaho (38-17), South Dakota State (17-3), Missouri (31-17), Kansas (20-3), Colorado (45-17)
2011 (6): Chattanooga (40-7), Fresno State (42-29), Washington (51-38), Ohio State (34-27), Michigan State (24-3), Iowa (20-7)
2012 (7): Southern Miss (49-20), Arkansas State (42-13), Idaho State (73-7), Wisconsin (30-27), Michigan (23-9), Penn State (32-23), Minnesota (38-14)
Home Losses (6) –
2008 (2): Virginia Tech (35-30), Missouri (52-17)
2009 (2): Texas Tech (31-10), Iowa State (9-7)
2010 (1): Texas (20-13)
2011 (1): Northwestern (28-25)
2012 (0): None
Road Wins (16) –
2008 (2): Iowa State (35-7), Kansas State (56-28)
2009 (4): Missouri (27-12), Baylor (20-10), Kansas (31-17), Colorado (28-20)
2010 (4): Washington (56-21), Kansas State (48-13), Oklahoma State (51-41), Iowa State (31-30 F/OT)
2011 (3): Wyoming (38-14), Minnesota (41-14), Penn State (17-14)
2012 (3): Northwestern (29-28), Michigan State (28-24), Iowa (13-7)
Road Losses (8) –
2008 (2): Texas Tech (37-31 F/OT), Oklahoma (62-28)
2009 (1): Virginia Tech (16-15)
2010 (1): Texas A&M (9-6)
2011 (2): Wisconsin (48-17), Michigan (45-17)
2012 (2): UCLA (36-30), Ohio State (63-38)
Neutral Site Wins (3) –
2003 (1): Alamo Bowl v. Michigan State (17-3)
2008 (1): Gator Bowl v. Clemson (26-21)
2009 (1): Holiday Bowl v. Arizona (33-0)
Neutral Site Losses (6) –
2009 (1): Big XII Championship Game v. Texas (13-12)
2010 (2): Big XII Championship Game v. Oklahoma (23-20), Holiday Bowl v. Washington (19-7)
2011 (1): CapitalOne Bowl v. South Carolina (30-13)
2012 (2): Big Ten Conference Championship Game v. Wisconsin (70-31), CapitalOne Bowl v. Georgia (45-31)
Conference Championship Game Appearances (3) – 0-3
2009 Big XII Conference Championship Game/Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas v. Texas (L 13-12)
2010 Big XII Conference Championship Game/Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas v. Oklahoma (L 23-20)
2012 Big Ten Conference Championship Game/Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana v. Wisconsin (L 70-31)
Bowl Appearances (6) – 3-3
2003 Alamo Bowl (Alamo Dome/San Antonio, Texas) v. Michigan State (W 17-3) *Interim Head Coach*
2008 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville Municipal Stadium/Jacksonville, Florida) v. Clemson (W 26-21)
2009 Holiday Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, California) v. Arizona (W 33-0)
2010 Holiday Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, California) v. Washington (L 19-7)
2012 CapitalOne Bowl (Citrus Bowl Stadium/Orlando, Florida) v. South Carolina (L 30-13)
2013 CapitalOne Bowl (Citrus Bowl Stadium/Orlando, Florida) v. Georgia (L 45-31)
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