the most nebraska football penalties in a single game

The Nebraska Cornhuskers had their most penalties in a game against Maryland on October 3, with 16 penalties.

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	TEAM	PEN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Nebraska	16	10/3/2026	NEB	vs	MD	W 48-23	7	28	447	395	46.2	0.0
2	Nebraska	12	9/7/2024	NEB	vs	COLO	W 28-10	4	22	334	260	25.0
3	Nebraska	12	10/1/2022	NEB	vs	IND	W 35-21	5	22	385	290	43.8
4	Nebraska	12	10/14/2017	NEB	vs	OSU	L 14-56	2	15	393	633	33.3	50.0
5	Nebraska	12	9/26/2015	NEB	vs	USM	W 36-28	3	25	610	458	30.8	100.0
6	Nebraska	12	9/19/2015	NEB	@	MIA	L 33-36	4	24	462	511	40.0	100.0
7	Nebraska	12	9/5/2015	NEB	vs	BYU	L 28-33	4	25	445	511	42.9
8	Nebraska	12	12/30/2010	NEB	@	WASH	L 7-19	1	14	189	340
9	Nebraska	12	10/22/2005	NEB	@	MIZ	L 24-41	3	13	279	523
10	Nebraska	12	10/21/2000	NEB	vs	BAY	W 59-0	8	23	508	84
11	Nebraska	11	9/29/2018	NEB	vs	PUR	L 28-42	4	31	582	516	33.3	0.0
12	Nebraska	11	9/8/2018	NEB	vs	COLO	L 28-33	4	25	565	395	38.5	0.0
13	Nebraska	11	9/17/2005	NEB	vs	PITT	W 7-6	1	14	267	304
14	Nebraska	11	11/6/2004	NEB	@	ISU	L 27-34	4	20	444	466
15	Nebraska	11	11/11/2000	NEB	@	KSU	L 28-29	4	11	239	377
16	Nebraska	10	9/28/2024	NEB	@	PUR	W 28-10	4	26	418	224	12.5	100.0
17	Nebraska	10	10/6/2023	NEB	@	ILL	W 20-7	2	18	312	310	33.3	100.0
18	Nebraska	10	9/10/2022	NEB	vs	GASO	L 42-45	6	33	575	642	69.2
19	Nebraska	10	9/21/2019	NEB	@	ILL	W 42-38	6	35	674	299	57.9	50.0
20	Nebraska	10	10/6/2018	NEB	@	WIS	L 24-41	3	26	518	533	30.0	0.0
21	Nebraska	10	9/22/2018	NEB	@	MICH	L 10-56	1	12	132	491	23.1
22	Nebraska	10	9/15/2018	NEB	vs	TROY	L 19-24	2	22	364	253	31.3	100.0
23	Nebraska	10	1/2/2012	NEB	@	SC	L 13-30	2	17	253	351
24	Nebraska	10	9/10/2005	NEB	vs	WAKE	W 31-3	4	13	234	247
25	Nebraska	10	10/25/2003	NEB	vs	ISU	W 28-0	4	13	317	230

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More Nebraska Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,406

Colandrea

RUSH

386

Rule

REC

418

Gilmer

Team Rankings

PPG

39.2

20th

OPP PPG

15.2

20th

RUSH YDS/G

213.8

28th

PASS YDS/G

247.8

58th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Purdue	2-1	3-3
7	Iowa	2-1	5-1
8	Nebraska	2-1	5-1
9	Minnesota	2-1	4-2
10	Northwestern	1-1	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NEB	@	ORE	11:00 PM
Sat 10/31	WASH	@	NEB	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	NEB	@	ILL	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NEB	@	RUTG	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Indiana

6 - 0

Final

Nebraska

5 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333