The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 1-8-1 in 1951.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 8-2 | |
1-4-1 | 1-8-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 121 | 2,321 | 593 | 3.9 | 1,287 | 389 | 3.3 | 1,034 | 204 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 98th | 19th | 18th | 17th | 19th | 19th | 16th | 13th | 6th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 259 | 3,622 | 2,255 | 1,367 | 194 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||
Opponent Rank | 172nd | 20th | 17th | 20th | 11th | 17th | |||||||||||||
Net | -138 | -1,301 | +593 | +3.9 | -968 | +389 | +3.3 | -333 | +10 | -2.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 175th | 21st | 18th | 2nd | 21st | 3rd | 3rd | 20th | 8th | 21st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |