The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 10-0-1 in 1970. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 17 to 12, in the Orange Bowl, and won their first National Championship.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-0-1 | |
5-2 | 7-4-1 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-2 | 6-5 | ||
1-6 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 11 | 409 | 4,634 | 884 | 5.2 | 2,554 | 637 | 4.0 | 2,080 | 247 | 8.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 17th | 19th | 7th | 34th | 26th | 70th | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 177 | 3,367 | 4.5 | 1,631 | 461 | 3.5 | 1,736 | 290 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 78th | 52nd | 70th | 42nd | 27th | 59th | 81st | 90th | 56th | ||||||||||
Net | +232 | +1,267 | +884 | +0.8 | +923 | +176 | +0.5 | +344 | -43 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 15th | 8th | 35th | 23rd | 10th | 39th | 36th | 90th | 12th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 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 |