The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 11-1 in 1988. They fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 23 to 3, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-2 | |
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
6-1 | 9-3 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
3-4 | 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 | 12 | 474 | 5,735 | 901 | 6.4 | 4,588 | 738 | 6.2 | 1,147 | 163 | 7.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 97th | 97th | 51st | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 182 | 3,153 | 4.2 | 1,535 | 461 | 3.3 | 1,618 | 282 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 16th | 16th | 34th | 35th | 31st | 14th | 32nd | 15th | ||||||||||
Net | +292 | +2,582 | +901 | +2.1 | +3,053 | +277 | +2.9 | -471 | -119 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 80th | 91st | 30th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 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 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |