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Reign #244 of 328 · Nebraska’s 3rd reign

Nebraska, 1997–1998

385Days held
15Defenses
#25Longest of 328
#19Most defended of 328
How it started

September 20, 1997

Took the belt from Washington 27–14 on the road on September 20, 1997.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 15 times

October 4, 1997 · vs. Kansas State 56–26DefendedOctober 11, 1997 · at Baylor 49–21DefendedOctober 18, 1997 · vs. Texas Tech 29–0DefendedOctober 25, 1997 · at Kansas 35–0DefendedNovember 1, 1997 · vs. Oklahoma 69–7DefendedNovember 8, 1997 · at Missouri 45–38DefendedNovember 15, 1997 · vs. Iowa State 77–14DefendedNovember 28, 1997 · at Colorado 27–24DefendedDecember 6, 1997 · vs. Texas A&M 54–15DefendedJanuary 2, 1998 · vs. Tennessee 42–17DefendedAugust 29, 1998 · vs. Louisiana Tech 56–27DefendedSeptember 5, 1998 · vs. UAB 38–7DefendedSeptember 12, 1998 · at California 24–3DefendedSeptember 26, 1998 · vs. Washington 55–7DefendedOctober 3, 1998 · vs. Oklahoma State 24–17Defended
How it ended

October 10, 1998

Lost the belt to Texas A&M 21–28 on the road on October 10, 1998, after 385 days.