Reign #248 of 335 · Nebraska’s 3rd reign
Nebraska, 1997–1998
385Days held
15Defenses
#25Longest of 335
#19Most defended of 335
How it started
September 20, 1997
Took the belt from Washington 27–14 on the road on September 20, 1997.
Nebraska was No. 7 in the AP poll going into that game, Washington was No. 2. While holding the belt: ranked in 19 of 19 poll weeks, best No. 1, 3 weeks at No. 1. The belt vs. the polls →
Head coach: Tom Osborne · 1 reign started, 385 days with the belt.
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