The 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Scott Frost and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.
After Nebraska's season opener against Akron was canceled due to inclement weather, the Cornhuskers began the season with six straight losses, the worst start in program history. This, combined with their four losses at the end of 2017, formed a school-record 10-game losing streak. The team's performance improved in the second half of the season, and the team won four of their last six games to finish at 4–8 overall.
Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez led the team on offense, finishing with 2,617 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns, and 8 rushing touchdowns. Senior running back Devine Ozigbo finished with 1,082 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, becoming the first Nebraska running back to exceed 1,000 rushing yards since Ameer Abdullah in 2014. Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. finished with 1,004 receiving yards and was named second-team All-Big Ten. Linebacker Mohamed Barry led the team in tackles.
Offseason
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Cornhuskers signed a total of 12 recruits during the Early Signing Period from December 20–22, 2017.
Scholarship recruits
Walk-on recruits
Transfers
Outgoing
Incoming
Spring scrimmage
Preseason
Award watch lists
Schedule
The 2018 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. Nebraska hosted conference foes Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan State and the Cornhuskers traveled to play Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Iowa in Big Ten play.
- ^[a] The game between Nebraska and Akron, originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather. Nebraska finalized an agreement to play Bethune–Cookman on October 27 at Memorial Stadium to fill an opening on the schedule that replaced the Huskers’ September 1 game against Akron.
Roster and coaching staff
Depth chart
Game summaries
Colorado
Colorado Game starters
Troy
Troy Game starters
At Michigan
Michigan Game starters
Purdue
Purdue Game starters
At Wisconsin
Wisconsin Game starters
At Northwestern
Northwestern Game starters
Minnesota
Minnesota Game starters
After starting the season 0-6, Nebraska finally got its first win under Scott Frost against Minnesota
Bethune–Cookman
Bethune-Cookman Game starters
At Ohio State
Ohio State Game starters
Illinois
Illinois Game starters
Michigan State
Michigan State Game starters
At Iowa
Iowa Game starters
Big Ten awards
Player of the Week
All-Conference awards
2018 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards
References
