| All-time victories (thru 2009 season) |
| | | W | L | T | % |
| 1. |
Michigan |
877 |
302 |
36 |
73.663 |
| 2. |
Texas |
845 |
318 |
33 |
72.032 |
| 3. |
Notre Dame |
837 |
290 |
42 |
73.396 |
| 4. |
Nebraska |
827 |
341 |
40 |
70.116 |
| 5. |
Ohio State |
819 |
308 |
53 |
71.653 |
| 6. |
Alabama |
813 |
316 |
43 |
71.203 |
| 7. |
Penn State |
811 |
351 |
42 |
69.103 |
| 8. |
Oklahoma |
799 |
302 |
53 |
71.534 |
| 9. |
Tennessee |
783 |
333 |
53 |
69.247 |
| 10. |
Southern Cal |
775 |
307 |
54 |
70.599 |
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| *This list is based on data from Stassen.com |
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| Nebraska's record by decade |
| | Seasons | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | | Rank | |
| | 1890-99 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 61.4 | | 31 | |
| | 1900-09 | 70 | 19 | 4 | 77.4 | | 16 | |
| | 1910-19 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 79.2 | | 8 | |
| | 1920-29 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 72.6 | | 23 | |
| | 1930-39 | 62 | 21 | 8 | 72.5 | | 16 | |
| | 1940-49 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 37.4 | | 133 | |
| | 1950-59 | 39 | 58 | 3 | 40.5 | | 106 | |
| | 1960-69 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 71.2 | | t-l3 | |
| | 1970-79 | 98 | 20 | 4 | 82.0 | | 5 | |
| | 1980-89 | 103 | 20 | 0 | 83.7 | | 1 | |
| | 1990-99 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 86.4 | | 2 | |
| | 2000-09 | 84 | 44 | 0 | 65.6 | | 20 | |
| | Totals | 827 | 341 | 40 | 70.1 | | | |
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