| All-time victories (thru 2006 season) |
| | | W | L | T | % |
| 1. |
Michigan |
860 |
282 |
36 |
0.74533 |
| 2. |
Notre Dame |
821 |
269 |
42 |
0.74382 |
| 3. |
Texas |
813 |
310 |
33 |
0.71756 |
| 4. |
Nebraska |
810 |
326 |
40 |
0.70578 |
| 5. |
Ohio State |
786 |
302 |
52 |
0.71228 |
| 6t. |
Alabama |
780 |
308 |
43 |
0.70866 |
| 6t. |
Penn State |
780 |
343 |
42 |
0.68755 |
| 8. |
Tennessee |
768 |
322 |
55 |
0.69476 |
| 9. |
Oklahoma |
766 |
294 |
53 |
0.71204 |
| 10. |
Southern Cal |
743 |
301 |
54 |
0.70128 |
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| *This list is based on data from Stassen.com, which credits NU with 7 more wins than the university's own official tally. |
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| Nebraska's record by decade |
| | Seasons | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | | Rank | |
| | 1890-99 | 41 | 25 | 4 | .614 | | N/A | |
| | 1900-09 | 70 | 19 | 4 | .774 | | N/A | |
| | 1910-19 | 58 | 13 | 6 | .792 | | N/A | |
| | 1920-29 | 55 | 18 | 9 | .726 | | N/A | |
| | 1930-39 | 62 | 21 | 8 | .725 | | N/A | |
| | 1940-49 | 34 | 57 | 0 | .374 | | N/A | |
| | 1950-59 | 39 | 58 | 3 | .405 | | N/A | |
| | 1960-69 | 75 | 30 | 1 | .712 | | t-l3th | |
| | 1970-79 | 98 | 20 | 4 | .820 | | 5th | |
| | 1980-89 | 103 | 20 | 0 | .837 | | 1st | |
| | 1990-99 | 108 | 16 | 1 | .864 | | 2nd | |
| | 2000-06 | 60 | 29 | 0 | .674 | | 20th | |
| | Totals | 803 | 326 | 40 | .704 | | | |
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