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.^[1] They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.^[2][3]

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2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Troy Walters (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
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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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] Senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. finished with 1,004 receiving yards and was named second-team All-Big Ten.^[7] Linebacker Mohamed Barry led the team in tackles.^[5]

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.^[15]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	2:30 p.m.	Colorado*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–33	89,853
September 15	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 19–24	89,360
September 22	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	L 10–56	111,037
September 29	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 28–42	88,911
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	L 24–41	80,051
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ABC	L 31–34 OT	47,330
October 20	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 53–28	89,272
October 27[a]	11:00 a.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 45–9	88,735
November 3	11:00 a.m.	at No. 8 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 31–36	104,245
November 10	11:00 a.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 54–35	88,316
November 17	11:00 a.m.	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 9–6	88,793
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	FOX	L 28–31	65,299
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

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^{^[a]} The game between Nebraska and Akron, originally scheduled for September 1, 2018, was canceled due to inclement weather.^[16] 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.^[17]