Nebraska football has had a long and storied history with the Associated Press Poll. The Huskers first appeared in the poll on October 19, 1936, at No. 15.
The program reached No. 1 for the first time in the 1965 preseason poll. It was the first of 13 seasons in which the Cornhuskers reached the top ranking.
Those 13 seasons rank Nebraska No. 7 all-time among Power Four teams in seasons reaching No. 1 in the AP Poll. It also ranks the program third all-time in the Big Ten Conference.
In fact, 15 of the 18 teams in the Big Ten have reached the top ranking in the AP Poll’s history. The social media account CFB Kings originally compiled the list.
You can find each Big Ten team’s all-time appearances at No. 1, the seasons appearing at No. 1, the first appearance at No. 1, and the latest appearance at the No. 1 spot, all below.
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero
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First No. 1 Appearance: Zero
Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero
Years: N/A
First No. 1 Appearance: Zero
Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero
Years: N/A
First No. 1 Appearance: Zero
Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One
Years: 1968
First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 8, 1968
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 7, 1968
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One
Years: 1952
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 6, 1952
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 6, 1952
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One
Years: 1962
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 29, 1962
Last No. 1 Appearance: No. 5, 1962
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Two
Years: 1953, 1955
First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 23, 1953
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 31, 1955
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Two
Years: 2010, 2012
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 17, 2010
Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 11, 2012
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Three
Years: 1960, 1961, 1985
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 17, 1960
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 29, 1985
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Three
Years: 1982, 1984, 1992
First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 13, 1982
Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 3, 1992
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Four
Years: 1954, 1955, 1967, 1988
First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 1, 1954
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 25, 1988
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Four
Years: 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 19, 1936
Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 28, 1960
All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Seven
Years: 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 1, 1951
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 10, 1966
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Seven
Years: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1997
First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 13, 1978
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 13, 1997
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 11
Years: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2023
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 20, 1947
Last No. 1 Appearance: Jan 9, 2023
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 13
Years: 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 12, 1965
Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 22, 2000
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 16
Years: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012
First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 27, 1939
Last No. 1 Appearance: Aug. 18, 2012
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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 21
Years: 1942, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015
First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 12, 1942
Last No. 1 Appearance: No. 1, 2015
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