The football series between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Cincinnati Bearcats which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has been rescheduled. Two the two sides were originally expected to meet on September 26, 2020, at Memorial Stadium in the first part of a home-and-home series.
According to FBSschedules.com, Nebraska and Cincinnati have agreed to reschedule that home-and-home series for the 2025 and 2032 seasons. Now, in 2025, the Cornhuskers and Bearcats will meet at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on August 30 in what is expected to be the season opener for both programs that season.
That game, originally supposed to be the second game of the original home-and-home series, was planned for September 13 in Cincinnati. The two programs will then meet in 2032 to conclude the home-and-home series, as the Cornhuskers will host the Bearcats at Memorial Stadium on September 11.
The two programs have only met once before, that meeting coming nearly 120 years ago in 1906. In that matchup, the Cornhuskers defeated the Bearcats 41-0 under then-head coach Amos P. Foster.
In addition to the home-and-home series with Cincinnati being rescheduled, Nebraska has also added FCS opponent Houston Christian to its 2025 schedule. While the game does not currently appear on Nebraska’s 2025 football schedule, it is listed on Houston Christian’s future opponents schedule.
The Cornhuskers have never faced Houston Christian (formerly known as Houston Baptist) before in their history. Since the FBS and FCS split in 1978, Nebraska has never lost to an FCS opponent. The last time the Cornhuskers faced an FCS foe was in 2022, in which they defeated the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 38-17.
Currently, Nebraska’s non-conference schedule in 2025 features Cincinnati, Akron, Houston Christian, and Louisiana-Monroe. With the addition of Houston Christian to the schedule, the Cornhuskers will be forced to move or cancel either their matchup against Akron or Louisiana-Monroe for that season in order to get down to 12 games.
Earlier this month, it was announced by the Big Ten that Nebraska’s 2025 conference schedule would include hosting Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and USC at home while traveling to Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, and UCLA in 2025.
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