How do things look for Nebraska this year in the Big Ten and College Football Playoff race?
Let's look at the full Nebraska football schedule for the Cornhuskers' 2022 season.
Northwestern Wildcats 2021 record: 3-9 (1-8 Big Ten) All time series: Nebraska leads, 9-6 Last meeting: Nebraska won, 56-7 (2021)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2021 record: 5-6 (3-5 Missouri Valley) All time series: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Last meeting: Nebraska won, 33-0 (1961)
Georgia Southern Eagles 2021 record: 3-9 (2-6 Sun Belt) All time series: Never played
Oklahoma Sooners 2021 record: 11-2 (7-2 Big 12) All time series: Oklahoma leads, 46-38-3 Last meeting: Oklahoma won, 23-16 (2021)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2021 record: 5-8 (2-7 Big Ten) All time series: Nebraska leads, 5-0 Last meeting: Nebraska won, 28-21 (2021)
Indiana Hoosiers 2021 record: 2-10 (0-9 Big Ten) All time series: Indiana leads, 10-8-3 Last meeting: Indiana won, 38-31 (2019)
Michigan Wolverines 2021 record: 12-2 (8-1 Big Ten) All time series: Michigan leads, 6-4-1 Last meeting: Michigan won, 32-29 (2021)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 2021 record: 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten) All time series: Minnesota leads, 35-25-2 Last meeting: Minnesota won, 30-23 (2021)
Wisconsin Badgers 2021 record: 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten) All time series: Wisconsin leads, 11-4 Last meeting: Wisconsin won, 35-28 (2021)
Purdue Boilermakers 2021 record: 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten) All time series: Tied, 5-5 Last meeting: Purdue won, 28-23 (2021)
Illinois Fighting Illini 2021 record: 5-7 (4-5 Big Ten) All time series: Nebraska leads, 13-5-1 Last meeting: Illinois won, 30-22 (2021)
Iowa Hawkeyes 2021 record: 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten) All time series: Nebraska leads, 29-20-3 Last meeting: Iowa won, 28-21 (2021)
Dec. 31, 2022 Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31, 2022 Peach Bowl Jan. 9, 2023 National Championship
Ohio State won the first College Football Playoff national championship in the 2014-15 season.
Alabama has appeared in every CFP except one and has won three national titles.
Clemson is a two-time national champion and has appeared in three total championship games.
Here's a list of every national championship game and score in College Football Playoff history.
2014-15 CFB Playoff No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
2015-16 CFB Playoff No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
2016-17 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
2017-18 CFB Playoff No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23
2018-19 CFB Playoff No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
2019-20 CFB Playoff No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
2020-21 CFB Playoff No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
2021-22 CFB Playoff No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
This is the ninth year that college football has a playoff system, which replaced the former Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ahead of the 2014 season.