Nebraska 2024 Season Record Prediction
Robby Hamberg
As we get set for another season of Husker Football, we find ourselves dreaming of a 10-2 or better record for the season. The offseason hype surrounding this team has been high, and the Rhule-aid has been drunk by many in the fan base (myself included). As I look at our 2024 schedule I see a real chance that Nebraska can get to 9 or 10 wins, for many reasons.
1. Defense is returning most of its production and will be in year 2 of Tony White’s system
2. The offense has a solid QB room with and a new crop of talented big bodied WR’s and TE’s for Raiola to throw to. It is not out of the question to think that with a better offense this team would have won 9 games last year
3. Year 2 under coach Rhule has historically been much improved from year 1
However, our special teams and kicking game are still a bit of a mystery at this point with inconsistency and injuries. Will Nebraska find consistency in the kicking game? Will an improved offense jettison the Huskers to a bowl game or shot at the expanded College Football Playoff?
Here is my game by game W/L prediction for the 2024 season:
8/31- UTEP 17, Nebraska 45. W
9/7- Colorado 31, Nebraska 38 W
9/14- Northern Iowa 10, Nebraska 42 W
9/20- Illinois 17, Nebraska 24 W
9/28- Nebraska 28, Purdue 21 W
10/5 Rutgers 24, Nebraska 17 L
10/19 Nebraska 27, Indiana 24 W
10/26 Nebraska 24, Ohio State 42 L
11/2 UCLA 24, Nebraska 35 W
11/16 Nebraska 42, USC 45 L
11/23 Wisconsin 31, Nebraska 35 W
11/29 Nebraska 20, Iowa 17 W
Overall Record- 9 wins, 3 losses.
My overall record prediction is perhaps a little bit high, but I firmly believe that with the defense as solid as they will be, and an offense that will most likely not turn it over 31 times this year, Nebraska will have a breakout season in year two of Matt Rhule.
