Yesterday, the University of Nebraska fired their head football coach Scott Frost. Frost was 16-31 in slightly over four seasons at the helm of the Cornhuskers. Here is a look
at the Nebraska
football program since 2008 (the
first year that of complete data I have).
This time period only covers all but the first season of head football
coach Bo Pelini (2008-2014), Mike Riley (2015-2017), and Scott Frost (2018-2022*).
After
the figure below is a more
detailed look at
the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program during head coach Frost's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Scott Frost (2018-2022*) [3rd Addendum contract]
2018
Nebraska finished the regular season at 4-8, playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). An average SOS means that the Cornhusker's SOS was within plus
or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS. Nebraska's best regular season victory was against #60 ranked Michigan State (9-6) and their worst
loss was to #88 ranked Purdue (28-42).
Nebraska was the #67 ranked team overall, with the #51 ranked
offense and the #83 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2019
The Cornhuskers finished at 5-7. Nebraska played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Nebraska's best win was against #74 ranked Illinois by a
score of (42-38) and their worst loss was to #111 Colorado by a score of (31-34).
Nebraska was again the #67 ranked team overall, with the #82 ranked
offense and the #54 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2020 Nebraska finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 3-5, playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Nebraska's best regular season victory was against #57 ranked Penn State by a score of (30-23) and their worst
loss was to #108 ranked Illinois by a score of (23-41).
Nebraska was the #83 ranked team overall, with the #91 ranked
offense and the #57 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2021
The Cornhuskers finished at 3-9. Nebraska played against a “tougher”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that the Huskers' SOS was between one and two standard deviations below the "leagues" SOS. Nebraska's best win was against #98 ranked Buffalo by a
score of (28-3) and their worst loss was to #83 ranked Illinois by a score of (22-30).
Nebraska was the #41 ranked team overall, with the #68 ranked
offense and the #13 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022*
After the Cornhuskers started at 1-2, Frost was fired. Nebraska currently has played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Nebraska's only win was against FCS North Dakota by a
score of (38-17) and their current worst loss was #95 Northwestern by a score of (28-31).
Nebraska is currently the #53 ranked team overall, with the #4 ranked
offense and the #126 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
