The Miami–Nebraska football rivalry is an American

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between the

Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes (known informally as The U, UM, or The 'Canes) are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Hurricanes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic A ...

of the

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and

Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Divis ...

of the

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. Both teams have most often met in bowl games which many times have decided a national championship. The series is currently tied 6–6.

History

The inaugural matchup between the Cornhuskers and Hurricanes was in 1951 in

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. The Hurricanes won 19–7. The next game was in 1953 in

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with the Cornhuskers winning 20–16. In Nebraska's first ever bowl victory and first bowl game under head coach

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, the Huskers beat Miami 36–34 in the

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on December 15, 1962. The Cornhuskers would also beat Miami two more times during the regular season in 1975 and 1976. The Hurricanes faced the Cornhuskers again in the

1984 Orange Bowl The 1984 Orange Bowl was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2. Part of the 1983–84 bowl game season, it matched the undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska Cornhus ...

, which would decide the 1983 national champion. Near the end of the game with a 31–30 deficit and little time left, Nebraska coach

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decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion and failed, giving Miami the win and the national title. Miami would beat Nebraska again in the

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and

1992 Orange Bowl The 1992 Orange Bowl was the 58th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on January 1. Part of the 1991–92 bowl game season, it matched the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes of the Big East Confer ...

s. The latter would result in Miami receiving the AP National Championship for the 1991 season. In the

1995 Orange Bowl The 1995 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1995, as the 61st edition of the Orange Bowl and the national championship game for the 1994 season. It featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight and the Miami H ...

, #1 Nebraska beat #3 Miami 24–17 to win its first consensus national title since 1971. The last meeting in a bowl game was in the

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, which was also the

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. Miami blew out Nebraska 37–14 to win the national title. The Cornhuskers and Hurricanes scheduled a back-to-back matchup for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Nebraska won the first game 41–31 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE before the largest crowd to ever fill Memorial Stadium. The 2015 game was the first game since 1962 where both teams have not held a pre-game ranking in the AP poll. It was also the first time the Cornhuskers traveled to the state of Florida for a regular season game since the original contest against Miami in 1951. Nebraska came back from a 33–10 4th quarter deficit to force overtime. Miami won it in overtime with a field goal, 36–33.

Game results

References

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History

Game results

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