Conference Big Ten Conference 2014 record 9–4 (5–3 Big Ten) Offensive scheme Spread | Division West Division Offensive coordinator Tim Beck (4th year) | |
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Head coach Bo Pelini (Regular Season; 7th Year)
Barney Cotton (Bowl Game) | ||
The 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. Following losses to both Wisconsin and Minnesota and a come from behind win in overtime at Iowa, Pelini was relieved of his coaching duties following the conclusion of the regular season on November 30, 2014. On December 4, 2014, Mike Riley was announced as the next head coach of the Nebraska football team, and would begin his duties immediately. However, he would not coach the Huskers in the Holiday Bowl, with that job instead handled by Barney Cotton. The Cornhuskers lost the Holiday Bowl to USC.
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Big Ten Players of the Week
All-Conference honors
2014 Big Ten All-Conference honors:
All-Americans
All-America Teams:
RB - Ameer Abdullah (CBS Sports - 2nd Team | Walter Camp - 2nd Team | Athlon Sports - 2nd Team | AP - 2nd Team | Scout - 2nd Team | SI - 2nd Team | Phil Steele - 3rd Team)
RET - De'Mornay Pierson-El (USA Today - 2nd Team | Athlon Sports - 3rd Team | SI - 2nd Team | Sporting News - 2nd Team | FWAA - 2nd Team | Phil Steele - 2nd Team)
DE - Randy Gregory (AP - 3rd Team | FWAA - 2nd Team | Phil Steele - 2nd Team)