Wk 1 · 2026

Ohio Bobcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE · FS1 FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Ohio Bobcats

MAC · 4-2

12:00pET

NEB -23.5 · total 47.5 DraftKings opened -24.5 · 1 toward OHIO

Ratings differential NEB by 24.6

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Big Ten · 5-1

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Ohio: -7.4#98

Efficiency margin

Nebraska: +14.8#14

Ohio: 26.5

Offense (pts/100)

Nebraska: 38.5

Ohio: 24.9

Defense (pts/100)

Nebraska: 14.7

Ohio: 63.8

Pace (plays/g)

Nebraska: 72.8

Ohio: 5.57

Yards / play

Nebraska: 6.32

Ohio: 5.57

Yards / play allowed

Nebraska: 4.86

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Ohio: 27.5

Points / game

Nebraska: 39.2

Ohio: 24.7

Points allowed

Nebraska: 15.2

Ohio: 355

Yards / game

Nebraska: 460

Ohio: 349

Yards allowed

Nebraska: 276

Ohio: 208

Pass yds allowed

Nebraska: 182

Ohio: 141

Rush yds allowed

Nebraska: 95

Ohio: 1.33

Turnovers / game

Nebraska: 0.50

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Ohio form

W 31-14vs CMUW 13-10at KENTW 35-7vs STOL 36-41at USAW 29-27vs JXST

2026 season

Nebraska form

L 17-20vs IUW 48-23vs MDW 31-13at MSUW 34-7vs UNDW 56-7vs BGSU

2026 season

Ohio this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)

Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Nebraska this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)

Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)

Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.

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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Nebraska leads 1–0 · Nebraska won the last one

1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 28.0 points toward Nebraska

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2026	2026-09-05	Ohio 21 — 49 Nebraska	at NEB	Nebraska

Ohio leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Matt Vezza QB #9	40/58, 439 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Nick Poulos QB #8	16/36, 180 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	Victor Rosa RB #4	56 CAR, 219 YDS, 4 TD
	Duncan Brune RB #6	45 CAR, 184 YDS
	Matt Vezza QB #9	36 CAR, 182 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving	Riley Neer WR #15	23 REC, 338 YDS, 4 TD
	Dom Dorwart WR #3	11 REC, 160 YDS, 2 TD
	Preston Bowman WR #2	7 REC, 63 YDS
	Riley Palmeter TE #85	5 REC, 61 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Michael Molnar LB #25	44
	Jack Fries LB #27	36
	JT Haskins S #3	28
Sacks	Ike Ackerman DE #14	3.5
	Michael Molnar LB #25	1
	Nathan Hale DT #57	1
Interceptions	Michael Molnar LB #25	1
	Kendall Bannister CB #20	1

full roster and per-player history

Nebraska leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Anthony Colandrea QB #10	94/143, 1142 YDS, 13 TD, 2 INT
	TJ Lateef QB #14	8/11, 82 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing	Jamal Rule RB #25	42 CAR, 333 YDS, 5 TD
	Mekhi Nelson RB #35	56 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD
	Anthony Colandrea QB #10	38 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving	Kwazi Gilmer WR #11	29 REC, 387 YDS, 6 TD
	Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2	18 REC, 233 YDS, 2 TD
	Mekhi Nelson RB #35	8 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD
	Luke Lindenmeyer TE #44	12 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Owen Chambliss LB #33	26
	Dwayne McDougle III S #26	24
	Jamir Conn DB #13	24
Sacks	Jahsear Whittington DL #44	2.5
	Riley Van Poppel DL #5	2
	Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96	2
Interceptions	Owen Chambliss LB #33	1
	Dwayne McDougle III S #26	1
	Donovan Jones DB #37	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.