Tom Osborne
Record: 255-49-3
1973 - 1998 (26 Years)
Win Percentage: 83.06%- 62 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 36
- Losses in Close Games: 23
- Ties in Close Games: 3
- Won 58% Percent of Close Games
- 7% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Bob Devaney
Record: 101-20-2
1962 - 1973 (12 Years)
Win Percentage: 82.11%- 35 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 24
- Losses in Close Games: 9
- Ties in Close Games: 2
- Won 69% Percent of Close Games
- 7% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Bo Pelini
Record: 66-27-0
2008 - 2014 (7 Years)
Win Percentage: 70.97%- 29 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 17
- Losses in Close Games: 12
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 59% Percent of Close Games
- 13% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Bill Callahan
Record: 27-22-0
2004 - 2007 (4 Years)
Win Percentage: 55.10%- 18 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 10
- Losses in Close Games: 8
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 56% Percent of Close Games
- 16% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Frank Solich
Record: 58-19-0
1998 - 2003 (6 Years)
Win Percentage: 75.32%- 18 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 10
- Losses in Close Games: 8
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 56% Percent of Close Games
- 10% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Mike Riley
Record: 19-19-0
2015 - 2017 (3 Years)
Win Percentage: 50.00%- 18 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 8
- Losses in Close Games: 10
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 44% Percent of Close Games
- 26% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Scott Frost
Record: 16-31-0
2018 - 2022 (5 Years)
Win Percentage: 34.04%- 27 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 5
- Losses in Close Games: 22
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 19% Percent of Close Games
- 47% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin
Matt Rhule
Record: 13-13-0
2023 - 2025 (3 Years)
Win Percentage: 50.00%- 14 close games
- Wins in Close Games: 4
- Losses in Close Games: 10
- Ties in Close Games: 0
- Won 29% Percent of Close Games
- 38% Percent of Games Lost by Close Margin