2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Capital One Bowl, L 13–30 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	Legends Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 24
Record	9–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bo Pelini (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Carl Pelini (4th season)
Base defense	4–2
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Michigan %	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 24 Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
Iowa	4	–	4	7	–	6
Northwestern	3	–	5	6	–	7
Minnesota	2	–	6	3	–	9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Penn State x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Purdue	4	–	4	7	–	6
Ohio State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Illinois	2	–	6	7	–	6
Indiana	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cornhuskers were coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. This season was Nebraska's first in the Big Ten Conference in the Legends Division as they moved from the Big 12 Conference to the Big Ten following the conclusion of the 2010 season. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Capital One Bowl where they were defeated by South Carolina 30–13.