1 6 ▁schedule ▁consists ▁of ▁ 7 ▁home ▁and ▁ 5 ▁away ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁The ▁Corn hus k ers ▁will ▁host ▁Big ▁Ten ▁oppon ents ▁Illinois , ▁Maryland , ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁Pur due , ▁and ▁will ▁travel ▁to ▁Indiana , ▁Iowa , ▁North western , ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁and ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁will ▁host ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁non – con ference ▁games ▁which ▁are ▁against ▁the ▁F res no ▁State ▁Bul ld ogs ▁and ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Cow bo ys ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Conference , ▁and ▁the ▁Oregon ▁D uck s ▁from ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Conference ▁( P AC - 1 2 ). ▁This ▁will ▁be ▁Neb r aska ' s ▁ 7 th ▁game ▁against ▁Oregon , ▁and ▁head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁R iley ' s ▁ 1 3 th ▁overall ▁game ▁against ▁Oregon , ▁as ▁he ▁previously ▁co ached ▁for ▁Oregon ▁rival ▁Oregon ▁State . ▁ ▁R oster ▁and ▁co aching ▁staff ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁F res no ▁State ▁ ▁S ources : * S ources : ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁opened ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁non - con ference ▁match up ▁against ▁F res no ▁State ▁at ▁Memorial ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁game ▁marked ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁for ▁head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁R iley . ▁The ▁game ▁marked ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁three - game ▁series ▁with ▁F res no ▁State . ▁The ▁H usk ers ▁defeated ▁F res no ▁State