Nebraska football's last decade has been the worst of any Blue Blood in history

It’s not a shock to anyone paying any attention at all to the Nebraska football program that when it comes to Blue Bloods, there were few programs that struggled over the last decade more. What might come as an insult to injury type shock is that it wasn’t just bad. It was historically bad.

Of course, the point of this article isn’t just to add insult to injury. It’s to point out the job that head coach Matt Rhule and his staff have in front of them. And that yes, Rhule and his gang have so far, only contributed to the insult.

Nebraska football, according to Brett Ciancia of Pick Six Previews has had the worst decade of any Blue Blood program ever. Ever.

Nebraska football’s Blue Blood status taking a massive hit

“68 losses 2015-2024,” Ciancia wrote on Twitter. “52 (USC, 1991-2000) and 51 (Alabama, 1995-04) were next worst.” 

So yeah, not just the worst in history. The Huskers cleared that bar by a couple of feet. Hooray for breaking records?

The bright side here, if there is a bright side, is that Nebraska is still considered a Blue Blood by most people who understand what that term means. (looking at you, Oregon fans for those who don’t) And that it’s not like there is a massive number of squads to compare the last 10 years against.

As Ciancia pointed out, there are eight consensus Blue Blood teams in college football. Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, ND, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Texas, and USC.

It’s also worth pointing out that none of the Blue Blood programs are currently on the best run of their program’s history. For the Cornhuskers, it was unsurprisingly 1992-2001. Alabama had the most recent “best decade” from 2011-2020.

So, what does all this mean for Nebraska football? Not much, other than the program really has been as bad as it felt. It would be very, very nice if they could finally leave this new record in the past.