2022 & 2023 Gameday weather

[Huskers123456]

It often gets brought up that Lincoln's weather isn't conducive to passing. So I decided to look up our game day weather the last 2 seasons. Listed in order or 1st home game to last home game. Taken from world weather.com. I tried to pick the data from around game time.

*Disclaimer - I don't know if wind speed is an average or max. I believe average.

2023
1 - 75 7 mph
2 - 70 10 mph
3 - 91 17 mph
4- 68 12 mph
5 - 34 12 mph
6 - 50 18 mph
7 - 28 11 mph

2022
1 - 93 16 mph
2 - 69 12 mph
3 - 73 4 mph
4 - 90 18 mph
5 - 34 12 mph
6 - 63 17 mph
7- 52 12 mph

Interesting to note, the last weekend in October was colder than the early or mid-November games.

I compared the 2023 season to Norman, Oklahoma since OU has a proven history of winning with passing. 5 out of 7 dates of our games were windier in Norman.

 

[Landomatic]

I've never bought into the weather excuse line of thinking. Kansas City seems to pass just fine and their weather can't be all that different than Lincoln's. Hell, I think most teams, college or pro, in the upper half of the US have similar weather conditions to NU's and there are plenty that pass just fine. It's certainly not a bunch of run heavy teams

 

[king_kong_]

I’m hopeful that Tony white does better with this in 2024

Wind can be a 12th defender over the top and against Maryland his play calling (off zone coverage) cost us an extra possession with the wind at our back, which was the only direction either team scored that day

Into the wind, you press cover and bring the heat. If a QB can drive it 30+ yards downfield over the top into 15+ MPH winds, so be it.