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Michigan State Kick-off time

Game is starting at 11 am... When was the last season Nebraska didn’t play in a single home night game?
Looks like 1995 is the answer...

2018 (0 games)
September 8 2:30 p.m. Colorado
September 15 2:30 p.m. Troy
September 29 2:30 p.m. Purdue
October 20 2:30 p.m. Minnesota
October 27 11:00 a.m. Bethune–Cookman
November 10 11:00 a.m. Illinois
November 17 11:00 a.m. Michigan State

2017 (3 games)
September 2 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State
September 16 11:00 a.m. Northern Illinois
September 23 2:30 p.m. Rutgers
October 7 7:00 p.m. No. 9 Wisconsin
October 14 6:30 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State

November 4 2:30 p.m. Northwestern
November 24 3:00 p.m. Iowa

2016 (2 games)
September 3 7:00 p.m. Fresno State
September 10 11:00 a.m. Wyoming
September 17 2:30 p.m. No. 22 Oregon
October 1 2:30 p.m. Illinois
October 22 2:30 p.m. Purdue
November 12 6:30 p.m. Minnesota
November 19 11:00 a.m. Maryland

2015 (2 games)
September 5 2:30 p.m. BYU
September 12 7:00 p.m. South Alabama
September 26 11:00 a.m. Southern Miss
October 10 2:30 p.m. Wisconsin
October 24 11:00 a.m. Northwestern
November 7 6:00 p.m. No. 6 Michigan State
November 27 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Iowa

2014 (2 games)
August 30 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic
September 6 11:00 a.m. No. 7 (FCS) McNeese State
September 20 7:00 p.m. Miami (FL)
September 27 8:00 p.m. Illinois

October 25 11:00 a.m. Rutgers
November 1 2:30 p.m. Purdue
November 22 11:00 a.m. Minnesota

2013 (2 games, sort of)
August 31 7:00 p.m. Wyoming
September 7 5:00 p.m. Southern Miss (sort of)

September 14 11:00 a.m. No. 16 UCLA
September 21 2:30 p.m. No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota State
October 5 11:00 a.m. Illinois
November 2 2:30 p.m. Northwestern
November 16 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Michigan State
November 29 11:00 a.m. Iowa

2012 (2 games)
September 1 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss
September 15 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State
September 22 2:30 p.m. Idaho State
September 29 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin
October 27 7:00 p.m. No. 20 Michigan

November 10 2:30 p.m. Penn State
November 17 2:30 p.m. Minnesota

2011 (2 games)
September 3 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga
September 10 6:00 p.m. Fresno State
September 17 2:30 p.m. Washington
October 8 7:00 p.m. Ohio State
October 29 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Michigan State
November 5 2:30 p.m. Northwestern
November 25 11:00 a.m. Iowa

2010 (3 games)
September 4 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
September 11 11:30 a.m. Idaho
September 25 6:00 p.m. South Dakota State
October 16 2:30 p.m. Texas
October 30 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Missouri
November 13 6:00 p.m. Kansas
November 26 2:30 p.m. Colorado

2009 (4 games)
September 5 6:00 PM Florida Atlantic
September 12 1:00 PM Arkansas State
September 26 6:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette
October 17 2:30 PM Texas Tech
October 24 11:30 AM Iowa State
November 7 7:00 PM No. 20 Oklahoma
November 21 6:30 PM Kansas State


2008 (4 games)
August 30 6:00 PM Western Michigan
September 6 11:30 AM San José State
September 13 6:00 PM New Mexico State
September 27 7:00 PM Virginia Tech
October 4 8:00 PM No. 4 Missouri

October 25 11:30 AM Baylor
November 8 1:30 PM Kansas
November 28 2:30 PM Colorado

2007 (1 game)
September 1 2:30 pm Nevada
September 15 7:00 pm No. 1 USC
September 22 11:30 am Ball State
September 29 1:05 pm Iowa State
October 13 11:30 am Oklahoma State
October 20 1:05 pm Texas A&M
November 10 11:30 am Kansas State

2006 (2 games)
September 2 2:30 PM Louisiana Tech
September 9 12:30 PM Nicholls State
September 23 6:00 PM Troy
September 30 6:00 PM Kansas

October 21 11:00 AM No. 5 Texas
November 4 11:00 AM No. 25 Missouri
November 24 2:30 PM Colorado

2005 (2 games)
September 3 6:10 PM Maine
September 10 6:10 PM Wake Forest

September 17 2:30 PM Pittsburgh
October 1 2:30 PM No. 23 Iowa State
October 8 3:00 PM No. 15 Texas Tech
October 29 11:00 AM Oklahoma
November 12 1:05 PM Kansas State

2004 (2 games)
September 4 6:00 PM Western Illinois
September 11 11:00 AM Southern Miss
October 2 6:10 PM Kansas
October 16 1:05 PM Baylor
October 30 11:00 AM Missouri
November 26 11:00 AM Colorado

2003 (1 game)
August 30 2:30 PM No. 24 Oklahoma State
September 6 11:30 AM Utah State
September 13 7:00 PM Penn State
October 4 12:30 PM Troy State
October 18 11:30 AM Texas A&M
October 25 11:30 AM Iowa State
November 15 2:30 PM Kansas State

2002 (4 games)
August 24 6:45 PM Arizona State
August 31 6:00 PM Troy State
September 7 6:00 PM Utah State

October 5 11:30 AM McNeese State
October 12 11:30 AM Missouri
November 2 6:00 PM No. 7 Texas
November 9 12:30 PM Kansas
November 29 2:30 PM No. 13 Colorado

2001 (4 games)
August 25 2:30 PM TCU
September 1 11:30 AM Troy State
September 8 7:00 PM No. 17 Notre Dame
September 20 7:30 PM Rice
October 6 6:00 PM Iowa State
October 20 6:00 PM Texas Tech

October 27 11:00 AM No. 2 Oklahoma
November 10 2:30 PM Kansas State

2000 (1 game)
September 2 11:30 AM San José State
September 23 2:30 PM Iowa
September 30 6:00 PM Missouri
October 21 1:00 PM Baylor
November 4 2:30 PM Kansas
November 24 11:00 AM Colorado

1999 (1 game)
September 4 11:00 AM at Iowa
September 11 2:30 PM California
September 18 11:30 AM Southern Miss
October 2 11:30 AM Oklahoma State
October 9 6:00 PM Iowa State
November 6 2:30 PM No. 21 Texas A&M
November 13 2:30 PM No. 5 Kansas State

1998 (1 game)
August 29 3:00 PM Louisiana Tech
September 5 12:30 PM UAB
September 26 2:30 PM No. 9 Washington
October 17 6:00 PM Kansas
October 24 11:30 AM No. 19 Missouri
October 31 2:30 PM Texas
November 27 1:30 PM Colorado

1997 (1 game)
August 30 1:00 PM Akron
September 13 12:30 PM Central Florida
October 4 6:00 PM No. 17 Kansas State
October 18 12:30 PM Texas Tech
November 1 2:30 PM Oklahoma
November 15 11:30 AM Iowa State

1996 (1 game)
September 7 11:00 AM Michigan State
September 28 11:30 AM Colorado State
October 12 1:00 PM Baylor
October 26 6:00 PM Kansas
November 9 1:00 PM Missouri
November 29 1:30 PM No. 5 Colorado

1995 (0 games)
September 16 1:00 PM Arizona State
September 23 1:00 PM Pacific
September 30 1:00 PM Washington State
October 14 1:00 PM Missouri
October 21 2:30 PM No. 8 Kansas State
November 4 1:00 PM Iowa State
November 24 1:30 PM Oklahoma

< EDIT >
Nebraska also had no home night games in 1994:
September 17 2:30 PM No. 13 UCLA
September 24 1:00 PM Pacific
October 1 2:30 PM Wyoming
October 8 1:00 PM Oklahoma State
October 29 11:00 AM No. 2 Colorado
November 5 1:00 PM Kansas

And none in 1993:
September 4 1:00 PM North Texas
September 11 1:00 PM Texas Tech
September 25 1:00 PM Colorado State
October 16 1:00 PM Kansas State
October 23 1:00 PM Missouri
November 13 1:00 PM Iowa State
November 26 2:30 PM No. 16 Oklahoma

Just one in 1992:
September 5 1:00 PM Utah
September 12 1:00 PM Middle Tennessee State
September 26 1:00 PM Arizona State
October 10 1:00 PM Oklahoma State
October 31 3:00 PM No. 8 Colorado
November 7 6:30 PM No. 13 Kansas
 
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Good home work..

I thought he meant at anytime not just home games..
What about no night games period? I know we played under the lights at Wisconsin this year. When did we last have an entire year without a night game?
Roger that. 1987 is the last time we had no night games at all (home, away, neutral, bowl games).

Counting just regular season, night games starting in 1995 and going back...

Home Regular Season
Road Regular Season
Neutral Regular Season
Bowl

1995 (home games above)
August 31 7:00 PM at Oklahoma State
January 2 7:00 PM vs. No. 2 Florida (Fiesta Bowl)

1994 (home games above)
September 8 7:00 PM at Texas Tech
January 1 7:00 PM vs. No. 3 Miami (Orange Bowl)

1993 (home games above)
October 7 7:00 PM at Oklahoma State
January 1 7:00 PM vs. No. 1 Florida State (Orange Bowl)

1992 (home games above)
September 19 6:45 PM at No. 2 Washington (First home night game in UW history)
*** December 5 10:00 PM vs. Kansas State
January 1 7:00 PM vs. No. 3 Florida State (Orange Bowl)

*** Tokyo Dome, Bunkyō, Tokyo (Coca-Cola Classic), was a morning/day game in Nebraska

1991
September 7 1:00 PM Utah State
September 14 1:00 PM Colorado State
September 21 7:00 PM No. 4 Washington
September 28 9:00 PM at No. 24 Arizona State
October 12 2:00 PM at Oklahoma State
October 19 1:00 PM Kansas State
October 26 1:00 PM Missouri
November 2 6:30 PM at No. 15 Colorado
November 9 1:00 PM at Kansas
November 16 1:00 PM Iowa State
November 29 12:30 PM No. 19 Oklahoma
January 1 7:00 PM vs. No. 1 Miami (Orange Bowl)

1990

September 1 6:30 PM Baylor
September 8 1:30 PM Northern Illinois
September 22 1:30 PM Minnesota
September 29 1:30 PM Oregon State
October 6 1:10 PM at Kansas State
October 13 1:30 PM Missouri
October 20 1:30 PM Oklahoma State
October 27 1:00 PM at Iowa State
November 3 3:00 PM No. 9 Colorado
November 10 1:00 PM at Kansas
November 23 1:30 PM at Oklahoma
January 1 12:30 PM vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech (Citrus Bowl)

1989
September 9 1:30 PM Northern Illinois
September 16 1:30 PM Utah*
September 23 7:00 PM at Minnesota*
September 30 1:30 PM Oregon State*
October 7 1:30 PM Kansas State
October 14 1:30 PM at Missouri
October 21 1:30 PM at Oklahoma State
October 28 1:30 PM Iowa State
November 4 1:30 PM at No. 2 Colorado
November 11 1:30 PM Kansas
November 18 1:30 PM Oklahoma
January 1 3:30 PM vs. No. 5 Florida State (Fiesta Bowl)

1988
August 27 7:00 PM vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Giants Stadium, Kickoff Classic)

September 3 1:30 PM Utah State
September 10 7:00 PM at No. 5 UCLA
September 24 6:00 PM Arizona State
October 1 1:30 PM UNLV
October 8 1:00 PM at Kansas
October 15 1:30 PM No. 10 Oklahoma State
October 22 1:30 PM at Kansas State
October 29 1:30 PM Missouri
November 5 1:00 PM at Iowa State
November 12 1:30 PM No. 19 Colorado
November 19 2:30 PM at No. 9 Oklahoma
January 2 7:00 PM vs. No. 2 Miami (FL) (Orange Bowl)

1987
September 5 1:30 PM Utah State
September 12 4:00 PM No. 3 UCLA
September 26 2:30 PM at No. 12 Arizona State
October 3 3:00 PM South Carolina
October 10 1:30 PM Kansas
October 17 1:30 PM at No. 12 Oklahoma State
October 24 1:30 PM Kansas State
October 31 1:30 PM at Missouri
November 7 1:30 PM Iowa State
November 21 2:30 PM No. 2 Oklahoma
November 28 3:00 PM at Colorado
January 1 12:30 PM vs. No. 3 Florida State (Fiesta Bowl)
 
Looks like 1995 is the answer...

2018 (0 games)
September 8 2:30 p.m. Colorado
September 15 2:30 p.m. Troy
September 29 2:30 p.m. Purdue
October 20 2:30 p.m. Minnesota
October 27 11:00 a.m. Bethune–Cookman
November 10 11:00 a.m. Illinois
November 17 11:00 a.m. Michigan State
Not that is matters but Troy was 11, Northwestern was 11. I Believe Only Purdue and Minn and CU were not 11 am games. So when is the last time we had 9 11 am games in 1 year. Guessing Never. Going to guess there are very few, if any teams that have had that many morning games.
 
Not that is matters but Troy was 11, Northwestern was 11. I Believe Only Purdue and Minn and CU were not 11 am games. So when is the last time we had 9 11 am games in 1 year. Guessing Never. Going to guess there are very few, if any teams that have had that many morning games.
You're right, Troy was 11am.

I just took the times off of Wikipedia, just went in and changed it there.
 
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Not that is matters but Troy was 11, Northwestern was 11. I Believe Only Purdue and Minn and CU were not 11 am games. So when is the last time we had 9 11 am games in 1 year. Guessing Never. Going to guess there are very few, if any teams that have had that many morning games.
Maybe Frost was predicting this by having the early morning practices.
 
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