List of Nebraska Cornhuskers softball seasons
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This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers softball seasons. The Nebraska Cornhuskers softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1]
The Cornhuskers have won ten conference regular season championships, ten conference tournaments, and have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament 28 times, advancing to the Women's College World Series eight times, and the title game in 1985.[2]
Notes
| National Champions | Women's College World Series berth | NCAA Tournament berth | Conference Tournament Champions | Conference Regular Season Champions |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | |||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | ||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | |||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | Don Isherwood | Big Eight Conference | 12 | 15 | 0 | .444 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | T-4th | Big 8 Tournament | AIAW Regional |
| 1978 | 25 | 14 | 0 | .641 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 7th | — | — | ||
| 1979 | 33 | 18 | 0 | .647 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 6th | — | — | ||
| 1980 | 27 | 23 | 0 | .540 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 4th | Big 8 Tournament | — | ||
| 1981 | Nancy Plantz | 27 | 21 | 0 | .563 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3rd | Big 8 Tournament | AIAW Regional | |
| 1982 | 33 | 14 | 0 | .702 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | WCWS | ||
| 1983 | 17 | 18 | 0 | .486 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 7th | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Wayne Daigle | 39 | 13 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | WCWS | |
| 1985 | 33 | 8 | 0 | .805 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | WCWS runner-up[a] | ||
| 1986 | 38 | 10 | 0 | .679 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | —[b] | ||
| 1987 | Ron Wolforth | 41 | 11 | 0 | .788 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | WCWS | |
| 1988 | 39 | 20 | 0 | .661 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 1st | Big 8 Tournament champions | WCWS | ||
| 1989 | 32 | 28 | 0 | .533 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | Big 8 Tournament | — | ||
| 1990 | 31 | 19 | 0 | .620 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5th | Big 8 Tournament | — | ||
| 1991 | 22 | 18 | 0 | .550 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5th | Big 8 Tournament | — | ||
| 1992 | 23 | 30 | 0 | .434 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 5th | Big 8 Tournament | — | ||
| 1993 | Rhonda Revelle | 18 | 23 | 0 | .439 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 5th | — | — | |
| 1994 | 21 | 33 | 0 | .389 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 6th | — | — | ||
| 1995 | 43 | 20 | 0 | .683 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3rd | — | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1996 | Big 12 Conference | 42 | 23 | 0 | .646 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 4th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | |
| 1997 | 29 | 24 | 0 | .547 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1998 | 48 | 12 | 0 | .800 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Big 12 tournament champions | WCWS | ||
| 1999 | 35 | 21 | 0 | .625 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 4th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2000 | 52 | 21 | 0 | .712 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 2nd | Big 12 tournament champions | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2001 | 51 | 15 | 0 | .773 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1st | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2002 | 50 | 14 | 0 | .781 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd | Big 12 tournament | WCWS | ||
| 2003 | 39 | 17 | 0 | .696 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 6th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2004 | 45 | 17 | 0 | .726 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 1st | Big 12 tournament champions | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2005 | 36 | 23 | 0 | .610 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 7th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2006 | 44 | 12 | 0 | .786 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 2nd | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2007 | 37 | 20 | 0 | .649 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2008 | 25 | 28 | 0 | .472 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | T-9th | Big 12 tournament | — | ||
| 2009 | 35 | 19 | 0 | .648 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2010 | 30 | 29 | 0 | .508 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | T-6th | Big 12 tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2011 | 41 | 14 | 0 | .745 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 6th | — | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2012 | Big Ten Conference | 33 | 22 | 0 | .600 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | 3rd | — | — | |
| 2013 | 45 | 16 | 0 | .738 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 2nd | Big Ten tournament | WCWS | ||
| 2014 | 44 | 18 | 0 | .710 | 18 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 2nd | Big Ten tournament | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2015 | 35 | 23 | 0 | .603 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 3rd | Big Ten tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2016 | 35 | 21 | 0 | .625 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 5th | Big Ten tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2017 | 24 | 29 | 0 | .727 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 5th | Big Ten tournament | — | ||
| 2018 | 31 | 23 | 0 | .574 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .409 | 9th | Big Ten tournament | — | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 23 | 0 | .574 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | T-8th | Big Ten tournament | — | ||
| 2020 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .391 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 0 | .500 | 22 | 22 | 0 | .500 | 8th | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 41 | 16 | 0 | .719 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .773 | 2nd | Big Ten tournament champions | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2023 | 36 | 22 | 0 | .621 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .773 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2024 | 30 | 23 | 0 | .566 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | — | ||
| 2025 | 43 | 15 | 0 | .741 | 17 | 5 | 0 | .773 | 4th | Big Ten tournament | NCAA Super Regional | ||
| 2026 | Upcoming | ||||||||||||
- ↑ vacated
- ↑ The Huskers were ineligible for the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament due to NCAA sanctions.
References
- ↑ "Nebraska". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ 2025 Media Guide (PDF). Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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