List of Nebraska Cornhuskers softball seasons

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]

Season results

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
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

Notes

  1. ^ vacated
  2. ^ The Huskers were ineligible for the 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament due to NCAA sanctions.

References

  1. ^ "Nebraska". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  2. ^ 2025 Media Guide (PDF). Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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