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The Michigan-Nebraska football rivalry is a new American college football rivalry played anually by the Wolverines of the University of Michigan and the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska. The two teams are in the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference, ensuring a meeting every year.

Although the teams have met seven times, each meeting has had major signicance to one of the programs. There have been many controversies between the two teams as well, including both teams being selected as 1997 national champions and the ending of the 2005 Alamo Bowl game.

1905- Michigan 31 Nebraska 0
The first meeting between the two programs was on October 21, 1905 in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Regents Field. A total of 5,000 spectators watched Fielding H. Yost's Wolverines dominate 31-0. The Wolverines were 5-0-0 heading into the game and 48-0-1 since 1901, capturing four straight national championships along the way. The Cornhuskers wer 4-0-0 heading into the game against their former coach in 1898, Fielding H. Yost. Despite winning 31-0, it was reported by the Michigan Alumnus that Michigan did not score in the first half of play.