The newest edition of Electronic Arts' college football video game came out last week, increasing the excitement for the upcoming college football season that is less than 50 days away. Like it's previous titles, EA College Football 27 features a dynasty mode, where a user can take over a program as a head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator. The Nebraska Cornhuskers enter the 2026 season coming off a second-straight 7-6 season and have gone through a multitude of changes. This includes everything from the transfer portal to new coordinators and staff members on the defensive side of the ball. It now begs the question, how does the 2026 season go for the Huskers in EA College Football 27? Luckily for you, we took a look at this and simulated the season and it produced some interesting results. Loading...#GBR x @EASPORTSCollege pic.twitter.com/aW17sPWoaV— Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) June 28, 20262026 Season According to EA College Football 27According to the simulation, Nebraska will finish the 2026 season with a 7-5 record which could be viewed as a pretty realistic finish. The Huskers finished with another losing record in conference play with a record of 4-5. Let's dive into the game-by-game results. Non-Conference Play: 3-0Week 1: Ohio BobcatsFinal Score: W 24-16 (1-0)Week 2: Bowling Green FalconsFinal Score: W 51-14 (2-0)Week 3: FCS Midwest (North Dakota Fighting Hawks)Final Score: W 38-10 (3-0)Non-conference play was overall successful for the Huskers during simulation, despite a close call against Ohio. Offense played well, especially against Bowling Green, where Senior quarterback Anthony Colandrea threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns, completing 68 percent of his passes. However, the next four weeks was the start of the shocking results. Conference Play (Weeks 4-7): 0-4Week 4: @ Michigan State SpartansFinal Score: L 31-21 (3-1, 0-1 B1G)Week 5: Maryland TerrapinsFinal Score: L 38-33 (3-2, 0-2 B1G)Week 6: No. 3 Indiana HoosiersFinal Score: L 31-7 (3-3, 0-3 B1G)Week 7: No. 10 Oregon DucksFinal Score: L 49-47 2OT (3-4, 0-4 B1G)Despite starting 3-0, the Huskers lose four straight games to start Big Ten conference play and this is where the defensive struggles began. In all four games, Nebraska gave up over 400 total yards of offense, most notably in the matchup against Michigan State, giving up 502 yards. However, the offense wasn't the problem. The Huskers gained over 350 yards in three out of four games during this stretch. In fact, Nebraska had almost 600 yards against Oregon, but just fell short in double overtime. Nebraska entered its bye week and had a very important five game stretch to somehow become bowl eligible.Conference Play (Weeks 9-13): 4-1Week 9: Washington HuskiesFinal Score: W 38-23 (4-4, 1-4 B1G)Week 10: @ Illinois Fighting IlliniFinal Score: W 32-28 (5-4, 2-4 B1G)Week 11: @ Rutgers Scarlet KnightsFinal Score: W 18-17 (6-4, 3-4 B1G)Week 12: No. 14 Ohio State BuckeyesFinal Score: W 28-19 (7-4, 4-4 B1G)Week 13: @ Iowa HawkeyesFinal Score: L 24-14 (7-5, 4-5 B1G)Yes, you read that right. Nebraska went on a four game winning streak to become bowl eligible and also broke its losing streak against ranked opponents against Ohio State, which dates back to 2016. However, the four game winning streak was halted by a loss on the road against Iowa to put the Huskers at a 7-5 record on the season. Nebraska was selected to play in the Cheez It Citrus Bowl against the North Dakota State Bison, where the Huskers would go on and win 31-21, finshing at a 8-5 record. Final Stats and Interesting NotesPassing PlayerCompletionsPassing YardsTDs & INTsAnthony Colandrea232/377 (61%)3,025 yards25 TDs & 5 INTsThe senior quarterback had a solid season for the Huskers. Throwing for over 3,000 yards is always a great feat, especially being the quarterback at Nebraska. Colandrea's production ranks him in the top five for most passing yards in a season, taking Taylor Martinez's 2,871 yard season in 2012. Rushing PlayerCarriesYards & AVGTDsIsaiah Mozee162811 yards, 5.0 avg7Anthony Colandrea113314 yards, 2.8 avg6Kwinten Ives44251 yards, 5.7 avg3Mekhi Nelson14131 yards, 5.0 avg1Rushing offense was alright, ranking No. 11 overall in the Big Ten with 1,636 total rushing yards as a team. The Huskers clearly were missing Emmett Johnson, like what is expected in real life. ReceivingPlayerReceptionsYardsTDsNyziah Hunter51 826 yards6 TDsKwazi Gilmer43622 yards9 TDsJacory Barney Jr.42536 yards4 TDsCortez Mills Jr. 23331 yards1 TDLuke Lindenmeyer24292 yards5 TDsIn this simulation, Nyziah Hunter led the Huskers' receivers in yards for the second straight season, with just over 800 total yards and six touchdowns. Former UCLA wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer was solid for Nebraska with over 600 yards and nine touchdowns. Tackles & SacksPlayerTacklesTFLsSacksLB Dexter Foster64 total, 49 solo & 15 Assists 31CB Andrew Marshall59 total, 47 solo & 12 assists--EDGE Williams Nwaneri44 total, 31 solo, 13 assists128LB Vincent Shavers Jr.54 total, 46 solo, 8 assists53Defense seemed to be the struggle at times for the Huskers during the simulation, especially during the four game losing streak. Nebraska allowed 388.4 yards per game on defense and only sacked its opponents 24 times. The Huskers also struggled to force turnovers, picking off only five passes and forced zero fumbles. Final Thoughts2026 is a crucial season for the Huskers, especially with it being the fourth year of the Matt Rhule era. The 2025 season was not what fans hoped due to the amount of hype of the "Year Three Matt Rhule" and a easier schedule. Now, the 2026 schedule is much more difficult with three College Football Playoff teams from a year ago, plus a November with three road games. There are questions of what the changes on defense from a 3-3-5 to a 4-2-5 under new defensive coordinator Rob Aurich will bring. However, based on the simulation, an 8-5 record does show improvement from the past few seasons. We'll see if the Huskers can make the next step this fall. Stay up to date on all things Huskers by bookmarking Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI, subscribing to HuskerMax on YouTube, and visiting HuskerMax.com daily.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow