I-back Rick Berns broke the school single-game rushing record with 255 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown run on the game’s opening play, against Missouri in 1978. But the Huskers lost 35-31. Nov. 18, 1978 The Nebraska football team and its fans were euphoric. The Huskers had defeated top-ranked Oklahoma and Billy Sims 17-14 the week […]
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First bowl game
The 1940 team was the first Nebraska squad to play in a bowl game. The Huskers lost the 1941 Rose Bowl to Stanford. Jan. 1, 1941 For most of the past 45 years, Husker fans have taken bowl trips for granted. But back in 1940, getting a bowl bid was a big thing. In fact, […]
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He's out of bounds!
Penn State's Joe Paterno and NU's Tom Osborne clown around during a news conference before the 1983 Kickoff Classic. The controversial finish to the teams' game the year before led to them playing in the inaugural Kickoff Classic. Sept. 25, 1982 The T-shirts showed the crooked sideline on the Penn State field, where Mike McCloskey […]
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Bennett's miss leads to 'Unfinished Business'
Byron Bennett missed this frantic, last-second field goal that would have given Nebraska a victory against Florida State in the 1994 Orange Bowl and the national championship. Jan. 1, 1994 It was one of the wildest finishes in Nebraska football history. Byron Bennett lined up for a 45-yard field goal with one second left in […]
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Stopping Sooners' streak
Oct. 31, 1959 Oklahoma became a victim of an opportunistic Nebraska team in this Halloween classic, with the Sooners seeing their historic 74-game conference unbeaten streak snapped in a game they dominated everywhere but the scoreboard. In Lincoln, they called Nebraska’s 25-21 win the “greatest upset ever,” with Husker fans tearing down the Memorial Stadium […]
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Osborne gets 250th win in big way
Jason Peter hands Tom Osborne the game ball after the Huskers gave the coach his 250th victory at Nebraska with a 69-7 trouncing of archrival Oklahoma on Nov. 1, 1997. Nov. 1, 1997 Nebraska made short order of Oklahoma, scoring early and often to blow out the overmatched Sooners 69-7 as the Huskers worked their […]
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It was some kind of hire
Bob Devaney was named NU football coach on Jan. 6, 1962, replacing Bill Jennings. Sept. 29, 1962 Bob Devaney never had a losing season in five years coaching at Wyoming, but he faced a real challenge after taking the Nebraska job in 1962. The Cornhuskers had had six straight losing seasons, including a 3-6-1 record […]
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Fitting end to Devaney's career
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney is carried off the field after NU's 40-6 victory against Notre Dame in the 1973 Orange Bowl. It was Devaney's last game as Husker coach. Jan. 1, 1973 Having lost the chance at a shot at three consecutive national championships with a season-opening loss to UCLA and a season-ending loss to […]
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Red sea overruns Notre Dame
Nebraska fans gather outside Notre Dame Stadium with Touchdown Jesus in the background before the Sept. 9, 2000, game in South Bend, Ind. Some 30,000 Husker fans took over the stadium. Sept. 9, 2000 They came from the west, clad in red, heading toward Touchdown Jesus and one of the meccas of college football. They […]
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How to win a Heisman
Missouri's Gary Anthony (29) misses the tackle as Nebraska's Eric Crouch (7) scores on a 95-yard touchdown run Sept. 29, 2001, in Columbia, Mo. Sept. 29, 2001 Eric Crouch should have been sacked for a safety; a Missouri defender had the Nebraska quarterback in his grasp in the NU end zone at Faurot Field in […]