Three-time All-American Harold "Red" Grange scored a touchdown in 19 of the 20 games he played for Illinois. The team that held him scoreless? Nebraska, in a 14-0 upset in 1925. Oct. 25, 1925 All-America halfback Red Grange could barely breathe, much less gain anything of note against the “sturdy sons” of Nebraska in the […]
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Frost lobbies after Orange Bowl win
Jan. 2, 1998 Nebraska had crushed Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship Game, then squashed Peyton Manning-led Tennessee in the Orange Bowl 42-17 to finish 13-0. Husker quarterback Scott Frost gave an emotional postgame speech over the Orange Bowl PA system that was carried on national TV. Many believe it helped get Nebraska the […]
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Steve Pederson fired, 2007
Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson, left, introduces Bill Callahan, right, as Nebraska's new head football coach during a news conference, Friday, Jan. 9, 2003, in Lincoln, Neb. Callahan succeeds Frank Solich, who was fired after ending the regular season 9-3. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) 1/11/2004 pg 2D Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson defers to new football […]
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Strasburger saves the day, 1982
NU-OU in1982 Nov. 26, 1982 Nebraska linebacker Scott Strasburger wasn't surprised to make an interception against Oklahoma, but he was surprised to be nearly trampled as Husker fans swarmed the field in the final seconds of NU's 28-24 victory at Memorial Stadium. “I remember we had practiced the play all week — their tackle barely touched […]
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Bobby Reynolds' dazzling run, 1950
Bobby Reynolds Nov. 4, 1950 It officially was scored a 33-yard touchdown run. Those who saw it, however, will tell you sophomore Bobby Reynolds covered much more ground on the fourth-and-1 play against Missouri. In the former NU halfback's official Husker bio, the athletic department writes: "Reynolds easily covered over 100 yards as he ran […]
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48 points in third quarter vs. CU, 1983
WR: Irving Fryar (1981-83) Oct. 22, 1983 Nebraska’s vaunted “Scoring Explosion” offense of 1983 didn't need any help from its opponents. Colorado obliged, anyway, contributing to the Huskers’ highest-scoring quarter in school history. The Buffaloes failed on a fake punt, fumbled two kickoffs and had a screen pass intercepted, and top-ranked Nebraska took advantage, scoring […]
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The day the streak began, 1962
Nebraska celebrated its 300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium at the Sept. 26, 2009, game against Louisiana-Lafayette. The streak began Nov. 3, 1962. Nov. 3, 1962 It began even before Beatlemania and has taken you through 10 presidents. Some of us were not even around that day when Missouri was in town and a sellout […]
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Alberts doesn't let bad elbow stop him vs. FSU, 1994
Jan. 1, 1994 Trev Alberts didn’t let a bum right elbow — injured in the final regular-season game against Oklahoma — keep him from what may have been his most amazing performance as a Blackshirt. With a cast on his arm, Alberts and his teammates relentlessly harassed Florida State's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward in the 1994 […]
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The Prayer, 2011
STATE COLLEGE, PA. - 11/12/2011 - Penn State tackle Cody Castor (96) and linebacker Ben Kline (38) kneel in prayer with Huskers Brion Carnes (15) and Daimion Stafford (3) during a pre-game prayer delivered by Nebraska running backs coach Ron Brown at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, November 12, 2011. (FRANCIS GARDLER / Lincoln Journal Star) […]
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Rozier covers field on 2-yard run, 1983
Sept. 24, 1983 Mike Rozier filled his Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1983 with many highlights, but the most memorable may have been the 2 yards he ran for a touchdown against UCLA on Sept. 24, 1983, at Memorial Stadium. With the Huskers holding a 14-10 lead against the Rick Neuheisel-led Bruins, Rozier took a pitch […]