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*** Official Husker Yards to Glory Thread ***


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I'm sure we already have some of these, so I apologize for the reposts.

Through the 2010 season:

Top 10 Longest Rushing Touchdowns

Player, Pos., Opponent, Date Yards

1. Eric Crouch, QB, at Missouri, Sept. 29, 2001 95

2. Roger Craig, IB, vs. Florida St., Sept. 19, 1981 94

Craig Johnson, IB, vs. Kansas, Oct. 13, 1979 94

4. Mike Rozier, IB, at Kansas St., Oct. 17, 1981 93

5. Tyreese Knox, IB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 18, 1986 92

6. Calvin Jones, IB, vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 10, 1992 90

7. Jarvis Redwine, IB, vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 22, 1980 89

8. Cory Ross, IB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 30, 2004 86

9. Tom Rathman, FB, vs. Colorado, Oct. 26, 1985 84

10. Rick Berns, IB, vs. Missouri, Nov. 18, 1978 82 I.M. Hipp, IB, at Kansas St., Oct. 8, 1977 82

Bowl Game Record

Tommie Frazier, QB, vs. Florida, Jan. 3, 1996, 75 Fiesta Bowl

Top 10 Longest Receiving Touchdowns

Player, Pos., (Quarterback), Opponent, Date Yards

1. Freeman White, SE, (Fred Duda), vs. Colorado, 95

Oct. 23, 1965

2. Freeman White, SE, (Bob Churchich), at Kansas, 92

Nov. 7, 1964

3. Ross Pilkington, SE, (Jammal Lord), at Iowa St., 90

Sept. 28, 2002

4. Todd Millikan, TE, (Steve Taylor), vs. Missouri, 82

Oct. 29, 1988

Von Sheppard, WB, (Travis Turner), vs. Kansas, 82

Nov. 16, 1985

6. Matt Herian, TE, (Jammal Lord), vs. Colorado, 80

Nov. 29, 2002

Jerry List, TE, (Jerry Tagge), at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1971 80

Guy Ingles, SE, (Van Brownson), at Kansas, 80

Oct. 17, 1970

9. Kyler Reed, TE, (Taylor Martinez), at Kansas State 79

Oct. 7, 2010

10. Frantz Hardy, WR, (Zac Taylor), vs. Kansas, 78

Sept. 30, 2006

Richard Bell, WB, (Steve Taylor), vs. South Carolina, 78

Oct. 3, 1987

Craig Johnson, IB, (Tim Hager), at Kansas, 78

Nov. 4, 1978

Bowl Game Record

Niles Paul, WR, (Zac Lee), vs. Arizona, Dec. 30, 2009 74 Holiday Bowl

Top 10 Longest Punt Returns

Player, Opponent, Date Yards

1. Eric Hagg, DB, vs. Texas, Oct. 16, 2010 (TD) 95

2. Bobby Newcombe, WB, vs. Missouri, Sept. 30, 2000 (TD) 94

3. Johnny Rodgers, WB, at Oklahoma St., Oct. 23, 1971 (TD) 92

4. DeJuan Groce, CB, vs. Missouri, Oct. 12, 2002 (TD) 89

5. Nate Swift, WR, vs. Virginia Tech, Sept. 27, 2008 (TD) 88

6. Dave Butterfield, CB, vs. TCU, Sept. 25, 1976 (TD) 87

7. Pat Fischer, HB, vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 12, 1960 (TD) 84

8. DeJuan Groce, CB, vs. Troy St., Aug. 31, 2002 (TD) 83

9. Irving Fryar, WB, at Hawaii, Dec. 4, 1982 (TD) 82

Ron Clark, HB, at Penn St., Oct. 15, 1949 (TD) 82

Don Bloom, HB, vs. Kansas St., Nov. 6, 1948 (TD) 82

Bowl Game Record

Johnny Rodgers, WB, vs. Alabama, Jan. 1, 1972 77

Orange Bowl (TD)

Other Bowl Game Punt Return Touchdowns

DeJuan Groce, CB, vs. Miami, Jan. 3, 2002 71

Rose Bowl (TD)

DeJuan Groce, CB, vs. Mississippi, Dec. 27, 2002 60

Independence Bowl (TD)

Dana Brinson, WB, vs. Florida St., Jan. 1, 1988, 52 Fiesta Bowl (TD)

Top 10 Longest Kickoff Returns

Player, Opponent, Date Yards

1. Owen Frank, B, vs. Kansas St., Oct. 14, 1911 105

2. Niles Paul, WR, at Oklahoma St., Oct. 23, 2010 100

Ron Clark, HB, at Kansas St., Oct. 8, 1949 100

4. Joe Walker, ROV, vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 99

Tyrone Hughes, WB, at Kansas St., Oct. 6, 1990 99

6. Keith Jones, IB, vs. Kansas, Nov. 16, 1985 98

Johnny Rodgers, WB, vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 25, 1971 98

8. Cortney Grixby, CB, vs. Kansas State, Nov. 10, 2007 94

9. Mike Rozier, IB, at Kansas St., Nov. 7, 1981 93

10. Willie Ross, HB, vs. Miami, Dec. 15, 1962, Gotham Bowl 92

Pat Fischer, HB, vs. Penn St., Sept. 20, 1958 92

Bob Smith, HB, at Missouri, Oct. 27, 1951 92

Bowl Game Record

Willie Ross, HB, vs. Miami, Dec. 15, 1962, Gotham Bowl 92

 

Pass Interception-Return Touchdown

Nebraska: Austin Cassidy, at Iowa State, Nov. 6, 2010 (29 yards)

 

Longest Kickoff Return--99 (TD); Joe Walker vs.

Louisiana Tech, Aug. 29, 1998 [This is the longest in Memorial stadium history]

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Made a bunch of updates. Anyone who wants to cruise through the thread to help catch any I missed, I'd appreciate it. Extra eyes always help.

 

 

We are only halfway done with this. We gotta be able to think of more scores for this thing. It's looking like we may not fill in some of the higher yardage numbers, but keep looking.

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