Favorite Husker Game that was not for a Conference or National Championship

[MichiganDad3]

What is your favorite Husker game that was not played for a conference or national championship? My favorite was the 1996 opener against Michigan State. In 1995 the Huskers embarrassed Saban's team with three TD runs of 50 or more yards, and Saban lost his mind in the press conference. In 1996 the game was at MSU, and Saban did a great job of stopping the Huskers ground game (although part of it was due to Frost still learning how to run the offense) allowing only 184 yards rushing. What I loved was how the Huskers embarrassed Saban again with special teams and defense:

• 62 yard punt return for a TD
• 84 yard int return for a TD
• 9 yard int return for a TD

I was really worried about Frost after watching that game, but I knew the Huskers would be fine because of the D and the special teams. If only we could have avoided the flu and kept Farley out of trouble for the CCG.

[spurs1990]

Either 1997 vs. Missouri which was one of my first memories of watching one on tv. Game speaks for itself. The other one would be 2000 Nebraska vs. Colorado where we won on a late field goal. Went to that game with my dad and was a great one!

[LumberJackSker]

The Thursday night k state game t magics freshman year. The k stae fans were so pumped for the game and the game was over almost instantly. They look on their fans faces every time espn showed them was great.

[teachercd]

Pacific...I think it was 1994

[jcsmhammel]

Dang you guys beat me to it. The 2010 kstate beat down is high on my list . Being a Kansas husker fan all those wins are sweet.

[spurs1990]

I'd put 2001 OU game up there too

[HailtotheVictors]

2008?

 

Why not 2005.

I believe you guys returned the favor to CU and killed their program.

The funk they were put in after Gary Barnett was a lot nastier then anything Nebraska had to go through

 

The shock of losing to that Nebraska team did no go well with the Boulder faithful.

[Redux]

Just off the top of my head....

 

 

 

[Mavric]

I'd put 2001 OU game up there too

 

This is going to get my vote on account that I was there and Black 41 Flash Reverse ended up right in front of the student section where I was standing.

[Moiraine]

1997 Missouri

Runners-up:

 

2009 Missouri
2008 Colorado
2010 Kansas State
2009 Oklahoma
2009 Texas - I will never watch this game again but man was it good until the very end.
2015 Michigan State
2012 Michigan State


The thing about the 90s other than it being a long time ago and the memory fading is that we dominated a lot more teams. That doesn't make for a lot of good/memorable non-championship games. I mostly remember that the Kansas State/Colorado games were expected to be exciting and then usually weren't.

[Toe]

I don't know if it was my very favorite, but the game in my avatar was pretty good.

[I am I]

1987 USF&G Sugar Bowl in New Orelans. 10 yrs old, dad was a coach for N then, Super Dome.

 

Played LSU and won 30-15 I believe. Never had seen an opppsoing crowd like the LSU fans brought that day. Real loud and crazy, eventually the N fans drowned out the LSU fans with "Husker Power" chant. Just a damn good game in a damn good venue.

 

The Missouri game in their house in a driving rain storm when Suh was his pennacle. Got off a plane, raced to the hotel and caught the last 3/4 of the game. Luck would have it, there were 5-6 other Husker fans in Maine that night watching with me. Great game.

 

Notre Dame v N at their house, Eric Crouch was BOSS. Probably one of my favorite Husker memories. We still had the Swag and just outplayed them and felt so good.

[2ndNnine]

#6 Mizery had just knocked off #1 OU and thought they were gonna come in to Lincoln and win pretty. Helu went off for 307.

 

[suh_fan93]

It's hard to pick just one game so I'm going to cheat a little bit and go with the Colorado series of the late 80's and early 90's and of course the classic Oklahoma-Nebraska games from the 80's. That damn Switzer! Of course I love the guy now.

 

[GBRFAN]

Man post 2-4 bring back some great memories.... post #5 not so much.