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Husker Football’s Most Special Moment Ever


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What was the most special moment in the great history of Cornhusker football? Everyone’s got a favorite. So many could be the greatest in their own way. Here’s one suggestion:

 

The most special moment ever might be January 1, 1971.

 

After starting the 1970 season as the Number 9 ranked team in the country, the Huskers inched up the rankings as the weeks went by. At the close of the regular Big 8 season and heading into the Orange Bowl game, the Huskers had made it up to Number 3 in the country.

 

On a warm Miami, Florida night the Huskers faced LSU. Earlier that day, the Numbers 1 and 2 poll ranked teams both lost their bowl games. The Huskers knew that a National Championship for the first time in history was theirs for the taking that night.

 

Against LSU, the Huskers grabbed a 10-0 lead. By the end of the third quarter, LSU had pulled ahead 12-10. How would the Huskers respond? In a way that changed Husker history forever - that’s how. The Big Red shut out LSU for the rest of the game. In the fourth quarter, Huskers QB Jerry Tagge scored a TD to give Huskers their first national title ever.

 

Not only was that sweet, but it changed the trajectory of the Husker football program. The Elite Level was now within the Husker’s reach as never before. People around the country began to notice the great football coming out of a small population state out in the Plains. This wasn't Alabama. This wasn't Notre Dame. This wasn't USC. It was Nebraska.

 

But that’s just one great Husker moment. Maybe your Best Husker Moment Ever was the day your Dad or brother took you to your first Husker game. And the sight of that huge Sea of Red for the first time took your breath away. And you don’t even remember or care what the final score was. It didn’t matter. That was The Best for you and you’ll never forget it.

 

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19 minutes ago, Ulty said:

But my favorite, most satisfying moment was at 3:26:05 of this video, watching Tommie Frazier kneel down and throw his fists in the air. I can watch this entire game over and over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JJZScnUuc

 

Same video same story but when Schlesinger gets his 2nd TD   3:17:37  - my all time fav play.  I get goosebumps

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