Greatest Moment in Husker Football History - Sweet 16 #2

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Huskers.com is running a series of Twitter votes to determine the greatest moment in Husker football history.

 

You can vote on Twitter if you like.  But what does HuskerBoard say?

 

Vote in Non-Bowl, Non-Devaney/Osborne Region above.  Vote for the other regions in associated threads.

 

TOP NON-BOWL GAMES: PRE/POST DEVANEY/OSBORNE REGION
 
No. 1: Defeating the Four Horsemen
Notre Dame’s famed “Four Horsemen” – Harry Stuhldreher, James Crowley, Don Miller and Elmer Layden – lost only two of the 30 games they played together, and both losses came to Nebraska – 14-6 in 1922, and 14-7 in 1923, both games in Lincoln.

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No. 4: Ending the Sooners’ Winning Streak
On Halloween in Lincoln in 1959, Nebraska, a decisive underdog to Oklahoma, shocked the Sooners 25-21 to end their 74-game conference winning streak. Students stormed the field and tore down the goal posts for the first time in Memorial Stadium history, and Chancellor Clifford Hardin canceled Monday’s classes to celebrate. Nebraska finished the year 4-6.

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No. 3 Avenging a Loss to Texas
Nebraska avenged its only loss of the 1999 season by defeating Texas 22-6 in the Big 12 Championship game in San Antonio. Eric Crouch had two touchdown runs, including one of 31 yards in the first quarter, and the Huskers ended a three-game losing skid against Texas, including a 24-20 defeat earlier that season in which Nebraska lost three fumbles in Austin.

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No. 2: Putting “Black 41 Flash Reverse” in the History Books
In another thriller between No. 3 Nebraska and No. 2 Oklahoma, the Huskers led 13-10 in the fourth quarter when coach Frank Solich called for “Black 41 Flash Reverse,” a play for the history books. Senior quarterback Eric Crouch caught the 63-yard pass from freshman Mike Stuntz on the trick play that secured a 20-10 victory, and likely Crouch’s Heisman Trophy.
 

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THE BOWL REGION
 
No. 1: 1995 Orange: Nebraska 24, Miami 17
“And bring that trophy back to Lincoln!” The Huskers rallied with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, both on fullback traps, to defeat the pain-in-the-you-know-what Hurricanes on their home turf and deliver coach Tom Osborne his first national championship.

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No. 4: 1971 Orange: Nebraska 17, LSU 12
The third-ranked Huskers kicked off the game knowing No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Ohio State had both lost earlier that day. That cleared the path for Jerry Tagge’s leaping 1-yard TD run with 8:50 remaining that clinched Nebraska’s first national championship in program history.
 
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No. 3: 1996 Fiesta: Nebraska 62, Florida 24
“How many tackles can one man break?!” Tommie Frazier prompted that question after he shed Gator after Gator en route to his memorable touchdown run in the Huskers’ rout of Steve Spurrier-led Florida, completing back-to-back national titles.

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No. 2: 1972 Orange: Nebraska 38, Alabama 6
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers returned a punt 77 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter, and No. 1 Nebraska blasted unbeaten No. 2 Alabama for its second straight national title under coach Bob Devaney. The Huskers stretched their unbeaten streak to 32 games.

 

 

[Cdog923]

..the '71 Orange Bowl is seeded lower than the '95 Orange Bowl, but the '96 Fiesta Bowl is seeded lower than the '72 Orange Bowl? Who the hell seeded this?