Frankenstein's Season - piece together the best season you can from the past 13 years

[knapplc]

Nebraska has gone 94-62 in the past 13 seasons, with some ugly, ugly losses and several missed bowl games. That span encompasses the last year of the Callahan Era, the Pelini Era, the Riley Era, and the first two years of the Frost Era.

 

But there have been some gems in those years. It seems like every year there's a good enough game to be, if not proud of, at least happy about. Or excited about.

 

So here's your task: Take a game from each week and piece together an entertaining, fun, or at least really interesting season. But here's the catch - if you use the third game from 2009, you can't use the third game from 2014.

 

Don't go by weeks, just look at the schedule. Doesn't matter if there was a bye week, the fifth game on the schedule each year is the fifth game for your patched-together season.

 

Keep it clean. No rabbit punches, no low blows, and no Texas fans allowed.

[Nebfanatic]

Game 1-2007  W Nevada 52-10

 

Game 2-2014 W McNeese the Abdullah miracle 

 

Game 3-2016  W  Oregon at Memorial

 

Game 4-2009  W LLU 55-0

 

Game 5-2012  W Wisc wild comeback

 

Game 6-2011  W OSU wild comeback 

 

Game 7-2018  W Minn first of the year

 

Game 8-2017  W Purdue by a hair 

 

Game 9-2010  W Iowa State in OT by 1

 

Game 10-2015 W #5 MSU 

 

Game 11-2019 W Maryland

 

Game 12-2008 W Colorado Henery kick, Suh pick 6

 

Game 13-2013 W Georgia bowl game

 

I had to change a few around to make sure there were no losses on here so I didn't get all of the best wins but I feel like this is pretty good 

 

Edit: in my original I had 2 games against Purdue and when pointed out to me I decided optimize my season swapping 2010 and 2014.

[TGHusker]

30 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Game 1-2007  W Nevada 52-10

Game 2-2010  W Idaho sloppy game

Game 3-2016  W  Oregon at Memorial

Game 4-2009  W LLU 55-0

Game 5-2012  W Wisc wild comeback

Game 6-2011  W OSU wild comeback 

Game 7-2018  W Minn first of the year

Game 8-2017  W Purdue by a hair

Game 9-2014  W Purdue

Game 10-2015 W #5 MSU 

Game 11-2019 W Maryland

Game 12-2008 W Colorado Henery kick, Suh pick 6

Game 13-2013 W Georgia bowl game

 

I had to change a few around to make sure there were no losses on here so I didn't get all of the best wins but I feel like this is pretty good 

Ok  - close the thread. That about wraps it up.     Pretty good list there. 

[Undone]

32 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Game 5-2012  W Wisc wild comeback

Game 6-2011  W OSU wild comeback

 

Great list, and these two are pretty much unarguably the best two choices for games 5 & 6!

[Nebfanatic]

2 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Ok  - close the thread. That about wraps it up.     Pretty good list there. 

Thank you thank you I'll be here all week

 

1 minute ago, Undone said:

 

Great list, and these two are pretty much unarguably the best two choices for games 5 & 6!

Whats crazy is I was actually building around the 2010 KSU game at week 5 then I realized the 2012 season wasn't fitting in well for me so I had to make some adjustments and only after I pulled up the 2012 season to see if it would work for week 5 did I realize it had to go there. I was at that game! Usually only make 1 a year and that was an incredible one to make. Stadium went crazy when we forced a Ball fumble to seal the game. This was alot of fun. 

[deedsker]

Game 1 -  2017 Arkansas State W 43-36

Game 2 - 2014 McNeese State W 31-24

Game 3 - 2010 Washington W 56-21

Game 4 - 2019 Illinois W 42-38 

Game 5 - 2012 Wisconsin W 30-27

Game 6 - 2016 Indiana W 27-22

Game 7 - 2018 Minnesota W 53-28 

Game 8 -  2011 Michigan State W 24-7

Game 9 - 2013 Michigan W 17-13

Game 10 - 2015 Michigan State W 39-38

Game 11 - 2007 Kansas State W 73-31

Game 12 - 2008 Colorado W 40-31

Game 13 (Bowl) - 2009 Arizona W 33-0

 

I call it "A year of drama".

[Nebfanatic]

8 minutes ago, deedsker said:

Game 1 -  2017 Arkansas State W 43-36

Game 2 - 2014 McNeese State W 31-24

Game 3 - 2010 Washington W 56-21

Game 4 - 2019 Illinois W 42-38 

Game 5 - 2012 Wisconsin W 30-27

Game 6 - 2016 Indiana W 27-22

Game 7 - 2018 Minnesota W 53-28 

Game 8 -  2011 Michigan State W 24-7

Game 9 - 2013 Michigan W 17-13

Game 10 - 2015 Michigan State W 39-38

Game 11 - 2007 Kansas State W 73-31

Game 12 - 2008 Colorado W 40-31

Game 13 (Bowl) - 2009 Arizona W 33-0

 

I call it "A year of drama".

If we are going off pure drama, that 2014 McNeese game has to be up there towards the top. The walk off TD by Abdullah has to be one of the most clutch plays in Husker history 

[Hilltop]

I used one from each year with 2009 being the only year with 2 games.  

 

wk 1   -   win 47-24      Western Mi   (2008)

wk 2   -   win 52-17      Wyoming      (2016)

wk 3   -   win 44-8        NIU                (2019)

wk 4   -   win 73-7        Idaho St        (2012)

wk 5   -   win 45-14      Illinois           (2014)

wk 6   -   win 34-27      Ohio State    (2011)

wk 7   -   win 53-28      Minnesota    (2018)

wk 8   -   win 25-24      Purdue          (2017)

wk 9   -   win 10-3        Oklahoma     (2009)

wk 10 -   win 39-38      Michigan St  (2015)

wk 11 -   win 73-31      K State          (2007)

wk 12 -   win 45-17      Colorado       (2010)

wk 13 -   win 24-19      Georgia         (2013)

wk 14 -   win 33-0        Arizona          (2009)

[Nebfanatic]

Week 8 has a great win from 2013 with the Kellogg III-Westercatch hail Mary against NW! Some other ones that I would have loved to have added were week 8 2010 againt Mizzou(Helu 310 yards) and 2009 week 5 against Mizzou as well. I guess I always liked beating Mizzou

[TGHusker]

 

 

 

 

[deedsker]

Just now, Nebfanatic said:

If we are going off pure drama, that 2014 McNeese game has to be up there towards the top. The walk off TD by Abdullah has to be one of the most clutch plays in Husker history 

Game 1- A punt return for touchdown and two safeties? Heck yes!

Game 2 - Essentially walk off touchdown by Ameer but Cooper pick seals it.

Game 3 - Destroy Washington in their house. Tmart figure wags.

Game 4 - Nebraska tries to throw the game away all day before hunkering in for a win.

Game 5 - Fumble on 4th & 1 seals the game.

Game 6 - Aaron Williams stops any miracles from Indiana with a pick to seal the game.

Game 7 - Minnesota puts together a good close to the first half and beginning of the second half, but fall short of a comeback.

Game 8 - Kurt Cousins hits a brick wall. Rex churns out the victory.

Game 9 - A fourth down conversion and another Abdullah winning score on the final drive of the game.

Game 10 - Illegal catch for the win? We think not!

Game 11 - K-State gets destroyed. What more do you want?

Game 12 - Kick and pick. Duh!

Game 13 - For some reason the national title doesn't even get the first plays on television, but Nebraska is winning the entire time the broadcast is on air.

[Rochelobe]

1 hour ago, deedsker said:

Game 1 -  2017 Arkansas State W 43-36

Game 2 - 2014 McNeese State W 31-24

Game 3 - 2010 Washington W 56-21

Game 4 - 2019 Illinois W 42-38 

Game 5 - 2012 Wisconsin W 30-27

Game 6 - 2016 Indiana W 27-22

Game 7 - 2018 Minnesota W 53-28 

Game 8 -  2011 Michigan State W 24-7

Game 9 - 2013 Michigan W 17-13

Game 10 - 2015 Michigan State W 39-38

Game 11 - 2007 Kansas State W 73-31

Game 12 - 2008 Colorado W 40-31

Game 13 (Bowl) - 2009 Arizona W 33-0

 

I call it "A year of drama".

I like your list except if you want to keep drama front and center, how about replacing week 8 with the 2013 Hail Mary game against Northwestern?

[Rochelobe]

1 hour ago, Nebfanatic said:

Week 8 has a great win from 2013 with the Kellogg III-Westercatch hail Mary against NW! Some other ones that I would have loved to have added were week 8 2010 againt Mizzou(Helu 310 yards) and 2009 week 5 against Mizzou as well. I guess I always liked beating Mizzou

Oops, sorry saw your post after I made mine.

[Landlord]

As far as best results:

 

2014 - Florida Atlantic, W 55-7

2016 - Wyoming, W 52-17

2010 - @ Washington, W 56-21

2012 - Idaho State, W 73-7

2010 - @ Kansas State, W 48-13

2013 - @ Purdue, W 44-7

2010 - @ #16 Oklahoma State, W 51-41

2011 - #9 Michigan State, W 24-3 /// 2010 #7 Missouri is honestly a toss up here as well

2009 - #20 Oklahoma, W 10-3

2015 - #6 Michigan State, W 39-38

2007 - Kansas State, W 73-31

2011 - Iowa, W 20-7

Bowl - 2009 Holiday Bowl vs Arizona, W 33-0

 

 

 

As far as drama and entertainment:

 

2015 - BYU, L 28-33

2019 - @ Colorado, L 31-34 (OT)

2016 - #22 Oregon, W 35-32 /// 2009 at Virginia Tech is a close second

2014 - Miami, W 41-31

2009 - @ #24 Missouri, W 27-12

2011 - Ohio State, W 34-27

2012 - @ Northwestern, W 29-28

2013 - Northwestern, W 27-24 on a Hail Mary (can we do the same team more than once?)

2012 - @ Michigan State, W 28-24

2012 - @ #12 Penn State, W 17-14

2013 - @ Penn State, W 23-20 (OT) /// Honorable Mention 2018 Michigan State W 9-6 (coincidentally 2010 Texas A&M was also 9-6)

2008 - Colorado, W 40-31

Bowl - 2008 Gator Bowl vs Clemson, W 26-21

[knapplc]

You guys must be the USPS because you deliver.  There's some really great choices here.