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, Devaney/Osborne Region above. Vote for the other regions in associated threads.
TOP NON-BOWL GAMES: DEVANEY/OSBORNE ERA
No. 1: Winning the Game of the Century
If you can recite Lyell Bremser’s call of Johnny Rodgers’ punt return on Thanksgiving Day in 1971, you might be a Husker fan. Even if you can’t, you’ve surely seen it, which qualifies you all the same. The day’s first touchdown sparked Nebraska’s 35-31 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma in a game for the ages.
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No. 8: Osborne Defeating The Bear
Unranked Nebraska gave one of its most complete, focused efforts of the young Osborne era to defeat the Bear Bryant-led Alabama Crimson Tide 31-24 in Lincoln in 1977. Alabama entered the game ranked No. 4 and finished the season No. 2, with its only loss coming to Nebraska.
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No. 4: Huskers Hushing the Buffaloes
Colorado entered the 1994 game ranked No. 2 and confident it would leave Lincoln with a victory over Tommie Frazier-less Nebraska. But the unbeaten Huskers, ranked No. 3, silenced Colorado with a resounding 24-7 victory in Memorial Stadium’s 200th consecutive sellout.
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No. 5: Huskers Haunting the Buffaloes
Never before had two teams met with the same AP rankings, but both Nebraska and Colorado entered the 1992 game in Lincoln at No. 8, although only team played the part in front of a raucous crowd on a dreary Halloween. Husker fans savored every touchdown, every sack of the 52-7 thumping that ended CU’s 25-game unbeaten conference streak.
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No. 3: Playing After the Death of Kennedy
Not until late Friday night, on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, did university officials from Nebraska and Oklahoma, after consulting the Big 8 Conference and NCAA, decide to play Saturday’s game in 1963 as scheduled. There were no pregame ceremonies, and the crowd had a long silent tribute to Kennedy that preceded Nebraska’s 29-20 victory.
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No. 6: Making a Miracle at Missouri
Forever known as “The Fleakicker,” freshman receiver Matt Davison somehow slid his hands between the football and turf to catch a pass deflected off teammate Shevin Wiggins’s foot. The touchdown reception on the final play of regulation and Kris Brown’s point-after kick forced overtime, and quarterback Scott Frost scored on an option keeper to allow No. 1 Nebraska to escape with a 45-38 victory at Missouri in 1997.
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2: Osborne Breaking Through Against Sooners
Tom Osborne had lost all five games he’d coached against Barry Switzer and Oklahoma, and the top-ranked Sooners were favored to make it six straight in 1978. But on a cold, bitter day in Lincoln, No. 4 Nebraska forced nine fumbles, recovering six of them, in a 17-14 upset in front of one of the loudest crowds in Memorial Stadium history.
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No. 7: Devaney Winning at Michigan
In only his second game as Nebraska’s coach, Bob Devaney took his underdog team to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and came away with a 25-13 upset of the Wolverines on Sept 29, 1962. Bill Thornton scored two touchdowns as the Huskers played in front of 70,787 fans – then the largest crowd to ever see a Nebraska football game. Some 2,500 fans greeted the team’s return at the Lincoln airport that night.
You can vote on Twitter if you like. But what does HuskerBoard say?
Vote in Non-Bowl, Devaney/Osborne Region above. Vote for the other regions in associated threads.
TOP NON-BOWL GAMES: DEVANEY/OSBORNE ERA
No. 1: Winning the Game of the Century
If you can recite Lyell Bremser’s call of Johnny Rodgers’ punt return on Thanksgiving Day in 1971, you might be a Husker fan. Even if you can’t, you’ve surely seen it, which qualifies you all the same. The day’s first touchdown sparked Nebraska’s 35-31 victory over No. 2 Oklahoma in a game for the ages.
VS
No. 8: Osborne Defeating The Bear
Unranked Nebraska gave one of its most complete, focused efforts of the young Osborne era to defeat the Bear Bryant-led Alabama Crimson Tide 31-24 in Lincoln in 1977. Alabama entered the game ranked No. 4 and finished the season No. 2, with its only loss coming to Nebraska.
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No. 4: Huskers Hushing the Buffaloes
Colorado entered the 1994 game ranked No. 2 and confident it would leave Lincoln with a victory over Tommie Frazier-less Nebraska. But the unbeaten Huskers, ranked No. 3, silenced Colorado with a resounding 24-7 victory in Memorial Stadium’s 200th consecutive sellout.
VS
No. 5: Huskers Haunting the Buffaloes
Never before had two teams met with the same AP rankings, but both Nebraska and Colorado entered the 1992 game in Lincoln at No. 8, although only team played the part in front of a raucous crowd on a dreary Halloween. Husker fans savored every touchdown, every sack of the 52-7 thumping that ended CU’s 25-game unbeaten conference streak.
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No. 3: Playing After the Death of Kennedy
Not until late Friday night, on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, did university officials from Nebraska and Oklahoma, after consulting the Big 8 Conference and NCAA, decide to play Saturday’s game in 1963 as scheduled. There were no pregame ceremonies, and the crowd had a long silent tribute to Kennedy that preceded Nebraska’s 29-20 victory.
VS
No. 6: Making a Miracle at Missouri
Forever known as “The Fleakicker,” freshman receiver Matt Davison somehow slid his hands between the football and turf to catch a pass deflected off teammate Shevin Wiggins’s foot. The touchdown reception on the final play of regulation and Kris Brown’s point-after kick forced overtime, and quarterback Scott Frost scored on an option keeper to allow No. 1 Nebraska to escape with a 45-38 victory at Missouri in 1997.
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2: Osborne Breaking Through Against Sooners
Tom Osborne had lost all five games he’d coached against Barry Switzer and Oklahoma, and the top-ranked Sooners were favored to make it six straight in 1978. But on a cold, bitter day in Lincoln, No. 4 Nebraska forced nine fumbles, recovering six of them, in a 17-14 upset in front of one of the loudest crowds in Memorial Stadium history.
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No. 7: Devaney Winning at Michigan
In only his second game as Nebraska’s coach, Bob Devaney took his underdog team to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and came away with a 25-13 upset of the Wolverines on Sept 29, 1962. Bill Thornton scored two touchdowns as the Huskers played in front of 70,787 fans – then the largest crowd to ever see a Nebraska football game. Some 2,500 fans greeted the team’s return at the Lincoln airport that night.
