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    Nebraska Huskers

    Why were the Cornhuskers invited to the 1955 Orange Bowl, despite a 6-4 season record?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Oklahoma could not go, do to a "no repeat" bowl clause. The Cornhuskers, who finished second in the Big Seven behind the unbeaten Sooners, were humiliated by Duke, 34-7, in Miami. The "no-repeat" clause was soon eliminated after the mismatch.

    While Nebraska was being embarrassed in the '55 Orange Bowl by Duke, what other Nebraska state college/university won that year's Tangerine Bowl?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Omaha University. Omaha U (now the University of Nebraska-Omaha), oddly enough became the first Cornhusker state school to win a bowl game.

    Which school did Johnny Rodgers claim he WOULD have attended, had the coach offered him a scholarship?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Southern California. USC's legendary coach, John McKay, also missed out on having Tom Osborne as a graduate assistant. McKay and USC turned Rodgers down due to his size, as they didn't feel he was rugged enough to handle being a Pac-8 running back.

    What was Tom Osborne's jersey number when he played for the Washington Redskins?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      84. Tom quit professional football to pursue his doctorate, and because his future in pro football (especially with the then-miserable Redskins) was far from promising.

    What school threatened to drop Nebraska from the '61 schedule, due to a recruit transferring to NU after initially registering with the other school the year before?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Minnesota. The recruit Coach Jennings snuck out of the Gopher State was Dennis Claridge, who became Bob Devaney's first great quarterback, and led the Cornhuskers to two bowl victories.

    What ABC college football announcing team covered the 1971 Nebraska/Oklahoma, "Game of the Century"?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson. Bud's prediction that the Cornhuskers would have trouble with play-action passes would prove prophetic, as the Sooner passing game almost carried them to victory.

    Nebraska is well known for its use of the 'redshirt' rule, which allows a player to sit out a year, though he can practice with the team. Which All-American lineman is credited with being the first Cornhusker redshirt?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Warren Alfson. Alfson from Wisner, NE, was a Depression-era high school graduate who worked for several years in order to pay his tuition (for many years, NU gave out no scholarships for sports). After his freshman year, he requested that he be allowed to sit out a year to get himself in better shape. It worked, because he was twice named first team Big Six Conference, and was first team All-America guard in 1940 (when he was twenty-six years old).

    In the 20th century, Johnny Rodgers was the leader in career receptions at Nebraska. Who was a bit of a surprise at #2?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Jeff Kinney. Oddly, the 1971 All-American running back ranked higher as a career pass-receiver than he did in career rushing stats.

    In the 2001 Nebraska vs Oklahoma game, what quarterback threw a touchdown pass to Eric Crouch to seal the win?Nebraska Cornhuskers (huskers951)

      Mike Stuntz. Jammel Lord was the back up quarterback, but Mike Stuntz was to throw the pass to Eric Crouch, where Nebraska won the game 20-10.

    In the 2001 Nebraska vs Colorado game, Colorado won by the score of?Nebraska Cornhuskers (huskers951)

      62-36. Nebraska lost the game 62-36, to keep them out of the Big 12 Championship, but still got in the National Championship.

    In the 1998 Orange Bowl, Nebraska beat Tennesee to win the National Championship. What was the score of the game?Nebraska Huskers (huskers951)

      42-17. Nebraska won the game 42-17, and shared the National Championship with Michigan.

    In the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, Nebraska's Tommie Frazier had how many rushing yards?Nebraska Cornhuskers (huskers951)

      199. Tommie was over 200 at one point, then lost some yards and went back to 199, as Nebraska won the National Championship 62-24 over Florida.

    In the 1994 Orange bowl with Nebraska vs Miami Florida, who scored the last 2 touchdowns for Nebraska?Nebraska Huskers (huskers951)

      Cory Schleshinger. In the 4th quarter, Nebraska was down 17-10, when Nebraska's fullback Cory Schleshinger, ran for 2 touchdowns to win the game 24-17, and a National Championship.

    In the 1993 Orange Bowl, Nebraska lost to Florida State by the score of what?Nebraska Huskers (huskers951)

      18-16. In the last seconds of the game, Nebraska kicked a field goal which missed. That would of won the game and a National Championship.

    In 2002, what running back for Nebraska against Texas A&M, had 4 touchdowns?Nebraska Huskers (huskers951)

      David Horne. David Horne a freshman, had 4 touchdowns to lead Nebraska to a 38-31 win over Texas A&M.

    In 2002, Nebraska had set a school record for most Pancake Blocks against what team?Nebraska Cornhuskers (huskers951)

      Texas A&M. In the Texas A&M game, Nebraska had a 110 Pancake Blocks for a school record. A pancake block is when an offensive lineman knocks the defense flat on their back. Nebraska went on and won the game 38-31.

    In 1999 Eric Crouch ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown, and threw for a touchdown, against what team?Nebraska Cornhuskers (huskers951)

      California. Eric Crouch was starting quarterback at that time, when he was a freshman. Nebraska also won the game.

    In 1962 in the Gotham Bowl, what team team did Nebraska beat 36-34?Nebraska Huskers (huskers951)

      Miami Fla. This was Nebraska's first win in a bowl game that year.

    During his rocky five years at Nebraska, what unusual formation was Pete Jennings best known for?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      Tandem T--two quarterbacks under center. The only time this was attempted, Nebraska was called for illegal procedure, and it never returned to the Cornhusker playbook. Jennings was also known (or notorious) for punting on third down, if the situation looked grim which often happened, unforutnately.

    Bob Devaney had a losing record against Oklahoma?Nebraska Cornhuskers (lizdad)

      t. The Sooners would also prove to be a huge barrier for Osborne and Solich, too.

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