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The Sooners and Huskers met in the final Big 12 championship game in 2010, with OU winning 23–20 on December 4. The schools agreed in 2012 to play a home-and-home series in 2021 and 2022. The 2021 game, a 23-16 Oklahoma victory, was played at Norman to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 classic, with the following year in Lincoln.
Nebraska won the "Game of the Century" in 1971, of which Dave Kindred of The Courier-Journal wrote, "They can quit playing now, they have played the perfect game." Oklahoma won every matchup from 1972 to 1977, a streak that ended in 1978 , when Nebraska upset No. 1 Oklahoma; less than two months later, OU won a rematch in the Orange Bowl .
The team has completed 135 seasons and played 1,394 games. Nebraska is among the most storied programs in college football history and has the eighth-most all-time victories among FBS teams. [ 1 ] NU has won forty-six conference championships and five national championships ( 1970 , 1971 , 1994 , 1995 , and 1997 ), along with seven other ...
Almost 1/3 of the fans in the relatively sparse crowd were dressed in red and rooting for the Cornhuskers, as Nebraska handily won this game almost as an afterthought to the vacation in Honolulu. It was 24-3 at the half, and Hawaii never saw the scoreboard again. The victory wrapped up the UPI coaches poll national championship for the Cornhuskers.
The Bluejays have now beaten a No. 1 team at home in consecutive seasons, following last year’s upset win over UConn. That was the program’s first-ever win over a top-ranked team.
The Xtreme, led by regular-season Most Valuable Player Tommy Maddox, won the Million Dollar Game 38–6.The Xtreme dominated the game and held the Demons scoreless until their third-string quarterback Oteman Sampson (pressed into service after Mike Pawlawski was pulled due to ineffectiveness and backup Pat Barnes suffered an injury) scored a scrambling touchdown in garbage time to avoid the ...
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Iowa State pretty much ended any Nebraska hopes for another national title, as the Cornhuskers gave up two interceptions and six fumbles to help the Cyclones stay in the game. Nebraska came back from behind to pull ahead 20-17 in the 4th, and padded the lead with a field goal when the clock was down to just 1:03, but Iowa State stormed back ...