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In Nebraska's first ever bowl victory and first bowl game under head coach Bob Devaney, the Huskers beat Miami 36–34 in the Gotham Bowl on December 15, 1962. The Cornhuskers would also beat Miami two more times during the regular season in 1975 and 1976.
The 1962 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.Led by first-year head coach Bob Devaney, the Huskers were 8–2 (5–2 in Big 8, third) in the regular season, [1] and played their home games on campus at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The 1962 Gotham Bowl was the second and final edition of the college football bowl game, played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Saturday, December 15. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Part of the 1962–63 bowl game season, it matched the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the independent Miami Hurricanes .
The Gotham Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game that was played in New York City, in 1961 and 1962. [1] The game was initially created as a fund-raising attempt for the March of Dimes . The game was not a success financially: the two games that were played both lost money as few fans were willing to sit through the frigid December ...
(2) Nebraska vs (14) Colorado In the most tumultuous season of the BCS era, CU throttled the Cornhuskers 62-36. Even with the loss and not winning the Big 12, Nebraska made the title game losing ...
Nebraska's series with Miami is among the most significant "bowl rivalries" in college football. The teams have met twelve times, with the series dating back to 1951, a 19–7 Miami win. The series is tied, 6–6. No future game is yet scheduled. [citation needed] The rivalry's most notable game is the 1984 Orange Bowl.
Miami finished the season 7–4. The team's offense scored 189 points while the defense allowed 217 points. The Hurricanes competed in the final Gotham Bowl, held at Yankee Stadium. Just 6,166 people came to the game, in which the Nebraska defeated Miami, 36–34. It was the only college bowl game ever played at the stadium.
Nebraska’s 10–0 victory was broadcast on Pittsburgh radio station KDKA, making it the first Nebraska football game, and one of the first football games ever, broadcast live on radio (though Lincoln was out of signal range). [62] Nebraska held its first “Reds” vs. “Blues” spring games to finish spring practice under Dawson. [63]