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The 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the Big Eight Conference during the 1971 ... Brownson, Van #12 (Sr.) QB Butts ...
Notre Dame (10–1) finished second to Nebraska in the final AP Poll, released after the bowls in early January. The 1970 Cornhuskers championship season was notable for Devaney's rotation of two quarterbacks - Van Brownson and Jerry Tagge - in every game throughout the season. [1] [2] [3]
Nebraska PK Paul Rogers set a Nebraska and Big 8 record with a 55-yard 1st-quarter field goal to open the scoring. It was a fierce back-and-forth game, though Nebraska ran ahead by 14 only to have Kansas, which shared the 1968 Big Eight championship but plummeted to 1-9 in 1969, tie it up in the 3rd and pull ahead with a field goal in the 4th.
Nebraska's Rich Sanger kicked a 21-yard field goal at the end of the third quarter, and a one-yard touchdown run by reserve senior QB Van Brownson made the final score 38–6. [6] With top-ranked Nebraska's 32-point victory, the 1972 Orange Bowl was one of the most lopsided meetings of #1 vs #2, specifically in a season-ending bowl game.
Here are the ten games that show how and why the fall of Nebraska football has taken place. Nov. 23, 2001: Colorado 62, Nebraska 36. Most important game of each season- 2001
The first of these came in 1970 under the leadership of head coach Bob Devaney and featured a unique quarterback rotation between Van Brownson and Jerry Tagge. [19] Nebraska entered the 1971 Orange Bowl ranked third nationally, but losses by No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Ohio State – along with a late game-winning touchdown rush by Tagge – gave NU ...
The post Nebraska Make College Football History This Season – In A Bad Way appeared first on The Spun. 2021 was a year to forget for Nebraska as it went 3-9, firing several coaches along the way ...
Nebraska started 2–2 in Osborne's first year leading the offense but won its final seven games, with dominant season-ending victories over Oklahoma and Georgia led by quarterback Van Brownson. NU began 1970 in the national top ten with Brownson as the presumptive starter, but he injured his elbow in preseason camp.