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Nebraskas Jeff Hansen strips the ball from Oklahomas Billy Sims during the 1978 game at Memorial Stadium. The fumble preserved NUs 17-14 victory against the top-ranked Sooners.

No. 6: Billy Sims fumble

The Lincoln Journal Star
September 21, 2014
Alex Henerys 57-yard field goal against Colorado in 2008 remains one of the greatest moments in recent Memorial Stadium history.

No. 8: ‘It was a good kick, I guess’

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 19, 2014
Nebraska wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) and the rest of the Huskers celebrate their 27-24 victory on a Hail Mary against Northwestern at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 2, 2013.

No. 9: A prayer answered by Kellogg, Westerkamp

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 18, 2014
Hunter Lawrences field goal is just out of the reach of Nebraskas Pierre Allen (95) in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington, Texas. Texas was given an extra second and Lawrences 46-yard kick gave the Longhorns a 13-12 victory.

No. 10: Tick, tock. One second on the clock

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 17, 2014
Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller (5) is injured on a third-quarter tackle by Nebraska linebacker Sean Fisher at Memorial Stadium. Once Miller left the game, the Buckeyes offense was never the same and NU rallied for a 34-27 victory.

A funny thing happened after halftime

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 14, 2014
Rich Glover (79) brings down Oklahoma quarterback Jack Mildren in the Game of the Century. Glover, from Jersey City, is one of several standout ex-Huskers to come out of New Jersey. Now, with Rutgers, the state has a Big Ten school.

Glover is everywhere

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 12, 2014
Nebraska running back Roy Helu Jr. (10) beats the last man, Missouri linebacker Andrew Gachkar, to score on a 66-yard run in the first quarter. Helu added TD runs of 73 and 53 yards en route to setting the school single-game game rushing record with 307 yards.

Hello, Helu

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 11, 2014
I-back Rick Berns broke the school single-game rushing record with 255 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown run on the game’s opening play, against Missouri in 1978. But the Huskers lost 35-31.

Mizzou bursts NU’s bubble

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 9, 2014
The 1940 team was the first Nebraska squad to play in a bowl game. The Huskers lost the 1941 Rose Bowl to Stanford.

First bowl game

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 8, 2014
Penn States Joe Paterno and NUs Tom Osborne clown around during a news conference before the 1983 Kickoff Classic. The controversial finish to the teams game the year before led to them playing in the inaugural Kickoff Classic.

He’s out of bounds!

the Lincoln Journal Star
September 7, 2014
Byron Bennett missed this frantic, last-second field goal that would have given Nebraska a victory against Florida State in the 1994 Orange Bowl and the national championship.

Bennett’s miss leads to ‘Unfinished Business’

The Lincoln Journal Star
September 6, 2014
Lee Zentic returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in Nebraskas 25-21 upset of Oklahoma in 1959. The Husker victory snapped the Sooners 74-game conference win streak.

Stopping Sooners’ streak

The Lincoln Journal Star
September 5, 2014
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