Game 7: Oct. 31 1959 Nebraska 25, Oklahoma 21 - Huskers knock off an OU team that rode a conference unbeaten streak of 74 games. Husker Coach Bill Jennings' one great triumph.
Game 6: Nov. 10, 1923 Nebraska 14, Notre Dame 7 - From 1922 to 1924, Notre Dame's Vaunted Four Horsemen went 27-2-1. Both losses came to Nebraska.
Game 5: Nov. 21, 1987 Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7 - Nebraska vaulted OU for the No. 1 spot in the polls the week before the game. Billed as "Game of the Century II," the game did not live up to the enormous hype. Husker fans would just as soon discard the game from memory.
Game 4: Sept. 17, 1977 Nebraska 31, Alabama 24 - Alabama coach Bear Bryant almost passed out from the heat in the old visitors' locker rooms. This was Nebraska coach Tom Osborne's first victory over a top-five team.
Game 3: Oct. 31, 1992 Nebraska 52, Colorado 7 - Halloween, Homecoming, on ESPN. The teams were tied for No. 8 in the AP poll. Huskers outyarded the Buffs 428 to 144. The first time many saw that freshman QB Tommie Frazier just might be something special.
Game 2: Oct. 29, 1994 Nebraska 24, Colorado 7 - This matchup of undefeated teams had national championship implications. This victory vaulted Nebraska to No. 1, a position the Huskers never relinquished en route to Tom Osborne's first national title.
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