FW: [Husker] "1968"

[Roger Beverage]

Dave's right about the beginning of  Nebraska's (current) football
"greatness".  The only bowl game we won those 4 years was the first one
against Auburn (my freshman year).  I think Claridge went 68 yards on
the second or third play and it ended up something like 13-7.  We lost
to Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl in '65 ('64 season) something like 10-7.
Alabama beat us badly in the Orange Bowl (39-28, but it wasn't that
close) and again in the Sugar Bowl (34-7) when Snake Stabler was the
'Bama Quarterback.  

Those were great years - winning routinely during the season, and then
going to a major bowl game.  

Roger Beverage
UNL '67. '70

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of David Asch
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:52 PM
To: Scott Messer; husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] "1968"

Nebraska had been close to a national champ in 65, and had been  
conference champs in 63,64,65,66.  We had been to the Orange Bowl  
after the 63 and 65 seasons, Cotton after the 64 season and Sugar  
after 66.  The only knock on the team was it could not beat Alabama  
and could not win in Norman.  Entering 67 people expected to win  
every game.  It was a shock to lose 4 in 67 and look even worse in 68.

Dave


On Nov 7, 2005, at 3:39 PM, Scott Messer wrote:

> 1968 is just a couple of years before my time.  Prior to the 1970  
> season
> what was the opinion of the team?  Did anybody think that NU was  
> going to
> win the conference title or even play at the level?  When did the  
> fans and
> the rest of the country really KNOW that the team was for real?
>
> Scott
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