[Husker] Best road win since 1996?

[Pat]

3aoo-cvfd at dea.spamcon.org wrote:

>When was the last time we beat a ranked 
>conference opponent on the road?
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>Kansas State (#16) in 1996 ?
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I guess it depends what rankings you go by.  I've always hated the whole 
"record vs. ranked opponents" stuff because most of those statistics 
only consider where the opponent was ranked at the time you beat them.  
The only rankings that have any meaning are those at the end of the 
season.  It's not uncommon for teams to be in the top ten at some point 
in the season and then not even be mentioned in the "others receiving 
votes" category after the season is over.

For instance:

Missouri was not ranked when we beat them in 1997, but they finished the 
season at #23 in both polls.
Iowa State was not ranked when we beat them in 2000, but they finished 
the season #25 and #23 in the polls.

If Texas A&M loses to Texas next weekend, I think it's unlikely they'll 
be ranked at the end of the season.