[Husker] UDub; 3 times within one year

[Killmar, John]

Not so fast my friend. :)  Nebraska and Oklahoma played each other on Thanksgiving weekend in 1971, 72, 76, 77 and 79.

John Killmar

From: Mike Jaixen [mailto:mikejaixen at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:37 AM
To: Killmar, John; husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] UDub; 3 times within one year

I'll answer the first question.  Looking back on the schedule, the Nebraska-Oklahoma game didn't start being regularly played on Thanksgiving weekend until the 1980's. The 1971 Game of the Century was an exception; most of the time, the NU/OU game was played earlier in the month of November. (The whole notion that Nebraska has a "tradition" of playing on Thanksgiving weekend is a fallacy.) I would not be surprised if Nebraska has played Colorado more often on Thanksgiving weekend than they played Oklahoma at that time.

Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com
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From: "Killmar, John" <John.Killmar at STJUDE.ORG>
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Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 8:27 AM
Subject: [Husker] UDub; 3 times within one year

The List is quiet so here is a query:

Last year the Huskers played the Washington Huskies twice; once in Seattle (W 59-21) and once in the Holiday Bowl (L 7-19).  Now they meet again this Saturday.  It will be less than 365 days since the first matchup in Seattle.

In 1978 Nebraska beat the Sooners on 11/11/78 and then played them again on New Year's Day.  Nebraska and Oklahoma played next on 11/24/79.

2 questions:


1.    Why didn't Nebraska and Oklahoma play on Thanksgiving weekend in 1978?

2.    Have the Huskers ever played a team 3 times within a one year period?


John Killmar

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