Upsets during the Osborne years
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That ASU team finished 11-1 that year. Upset at the time but I wouldn’t consider it a big upset in retrospect
great call w 86 CU
looked it up - that team went 0-4 preconference then 6-1 in the big 8 and then lost their bowl
Not sure if we were the fav or not, but I just watched a bowl game against FSU (pretty sure it was a Fiesta Bowl) that we completely pissed away. I think it was Steve Taylor's last game.
At Iowa in 81. They preceded to lose the next week to ISU, then games to Minnesota and Illinois in conference. Got shut out in bowl game vs Washington. Want to think Hayden wasn’t going to let Iowa native Roger Craig beat them, so sold out to stuff the run.
Lost to Wisconsin 21-20 , in 1974. My insurance Agent , Greg Bohlig was the Wisconsin QB
There were just enough. However on the bright side, look it up, the NC literally went through Lincoln and NU every (most) years
Was at the 1986 Colorado game.. They had not beaten Nebraska since 1967 and their fan base stormed the field as fast as they could tearing down the goal post that day..
Majority of the fan base knows that Iowa St in 92 was the only losing team Osborne lost to during his 25 years at Nebraska..
One of Osborne biggest losses was to Syracuse in 1984 after beating UCLA 42-7 ( I was at this game, my first of 5 games in Pasadena) Nebraska was a heavy favorite and ranked #1 in the country and the year before beat Syracuse 63-7.. It was one of the worst played game by any of Osborne’s teams I have ever seen that day losing 3 turnovers and only managing a little over 200 yards of total offense…
One of Osborne biggest losses was to Syracuse in 1984 after beating UCLA 42-7 ( I was at this game, my first of 5 games in Pasadena) Nebraska was a heavy favorite and ranked #1 in the country and the year before beat Syracuse 63-7.. It was one of the worst played game by any of Osborne’s teams I have ever seen that day losing 3 turnovers and only managing a little over 200 yards of total offense…
In thee Brass Rail bar on O street in Lincoln there is part of a goal post, what game is that from?
The Iowa loss was a major upset as Iowa's program had not had any recent success. But the next year, we beat them something like 56-7.
That Washington State loss was a shocker at the time. But they did have the "Throwin' Samoan" Jack Thompson at QB and we may have had some players looking ahead to the Alabama game.
Yes, we lost 21-20 in Madison in 1974. At the time Wisconsin was an utter joke of a program and a perennial doormat. The fans went nuts. I was there with my dad. Losing sucked back then.
That was a shocker. I was a freshman at UNL at the time and was at that game. Depressing as hell. Fortunately, the very next week, as you mention, we turned around and beat Alabama with the Bear on the sidelines. Rick Berns and I.M. Hipp had good games.
Yes that 1878 Missouri team had a lot of nfl talent they just under achieved ex against Nebraska who was emotionally spent from beating ou the week before
If I remember right we got burned when FSU picked up a 3rd and 35 or something ridiculous like that. I think they had 2 of those 3rd or 4th and forever distances they picked up.
A game NU lost but probably should have won.
We also fumbled inside the 5 with like 6 or 7 min left where a TD basically ends it.
My buddy, George Kyros was the DB who got beat late and NU couldn't overcome it. George was all of 5'10" and 170. Helluva player for his size.
That was a strange game. ASU scored six points on safeties. One safety is not uncommon, two are rare, but three in the same game?
Hell yeah! Remember when it was a down season to LOSE three games? Now, win three games in your 4th year and be brought back for a 5th. It's upside down world, folks!
believe so. I think Keith Jones had gotten hurt. Knox fumbled on the 2. FSU then went 97 yards, scoring on 4th and goal from the 15.....ouch.
Taylor also hit a 56 yard pass to the FSU 2 on the ensuing drive....called back for someone not lining up right.