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This week in
Husker history

The week of Feb. 3-9, looking back in five-year intervals
 
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«1903: John Westover, the Cornhuskers’ captain in 1901 and ’02, considers entering graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he would be eligible to play one season. He ultimately would decide to stay in Lincoln as an assistant coach, but as you'll find out in a future “This Week…” installment, the Western Conference school wasn't finished trying to lure – some would say poach – Nebraska talent.
 
1928: A Nebraska game at Army is officially on, thanks to an Army-Navy spat.
 
1933: A bill is filed in the Nebraska Legislature that would limit the head coach's annual salary to $4,000 (roughly $90,000 in 2022 dollars).
 
1938: Coach Biff Jones enjoys the fruits of a successful debut season at Nebraska.
 
1948: Bernie Masterson resigns as head coach with a two-year record of 5-13.
 
1968: Former Husker Frank Solich is named head coach at Lincoln Southeast High School.
 
1983: Brad Johnson, a center from Harvard, Neb., who was backup to Dave Rimington at Nebraska, signs with the USFL's Boston Breakers.
 
1988: A Kickoff Classic game against Texas A&M is close to becoming a reality.
 
1993: Quarterback Scott Frost of Wood River, Neb., opts for Stanford over Nebraska.
 
1998: The “Miracle at Missouri” involving Scott Frost, Shevin Wiggins and Matt Davison gets ESPY recognition. | Video
 
2003: Nebraska unveils a recruiting class that's generally regarded as just outside the nation's top 20.
 
2008: Greg Sharpe takes over as Nebraska's football radio play-by-play man. Meanwhile, Bo Pelini announces his first recruiting class.
 
2013: Taylor Martinez is ninth and Ameer Abdullah 11th on a Heisman odds list.
2018: The spring game for coach Scott Frost's first Husker squad is sold out in a little over 24 hours, and the scalping begins.