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This week in
Husker history

The week of June 30-July 6, looking back in five-year intervals
 
1918: Nebraska's continuation of football during World War I is a plus for the Red Cross, as this letter to a D.C. newspaper notes.
 
«1973: Rich Glover begins practices with other college all-stars for a July 27th game against the Miami Dolphins.
 
2003: The Athletic Department unveils plans for the pregame Husker Nation Pavilion at the Ed Weir Track. Meanwhile, most preseason magazines pick the 2003 Huskers to finish outside the top 25.
 
2008: Kicker Jake Wesch, who could've been a small-college quarterback, enters his final season in Lincoln with no regrets.
 
2013: Calculations by a sports-math specialist indicate the 1995 Huskers were in a league of their own.
 
2018: Stanley Morgan is No. 7 and JD Spielman is No. 17 in Athlon's national ranking of wide receivers.