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This week in
Husker history

The week of Sept. 1-7, looking back in five-year intervals
 
1958: Bill Jennings boots 1957 co-captain Mike Lee from the team for undisclosed reasons.
 
1968: Big Eight skywriters pick Oklahoma and Nebraska to finish first and second in the conference.
 
1973: The Huskers get ready for Tom Osborne's debut against UCLA.
 
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«1978: In a game originally scheduled for November, top-ranked Alabama shuts down the visiting Huskers, 20-3, in a nationally televised nighttime season opener for both teams.
 
1983: Nebraska gains a stronger grip on its No. 1 ranking after its Kickoff Classic win over Penn State.
 
1988: The Huskers improve to 2-0 with a 63-13 pasting of Utah State.
 
1993: Nebraska opens the season with a 76-14 rout of North Texas.
 
1998: Subbing for the injured Bobby Newcombe, Eric Crouch gets his first start at quarterback as the Huskers beat Alabama-Birmingham, 38-7.
 
2003: Utah State keeps the game close for the first 30 minutes, but Nebraska pulls away in the second half for a 31-7 win.
 
2008: The Huskers' offense sputters, but the defense and special teams come through in a 35-12 win over San Jose State. Also, former Osborne assistant Lance Van Zandt dies at age 69 in Texas.
 
2013: The Huskers return two interceptions for touchdowns in a 56-13 romp over Southern Miss.
 
2018: The debut of the Scott Frost era is delayed by a week as lighting forces the cancellation of Nebraska's season opener against Akron.