This week in Husker history: Hanging a hundred on Creighton; Bill Jennings’ infamous words; a nail-biter over Missouri in 1965.
1970 Day by Day: The romp over Oklahoma State vaults the Huskers to the top of the Big Eight charts in rushing offense and scoring offense. | Knockout punches
Sam Koch once thought the NFL was a long shot, but now the former Husker punter has set a record for longevity with the Ravens.
The 1970 team’s Paul Rogers and Jeff Hughes did the kicking and punting but were athletic enough to do much more.
Ohio State 52, Nebraska 17. The Buckeyes seize control late in the first half and don’t look back, and two targeting ejections leave the Huskers thin in the secondary. Go to the game page for all the coverage. | Stryker commentary | Postgame presser | Highlights | Carriker gut reaction | Fanalytix stats breakdown
1970 Day by Day: Piling up the most points by a Cornhusker team since 1922, Nebraska swamps Oklahoma State, 65-31.
Next week’s opponent, Wisconsin, crushes Illinois, 45-7, behind a nearly perfect starting debut by quarterback Graham Mertz.
Nebraska helmet stickers will pay tribute to George Flippin, the program’s first African American player.
Dave Feit’s five questions and Steven M. Sipple’s three thoughts both start with the quarterbacks.
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B1G Standings
2020
| WEST | Conf. | Division | Overall | |||
| DIVISION | W-L | % | W-L | % | W-L | % |
| Northwestern | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Purdue | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Nebraska | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| EAST | Conf. | Division | Overall | |||
| DIVISION | W-L | % | W-L | % | W-L | % |
| Indiana | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Rutgers | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Maryland | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-0 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Mich. State | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 0.000 |
| Through games of Oct. 24 | ||||||