History papers
Every now and then, J. Hudson will get in the mood for a little history. He’ll comb the Internet and other resources for information and compile a report on a game or other Husker-related topic from the distant past. Occasionally, what he comes up with will actually turn out to be of interest to others. Follow these links:
- 1894: The story of George Henry Dern
- 1896: A forgotten feat: Move over, Gale Sayers?
- 1901: The great migration to Minneapolis
- 1902: First win against the Western Conference (Minnesota)
- 1904: Infiltrator: Minnesota’s Usher Burdick pulls a fast one
- 1906: When the Huskers were guinea pigs for football’s new rules
- 1907: The story of Francis “Close the Gates of Mercy” Schmidt
- 1915: Football finances
- 1918: War, influenza and football
- 1920: First East Coast game
- 1922: The first spring game (with a question mark)
- 1922: Play-by-play in the days before commercial radio
- 1922: Huskers’ brawn beats Notre Dame’s finesse in last game at Nebraska Field
- 1923: First game at Memorial Stadium (and blue jerseys)
- 1925: Western Conference again turns down Nebraska
- 1925: When the Huskers stymied Red Grange
- 1933: Bad snap? No helmet? That’s a TD and a win over Iowa
- 1936: NFL draft: Three Huskers in the top eight picks
- 1937: Biff Jones’ stunning coaching debut: Nebraska 14, Minnesota 9
- 1946: The color line in the Big Six/Seven/Eight
- 1950: The first spring game (with an asterisk)
- 1950: Joe Paterno and Penn State come to town
- 1958: “Champions of Pennsylvania”
- 1961: Reversing Field: The Gale Sayers recruiting story
- 1961: The last Varsity-Alumni game
- 1964: How Bob Churchich helped turn me into a mess on autumn Saturdays
- 1970: 1970 Day by Day: Nebraska’s first national championship
- 1923-2022: Memorial Stadium’s 100th season
Also check out our regular history feature, This week in Husker history. (After you reach that page, navigate to any of the installments via the “index” button.)