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
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.)