1899: Edwin Branch is hired as Nebraska’s football coach. He would last just one season, going 1-7-1.

1904: Nebraska loses center C. Borg to Chicago and nearly loses John Bender to Wisconsin.

1914: Future Hall-of-Famer Guy Chamberlin considers a transfer to an East Coast school.

1929: With fall camp just around the corner, new coach Dana X. Bible says there will be fewer public practices than in past years.

1939: Coach Biff Jones expects to lean heavily on juniors as the Huskers try to rebound from a bleak 1938 season.

1954: Two days after a Saturday scrimmage, coach Bill Glassford promotes five players to first string.

1969: Bob Devaney's top task is to pump some life into his offense.

1984: After losing three fumbles in the first half, the Huskers roll past Wyoming, 42-17, in the season opener. Jeff Smith rushed for 170 yards and Tom Rathman ran for 108.

1989: Five first-half turnovers help give Northern Illinois a 17-17 haltime tie, but it's all Nebraska after intermission as the Huskers prevail, 48-17.

1994: The Huskers pile up 524 rushing yards in a 42-16 win at Texas Tech.

1999: In a breakout game for Eric Crouch, Nebraska flattens Cal, 45-0. Crouch had a 1-yard touchdown run, a 70-yard TD pass and a 60-yard TD reception in a span of less than 8 minutes in the second quarter.

2004: Southern Miss takes advantage of five Husker turnovers and upsets Nebraska, 21-17, in Lincoln. Also, former Husker great Glenn Presnell dies at age 99.

2009: Zac Lee solidifies his grip on the starting quarterback job by passing for 340 yards as Nebraska beats Arkansas State, 38-9.

2014: Big plays propel the Huskers to a 55-19 win on a 99-degree night at Fresno State.

2019: Nebraska blows a 17-0 third-quarter lead and falls in overtime at Colorado, 34-31.