This week in
Husker history The week of Dec. 7-13, looking back in five-year intervals
1894: George Flippin is elected team captain for 1895, but coach Frank Crawford says there's "no use in talking" and that Nebraska's African-American halfback "never will be captain."
1904: Nebraska eyes James Hogan, Yale's 28-year-old senior All-America tackle and captain, as a possible head coach as NU prepares for the possible exit of coach W.C. Bummy Booth. (Booth would end up staying through the 1905 season.)
1909: Tackle Leroy Temple of Lexington is elected captain of the 1910 Cornhuskers.
1914: Unbeaten Nebraska wants to play Harvard to show that the Huskers are not just a regional power.
1969: Coach Bob Devaney's Huskers wrap up a week of Lincoln practices before heading off for the warmer weather of El Paso, Texas, to prepare for their Sun Bowl game against Georgia.
1999: Former Husker Jason Peter returns to action with the Carolina Panthers after missing seven games with a neck injury.
2009: Grant Wistrom is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and Ndamukong Suh's postseason haul includes a fourth-place finish in the Heisman voting.
2014: Mike Riley announces the hiring of four assistant coaches on the new Husker staff. Meanwhile, Barney Cotton strives to keep the team united for the Holiday Bowl game against Southern California.
2019: It's considered a major score as Omar Manning, the nation's top-ranked junior college receiver, commits to Nebraska.