Standout moment: The dirtiness of the Miami players. Standout players: Ameer Abdullah and Randy Gregory. I would say in the past 10 years, this was the loudest I re- member Memorial Stadium being. What made this game special was the crowd. He was a beast that game, rushing for 229 yards and two touchdowns. I also forgot how special of a run- ning back Ameer Abdullah was. 2014, Nebraska 41, Miami 31: The thing I forgot about this game was how nasty and physical it was. This game had everything a college football fan wanted, and it lived up to its billing. I have seen that play about 1,000 times but never have watched the entire game. In Husker history, there are two iconic plays, Tommie Frazier’s run against Flor- ida and Johnny Rodgers’ punt re- turn against OU in this game. 1971, Nebraska 35, Oklahoma 31: It was only fitting that I ended this venture with one of college foot- ball’s greatest games. Standout moment: Dupree’s 86- yard TD run. Watching him for the first time in a game, he didn’t disappoint and neither did the game, and I found myself fist-pumping when NU intercepted the ball to seal the win. My dad always talked about how good of a player Marcus Dupree was. 1982, Nebraska 28, Oklahoma 24: This game I didn’t know much about, so when I watched it I felt like I was watching it for the first time, and I found myself living and dying with each play like my father and grandfather did. What was impressive was that NU held Sanders to 189 yards. NU played one of the best first quarters I’ve ever seen, jump- ing out to a 35-0 lead and scoring three touchdowns in six minutes. Oklahoma State had Mike Gundy, Hart Lee Dykes and Barry Sanders, while Nebraska had Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas, and one of Nebraska’s most under- rated players in school history, Ken Clark. 1988, Nebraska 63, Oklahoma State 42: This game had so many college football greats on both teams. Standout moment: Oklahoma’s Kelly Phelps getting hit on a kick- off by John Ruud and Sims’ final fumble. What stood out to me was the emotion of the crowd throughout the whole game and seeing the emotion of the crowd when the clock hit zero and the crowd rushed onto the field. It’s hard to believe Osborne was ever under pressure. Ac- cording to my parents, at the time Tom Osborne was under pressure because he couldn’t beat OU. 1978, Nebraska 17, Oklahoma 14: Next to the national champi- onship games, this is probably the biggest win in Husker history. From just the 42 games he watched, here is Summers’ list of the best games and players: Best games 1. LincoLn JournaL Star Sunday, J| C3HUSKER FOOTBALL Coach shares favorite Husker games, players Christian Summers, a teacher at Park Middle School in Lincoln and assistant football coach at Lincoln Southwest, watched 42 Nebraska football games when Lincoln res- idents were encouraged to stay home as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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