Nebraska Husker Football Tickets
Nebraska Husker football's roots trace back to 1890, when the University of Nebraska defeated the Omaha YMCA 10-0 in a Thanksgiving Day game.
Nebraska quickly established itself as one of the top programs in the nation during the early 20th century. They defeated the likes of Minnesota and Notre Dame, two of the top programs of that era.
After making it to the Rose Bowl in 1941, the Nebraska Husker football program went through a two-decade era of frustration. The Huskers were perennial conference doormats throughout much of the 1940's and 1950's, with the only notable win coming in a 25-21 upset of Oklahoma in 1959. The win, coming on Nebraska's Homecoming Day on Oct. 31, 1959, brought Oklahoma's seven-year conference undefeated string to an end.
In 1962, the University hired a relatively-unknown coach by the name of Bob Devaney. He quickly turned the Nebraska Husker football program around, and eventually led the Cornhuskers to back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971. They defeated LSU 17-12 in the Orange Bowl to win the 1970 title, then won the title again the following season, highlighted by a dramatic 35-31 win over second-ranked Oklahoma in a game that will forever be known as the "Game of the Century."
Devaney handed the reins over to Tom Osborne, who continued the Huskers' tradition of success throughout his 25-year run as head coach. Osborne capped his career by leading the Nebraska Huskers to three national titles during an unprecedented four-year run that saw the Huskers win 49 of 51 games.
While the Nebraska Huskers have not been able to sustain the kind of success achieved by Devaney and Osborne, Nebraska football tickets continue to be a hot ticket for football fans, and the Huskers continue to play a competitive brand of football in front of sellout crowds at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
Bellevue (population 54,000-plus) holds the official title as the state's third-largest city, but it takes a back seat during football season to the University of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium, which has become the gathering site for fans of the Nebraska Huskers since it opened in 1923. Memorial Stadium originated as a 31,000-seat facility and has grown to its current structure, which now seats over 80,000 fans.
Memorial Stadium has undergone numerous expansion and upgrade projects in its storied history. Most recent was the completion of a $50 million expansion project that added seating and luxury suites to the north end zone, bringing the Memorial Stadium capacity to 81,067 seats. The stadium was originally constructed as part of a $430,000 fund drive by university faculty, students, alumni and friends of the University in 1922. The stadium was named Memorial Stadium in honor of all Nebraskans who served our nation in war. The stadium was completed in 90 working days and was dedicated Oct. 20, 1923, during Nebraska's homecoming game against Kansas, a game that ended in a 0-0 tie.
Memorial Stadium is home to the most dedicated fans in all of college football. The Nebraska Huskers have played before a packed house every home Saturday since the homecoming game against Missouri on Oct. 20, 1962. With seven more sellouts during the 2007 season, the all-time record for consecutive home sellouts now stands at 289 games, a mark that will no doubt expand with eight home games in 2008.
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