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#1 Nebraska – A record quarter dooms Buffs’ upset bid

//posted 10.22.1983

October 22nd – @ Nebraska #1 Nebraska 69, Colorado 19

Colorado, 2-4 and on a three game losing streak, next faced the undefeated and #1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. History did not favor the Buffs, as Colorado entered the contest 0-7 all-time vs. #1 ranked teams, including two previous attempts against Nebraska. Nothing changed in 1983, as Colorado fell to Nebraska, 69-19.

The Cornhuskers in 1983 were loaded. Quarterback Turner Gill, I-Back Mike Rozier, Wingback Irving Fryar, and fullback Mark Schellen were being compared, at least by the Sports Information Department in Lincoln, to the “Four Horsemen of Notre Dame”, the legendary 1925 Irish backfield immortalized by Grantland Rice. The comparison was not without merit. The Huskers were 7-0 on the 1983 campaign, boasting a nation’s best 17-game winning streak overall. The Buffs were struggling, and all indices pointed toward a 16th-consecutive win against Colorado. The Nebraska faithful showing up for Homecoming were not expecting to leave disappointed.

They didn’t.

To be fair to Coach McCartney and the Buffs, the Husker crowd had to be somewhat restless during the half-time festivities. While the Homecoming King and Queen were being paraded around Memorial Stadium, a quick glance at the scoreboard…

Nebraska – Turner Gill makes his debut

//posted 10.10.1981

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October 10th – @ Nebraska Nebraska 59, Colorado 0

The Nebraska thrashing, 59-0, was not unique for the result, as Colorado went into the game on a thirteen game losing streak against the Cornhuskers (average score: 34-8). What was unique was that, of the three losses suffered after the Washington State game, this was the lone loss Buff loss against an unranked team. Nebraska began the 1981 campaign 1-2, losing to Iowa 10-7 in Iowa City, and 30-24 to Penn State in Lincoln. Shortly after the demolition of Colorado, Nebraska regained a national ranking, and did not lose it until 2002. The streak of being ranked, which lasted 348 polls, is an NCAA record.

How bad was the game? Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne was quoted after the game as saying: “Actually, in the fourth quarter there we were trying to run plays that would not result in points”, said Osborne. ”But it was hard to run some plays and not end up gaining five yards.”

Sad. And this was from the lips of a coach with a team which entered the game with a 1-2 record.

What had become of the respectable Colorado defense? Gone with the wind of the Nebraska speed…

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