Travis Aug 29 06

I too have many great Husker memories. Afterall I did my undergrad there, so you can imagine some of the memories I have from those days. If only I could remember some of them.

But, one of my favorites was the Nebraska vs. Notre Dame game in 2000. Six of my college buddies and I roadtripped to South Bend. We had a blast tailgating the day of the game with all the ND faithful. And, then we had an even better time being part of the sea of red inside the stadium to see the Huskers win in O.T.

I think Touchdown Jesus was wearing red that day!

omarhuskerfan Aug 29 06

I was spoiled because I got to sell coke (later pepsi) in the North stadium from the 9th grade till I was a senior in 1999. Before that I stood on the feild with my dad as a boy scout leting the press corp in and out of the turf on either side of the team. I mean I watched players talk on the phone to the booth upstairs. I didn't sell coke in the consession stand but i walked around and had an awesome time. Best Job in the world. I enjoyed the naming of Tom Osborne feild. Many a Colorado game when the huskers pull out close ones. I remember in 1994 my entire family is watching on TV the game and don't have the volume up because the radio is on from someone who drinks the kool-aid. When on that Full-back trap Cory gives us the lead. I can still remember the goose bumps.

Kay Aug 29 06

I have lots of great NE football memories, both at home and away. It seems most of them have to do with our great rivalary "Oklahoma".

It became a tradition for a group of us from Surprise and RC to rent a motorhome and head out to Norman for the great shoot out. It was like an invasion of red, vehicles with signs and red clad NE fans. Once in Norman we enjoyed the tailgate parties and of course Sooner Corner. Bob Devaney, then Tom Osborne vs Barry Switzer gave us some wild games!!

It would be great to get Oklahoma back on our schedule every year.

Spaceman Spiff Aug 29 06

My favorite memory would have to be visiting the campus as a young 7 year old, staring in awe at the stadium and reading the inscription. really overpowering.

Katie Aug 30 06

It's hard to choose just one memory.. just like Travis, I completed my undergrad at UNL, so there are many experiences I don't remember.

Growing up I remember my parents having people over on Saturday to watch the game and all their friends brought over their kids. We did not really understand the importance of Husker Football at this point, but it sure laid a foundation... Now we are the ones who have friends over on Saturday. It’s a fun tradition.

My most recent Husker memory would be last season when we played K-State at home; this was a pivotal game for the Huskers. I was about 5 months pregnant at the time and the baby really responded to the noise in memorial stadium...daddy said "baby is a gamer". It was a game that came down to the wire with a required kick from Jordan Congden to win the game. Fans (yes HUSKER FANS) were leaving the stadium with 3 minutes to play, thinking there was NO CHANCE we could win. They were calling Callahan and crew names I was embarrassed to let my unborn child hear. My husband said “the game is not over…” They responded “Look at the score.. It’s over”… I wonder what they thought when they made it to their car 10 miles away and realized they missed an electric win by the Huskers. That's when I realized, there really were fans that don't believe in this team... for them I say SELL YOUR TICKETS and stay home. That memory will remain in memory as the big turn in the Callahan era.

GO BIG RED!

Scott Aug 30 06

While there are many memories that stand out over the years, I think the most memorable for me was when Kenny Walker came out for Senior Day.

For those that are too young to remember Kenny Walker, he was a defensive lineman for the Huskers and was also deaf.

Prior to the announcement of the Senior players, they announced that we would be doing something special for Kenny when he was introduced. Instead of clapping our hands and yelling, we were to put our arms in the air and wave our hands, which if I remember right signified a deaf clap.

Kenny came out of tunnel and took a few strides, looked up to the crowd, and nearly froze in his tracks. The look on Kenny's face is something I'll never forget. I can only imagine what was going through his mind when he saw 70,000+ fans honoring him in that way. And I'm pretty sure that not all of the 70,000+ had dry eyes at that moment.

To this day, Kenny Walker is still one of my favorite Huskers. He also played in the NFL with the Denver Broncos, which has always been my favorite team in the pro ranks.

What he had to overcome in life and to get where he was speaks volumes about Kenny and the people around him. Kenny will always be known as one of the most remarkable student-athletes to don the Husker Red.

docjonesz Aug 30 06

So many memories of games, but my first road trip to Iowa State sticks out in my mind today, November 1998. After a long night and only a few hours of sleep, Darren K. Carlson and myself took the journey from Omaha to Ames. He was in from New Jersey and we were meeting friends that had spent Friday night at the casinos. We didn't really know what were about to embark on besides the game.
As the weather got colder, we drank more, and ended up tailgating with strangers. Snow started falling and a lot of the game I don't really recall; except I had a blast, sllpped on the metal bleachers, and we won 42-7, behind Erika Crouch and the fumbling fool Dan Alexander. It didn't matter that the flakes were getting bigger, or my head hurt from the fall, or that 40 year woman were hitting on me in Swanson's RV; all that mattered was I was watching my favorite team win and I was with friends.

RJ Aug 30 06

I have several but one sticks out in my mind. Living north of Philadelphia, I don't get much information out side of what I read on the web, so when the Huskers came out here to Penn State and Pitt, I made sure I had tix in hand. The PSU game was electric - like nothing I had ever seen before.. but we lost, so I won't go there. However, the Pitt game was very memorable. The game was the same weekend that Hurricane Andrew had traveled up the east coast and was headed right for us, still packing a lot of wind and rain. That Friday I got off work early in evening, went home, got my NU gear and headed Pittsburgh. Driving through a hurricane was insane. It was pitch black, horizontal rain, tornadoes and flood warnings every where. People had pulled off the side of the road or under bridges, but I stayed the course. After four hours of driving I was about 3/4 of the way there (normally it is only a 2-3 hour trip) so I decided to pull off at a gas station and sleep. The wind was blowing so hard, there were times I honestly thought that I was going to pull a Dorothy and end up in Oz somewhere. I made it through the night and drove the rest of the way to Pitt on a beautiful Sat. morning. I got there early, met some fans, got to see the team bus pull in and unload, sit next to the student section in the VIP section and watch the Huskers win in a very exciting game. It was fantastic!

Ryan Aug 30 06

Favorite Husker Memory: in eighth grade we beat Florida to win the nat'l c'ship. I lit fireworks after the game w/ my little brother. It was January and we went shirtless outside. Didn't matter how cold it was, we were so excited. The next day was a school day, the first since Christmas break and I never did fall asleep.

Grant Aug 31 06

The game after 9/11 was a memory I'll never forget. All the branches of the armed services, police officers and fire fighters were on the field. The ceremony they had before the game gave me chills that didn't leave until the next day. I have no clue who we played, but I remmber with detail what happened before the game started.

Gamer Aug 31 06

My greatest memory has to be without a doubt the "Blaxk 41 Falss Reverse Pass" from Stuntz to Crouch to seal the OU game in '01.

I took a buddy from Boston who talks all kind of Smack about the Huskers to his first game in Memorial Stadium. We had great seats and it was a Beautiful Day (I remembered getting sun burn in November).

Not Only did we win one of the greatest games I had ever seen my Boston Buddy became a closet Husker Fan that day.

What an upset.

Brenda Polley Aug 31 06

My best moment of the Huskers is when in 1994 in the the 4th quarter ....Tommie Frazier ran like a fire ball, I was in my kitchen getting another drink when my best friend ran in picked me up and carried me in front of the T.V. and the whole room was yelling go Huskers go....and the fun part was I had friends at my party that day and most of them was from Kansas State and Colo. It will always be a day to remember friends bonding for the BEST FOOTBALL PARTY EVER.

Otis in Omaha Sep 01 06

Favorite Husker memory is so hard to limit to just one. I have been such a huge fan since I moved here from Oregon in 1970, and listened to my first Husker game on the radio while playing tackle football with my buddies in their backyard. I would say that my favorite was also the 1994 Orange Bowl game. When Schlessinger plowed into the end zone the second time, I jumped 10 feet in the air. My eldest son who was 5 was cheering for Miami. I got in his grill and just kept shouting, GO Big Red. Miami is dead!!!!

desertrat Sep 01 06

My favorite memory came in 1978 in Lincoln when my dad took me to the Oklahoma game. The Sooners I believe were ranked #1 coming into that game and the Huskers were a decisive underdog. Tom Osborne had never beaten Barry Switzer's Sooners in 7 previous tries. The Huskers got the job done on this day and held on at the end thanks to a Billy Sims fumble at around the 3 yard line to preserve a 17-14 victory for the Huskers. I yelled so much during that game that my voice was shot for a week. I have attended many more Husker games over the years in many stadiums around the country, but no memory is quite as sweet as the one from that day(except maybe the 1994 Orange Bowl win over Miami,thank you Cory Schlesinger).

Jeremy Wendt Sep 05 06

My favorite Husker memory was no where near the stadium, I don't who made the play, and I can't remember who we were playing. So on that note...

I was scrunched twixt my dad and his hunting buddy and we were in the sandhills near Burwell. We'd been pheasant hunting, and we were driving back to camp, listening to the Corn on KFAB. We scored a touchdown, and in turn the PAT attempt had a bad snap. The holder, surely the second or third team quarterback, ran around and found a fullback in the endzone for a two point conversion. Kent Pavelka went nuts in his trademark way (man I miss him) and hollered "Double extra point! Double extra point!" Even Gary Saddlemeyer had a laugh. We thought it was hilarious. My pa was so excited he let me take my first tug of the Peppermint Schnapps they'd been nipping on.

Double Extra Point. Yeah.

Jeremy, Minneapolis

Guy Sep 05 06

Probably my most memorable Husker moment comes from my freshman year of high school. I was in the band that year and we were going to take a trip to Orlanda. (I quit after that year to take shop classes, if that makes me sound like any more of a man) Anyway, I needed money to pay for the trip and my dad was willing to help. One week that fall we roofed a house and he split the money with me to help pay for the trip. That week we worked three days after school and then had to finish on that saturday. I remember working up there with the radio on listening to the Huskers play.

This is probnably the most memorable of these experiences, but I can remember many other saturdays growing up helping my dad on one project or another, listening to the Huskers on the radio.