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The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game was the 51st edition of the rivalry, one of several labeled as a "Game of the Century."The Big Eight Conference matchup was held on Thursday, November 25, 1971, in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Game of the Century ISBN 0-7432-3621-1 (A detailed narrative of the 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma game) Frei, Terry. Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming: ISBN 0-7432-2447-7 (The details of the political climate in the leadup to this game in terms of racial tensions and anti-Vietnam War sentiments are documented in the book) White, Lonnie. (August 2004).
The 1923 game, only the fifth time these teams met, was the first game played in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. These teams have been involved in several historic match-ups, such as the Game of the Century (November 25, 1971), where the teams came into the game ranked one and two in the Associated Press Poll, often making these games of ...
The 1971 Cornhuskers were one of the most dominant teams in college football history, winning twelve of their thirteen games by 24 points (or more) and defeating the next three teams in the final AP poll. The sole close game of the season was the Game of the Century at No. 2 Oklahoma on Thanksgiving.
Vince Young's Longhorns took down the then mighty Trojans to snap USC's 34-game winning streak and claim the national championship in an early candidate for the "Game of the Century." The game ...
The Game of the Century and a title repeat (1971–1972) I-back Jeff Kinney scored four touchdowns in Nebraska's 1971 "Game of the Century" win over Oklahoma.
In his senior season in 1971, Tagge quarterbacked the Huskers for the entire season, including the "Game of the Century" against the undefeated Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, a 35–31 victory on Thanksgiving Day. Nebraska crushed undefeated Alabama, 38–6, in the 1972 Orange Bowl, earning Tagge MVP honors for the second time.
The 1971 title was special for the Milwaukee Bucks, but 50 years later, sports fans in town still are looking for another from the Bucks or Brewers.