1983 KickOff Classic #1 Nebraska vs #4 Penn State No Huddle

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• PH

  @phillipcotton833 · 5 years ago

  If I'm not mistaken, this was the first "kickoff classic". TOTAL domination by the Huskers.

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• JE

  @jeffreyk5734 · 2 years ago

  Nice catch by Shane Swanson down to the 1 yard line! Shane was a great player for us. I think he led the nation, or at least the Big 8 in Punt and kickoff returns in 1984.

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• AI

  @AirPurificationEducation · 1 month ago

  This was the best passing I've ever seen a Nebraska option QB perform.  Gill was on the mark!

• TI

  @timkumpost6036 · 2 years ago

  Revenge for the "funky field" game.

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• JA

  @jamalcampbell7246 · 1 month ago

  I was at that game with my brothers and dad.

• GU

  @guycochrane9280 · 3 years ago

  Gill, fryer, roxier. Even as 8 year old ou fan. I knew those names

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• GR

  @gregorypatton4706 · 4 years ago

  Joe Paterno's worst big game loss ever

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• MA

  @MannySuarez0582 · 3 months ago

  The first Week 0 game ever in college football history.

• BI

  @BiasSportsBagBros · 6 years ago

  This is the game when I became a Husker fan.

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• MR

  @MrPioneerlight2011 · 3 years ago

  Still blows my mind is at 1983 Nebraska team didn’t win the national championship that year

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• JE

  @jeffreyk5734 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Man, Penn State really keyed on Rozier and to a lesser degree Jeff Smith. Whoever, was in at I-Back that's who the plan was to stop. I remember watching this game and being frustrated that we couldn't spring either one of them big runs. I was in my Senior year in High School at the time. Definitely recall Nate "The Skate" Mason. He was a very dangerous runner at Quarterback. At the time he was the fastest quarterback ever at Nebraska running around 4.4. And hey, Gill ran 4.45. Most people don't realize Gill was that fast, but that's what he ran in Summer conditioning before the season. Mason started a few games, but struggled with turnovers. He had a good arm. It's too bad he didn't have another year in '84. It would have been nice to see what he could do as a Senior. Could have easily been an I-Back. I think that Mason, Starting Split End Ricky Simmons and cornerback Neil Harris were all from the same High School if I'm not mistaken? Ricky was Super-Fast and Harris was an excellent corner.

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• RI

  @RichardVanWagenen · 5 months ago

  Image if Mike Rozier and Irving Fryar had been on the 1995 Nebraska team