What was the toughest Husker loss due to a referee's call?

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What was the toughest Husker loss due to a referee's call?

48%

1982 Penn State game 1982 Penn State game

52%

1994 Orange Bowl 1994 Orange Bowl

48%

1982 Penn State game

5 Comments

Rob Waterman

If they would have had replay, the pass to McCloskey would have been ruled no catch. No first down, no ball on the 5.

Robert Lloyd

Will always be the nightmare of the missed call till the day I die.

Rich Leffler

They were both robbery on the refs part but the receiver for Penn state was no where near catching that pass inbound. It was clearly out of bounds and really showed the referees favoritism toward Penn

Grambo🌽🏈☠️😎

This was a 4th & 1 play. If they make the right call Tom got his first NT. Nope..... this one burns worse.

Doug Stewart

Huskers still could have won 94 Orange Bowl. Bad call was early in the game. 82 PSU was right at the end.

James Traut

Just piggybacking on this reply... there should be a 3rd choice: the Texas game in the Suh era when the refs put 1” back on the clock so Texas could kick the winning field goal.

52%

1994 Orange Bowl

9 Comments

Martin Vogel

Better than the crappy “alternative” uniforms.

Martin Vogel

How do I delete this?

Jamie Dilla

6 of one, half dozen of the other... BOTH calls were HORRIBLE. Easy to make the correct call....IF you're paying attention to your responsibilities.

Mike Petersen

Absolutely cost us a NC

John Fillmore

Nat Championship on the line. In addition there was a phantom PI call in the last minutes that gave them the field position to make their last field goal.

Justin Kilzer

I remember watching this game,and being devastated watching Florida state celebrate at the end of the game, the better team certainly did not win that game.

Robert Lee

Both were big and National championship possibilities

Carl Wiest

I'm still burning about that one! But that game is what started my burning passion for Big Red!

Shane Scranton

The 94 Orange Bowl because there was more than one that literally lost the game for us and it was for the National Championship.

Jan Mudder

It wasn't just 1 call. The FSU TD that was a fumble; the Nebraska fumble that was a TD; the phantom penalty on Dixon's punt return TD; almost every penalty after the Huskers' last FG. It felt fixed.

What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

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What should define Nebraska’s running back room heading into 2026?

69%

One clear feature back One clear feature back

31%

A situational committee A situational committee

69%

One clear feature back

3 Comments

David Weaver

Feature back is important to have but DEPTH is also CRITICAL. If don't have a feature back then either then depth chart is flooded with talent. But in the Big Ten you better have a GREAT 2nd and 3rd string to make it through the season. With EJ it helped he was so quick he didn't take huge hits

Terry Barker

Nebraska was always most stable when we had a feature back that can actually "carry" the team with his legs.

Ron Joseph

Nebraska in the past was successful with one top back. We've fallen on hard times because we haven't developed or recruited a great back. But the others need to be developed so we have a pipeline of backs like we use to have.

31%

A situational committee

4 Comments

Thomas Wright

Roger Craig & Tom Rathman ring a bell ? Not only a dynamic duo playing for NU, but also for the 49ers !! YES we want multiple RB’s to rotate in & out to keep their legs fresh!! GBR 🎈

SEW

Look at the success in the playoff, the teams have 2-3 capable RB's they use to keep them healthy and offer the D different looks. Johnson was unique, most backs can't take that many snaps a season and stay healthy and sharp.

PJ SAid

Every good team, including the NFL, will rotate backs on a regular basis. This last year Nebraska should have used a 2nd running back more often - NEB is lucked out EJ stayed healthy.