1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Oregon at #7 Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Oregon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| • #7 Nebraska
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23 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
61 |
|
#4 Nebraska at Wisconsin [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #4 Nebraska |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
| • Wisconsin
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0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
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Northwestern at #10 Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Northwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| • #10 Nebraska
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14 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
49 |
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Minnesota at #6 Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • #6 Nebraska
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6 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
54 |
|
Missouri at #5 Nebraska [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Missouri
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0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
| #5 Nebraska |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
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#12 Nebraska at #13 Kansas [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • #12 Nebraska
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0 |
14 |
14 |
28 |
56 |
| #13 Kansas
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Oklahoma State at #9 Nebraska [box score]
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#9 Nebraska at Colorado [box score]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • #9 Nebraska
|
6 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
| Colorado |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
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The 1974 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Oregon's only score came in the 4th quarter against Nebraska reserves, as the Cornhuskers entirely demolished the Ducks in Lincoln to open the season 1-0.
Wisconsin's air attack provided the Badgers with a 242-47 passing margin, while Nebraska's ground attack rolled up a 258-77 yard advantage on the ground, and the Cornhuskers led Wisconsin for all but six minutes of the game and were still in front by 6 when the Badgers pulled out a 77-yard touchdown pass and successful PAT with 3:29 in the 4th to pull ahead by 1 point, sending the Cornhuskers home with an early-season loss.
Nebraska RB Monte Anthony set a new freshman record with his 111 yards on 14 carries as Nebraska rolled up 563 total offensive yards on the way to exacting some revenge on the Big 10 conference following the previous week's loss to Wisconsin.
Nebraska's wrath toward the Big 10 was not completed yet, as the Cornhuskers steamrolled Minnesota 54-0 in a dominating defeat of the Golden Gophers.
Missouri, while unable to come up with any points of their own early on, still managed to hold Nebraska to a 10-0 lead well into the 4th quarter before suddenly coming to life and putting up 21 unanswered points in a stunning upset that left Nebraska winless at the outset of their conference schedule.
For the second time this season, #12 Nebraska came off of a loss with a vengeance, smashing #13 Kansas in a 56-0 rout at Lawrence. Nebraska QB Dave Humm set a new Nebraska and Big 8 completion percentage record, a new team and conference season touchdowns record, and a new team/conference/national record of 15 consecutive pass completions, going 23 of 27 with no interceptions for the day, an especially remarkable event considering that the Cornhusker offense was known for its land-based attack. More than half of the sellout crowd were Nebraska fans who made the short drive south.
Oklahoma State outrushed Nebraska 204-167 but was able to produce only a 4th-quarter field goal, as Nebraska was also stymied offensively yet was able to survive the game by riding a single 3rd-quarter touchdown for the win. The Blackshirts saved the day, recovering a Cowboy fumble, reeling in an interception, and blocking a field goal attempt to help preserve the win.
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