300th Consecutive Sellout at Memorial Stadium

The Huskers have sold out Memorial Stadium for the 300th time in a row today for the game against Louisiana-Lafayette. The record begain in 1962 when Bob Deavany was in his first year coaching what had been a losing team for the 8 years before. He eventually led the Huskers to back-to-back championships and began the legacy that is now known as Husker football. It is a great record to hold because it shows more about Husker fans than the football team itself.  Just as Steve Hanway pointed out on Big Red Network:

One of the most remarkable things about Nebraska’s 300-game consecutive home sellout streak is that the first game in that streak was a loss to Missouri. When you consider that a team’s success on the field is often the sole determinant of how much people will support a team, it’s rather remarkable that after Nebraska fans saw their team lose to Missouri for the seventh year in a row, they still came back and bought every ticket available for the next home game. When you look at the history of Nebraska football, it is the losses as much as the wins that have been major milestones in the program’s history.

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Husker Football

I wrote a post today on my personal blog about Husker football and I figured I should post a link to it on this blog too. 

 

GO HUSKERS!!!