Poll Archive

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Saturday night's game against Kansas State is a milestone game for Nebraska because it will be the:

Posted 11/20/09 (1065 total votes)

• 500th game at Memorial Stadium (39%)
• 400th game at Memorial Stadium (21%)
• 600th game at Memorial Stadium (16%)
• 700th game at Memorial Stadium (13%)
• 300th game at Memorial Stadium (11%)

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Of the 13 Big 12 Conference Championship football games, Nebraska has reached the final:

Posted 11/18/09 (1582 total votes)

• Four times (32%)
• Three times (27%)
• Twice (16%)
• Five times (12%)
• Six times (7%)
• Seven times (5%)

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Niles Paul's 154-yard receiving performance at KU ranks sixth at Nebraska all-time. Who is the all-time leader with a 167-yard day?

Posted 11/16/09 (2075 total votes)

• Maurice Purify, Kansas, 2007 (40%)
• Matt Davison, Texas A&M, 1998 (28%)
• Frantz Hardy, Kansas, 2006 (18%)
• Guy Ingles, Oklahoma State, 1969 (9%)
• Chuck Malito, Hawaii, 1976 (5%)

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Nebraska's career leader for sacks (in stats since 1981) is:

Posted 11/14/09 (1824 total votes)

• Grant Wistrom (56%)
• Trev Alberts (22%)
• Adam Carriker (10%)
• Broderick Thomas (6%)
• Danny Noonan (3%)
• Jim Skow (2%)

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On Nebraska's career list of tackles for loss, the only two players who rank of ahead of Ndamukong Suh are:

Posted 11/10/09 (2279 total votes)

• Grant Wistrom and Barrett Ruud (66%)
• Trev Alberts and Jim Skow (16%)
• Broderick Thomas and Mike Rucker (9%)
• Adam Carriker and Willie Harper (4%)
• Jay Moore and Jared Tomich (3%)
• Kenny Walker and Travis Hill (2%)

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For me, the most memorable play in Nebraska’s classic 1978 upset of No. 1 Oklahoma was:

Posted 11/07/09 (1985 total votes)

• John Ruud’s hit on Kelly Phelps’ kickoff return (56%)
• Jeff Hansen’s hit that caused a Billy Sims fumble (17%)
• Jim Pillen’s recovery of OU’s final fumble (14%)
• Any of Rick Berns’ determined runs that day (8%)
• Rod Horn’s hit that caused a pivotal fumble (4%)

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Of the six Heisman Trophy winners who will be at Husker Nation Pavilion Saturday before the NU-OU game, the player I enjoyed watching the most was:

Posted 11/04/09 (1786 total votes)

• Eric Crouch (38%)
• Johnny Rodgers (32%)
• Mike Rozier (25%)
• Billy Sims (4%)
• Jason White (1%)
• Steve Owens (0%)

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If magic could replace logic and NU and OU could pull it off, I wish the two storied football programs would play each other:

Posted 11/03/09 (1206 total votes)

• Once every year like they used to do (93%)
• Twice every four years like they do now (7%)

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I think the last Nebraska player to be the first pick in the first round of the NFL draft was:

Posted 10/28/09 (4568 total votes)

• Irving Fryar in 1984 (47%)
• Neil Smith in 1988 (19%)
• Mike Rozier in 1984 (19%)
• Dean Steinkuhler in 1984 (9%)
• Bob Brown in 1964 (4%)
• John Dutton in 1974 (3%)

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Without looking it up, what two former Huskers finished second in Heisman Trophy voting:

Posted 10/23/09 (4585 total votes)

• Sam Francis and Tommie Frazier (55%)
• Rich Glover and Turner Gill (24%)
• Bobby Reynolds and Ahman Green (9%)
• David Humm and Dave Rimington (6%)
• Grant Wistrom and Jeff Kinney (4%)
• Bob Brown and Vince Ferragamo (3%)

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In 2008-09, the Nebraska men were the smallest team in D-I basketball. With more size this season, I see the Huskers:

Posted 10/22/09 (403 total votes)

• All of the above  (54%)
• Surprising Big 12 followers (17%)
• Becoming a better rebounding team (13%)
• Being as well coached as ever (7%)
• Having more offensive firepower (5%)
• Overcoming an inexperience issue (3%)

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Early in the conference season, the team I think poses the biggest threat to preseason favorite Nebraska winning the North is:

Posted 10/18/09 (3509 total votes)

• Kansas  (69%)
• Colorado (15%)
• Missouri  (7%)
• Iowa State (5%)
• Kansas State (4%)

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Other than a BCS bowl, the post-season Nebraska bowl game I would most likely attend would be:

Posted 10/15/09 (3219 total votes)

• Jan. 2 Cotton in Dallas (45%)
• Jan. 2 Alamo in San Antonio (24%)
• Dec. 30 Holiday in San Diego (20%)
• Dec. 31 Insight in Tempe (7%)
• Dec. 28 Independence in Shreveport (3%)
• Dec. 31 Sun in El Paso (1%)

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I would rank Thursday night's Nebraska defensive performance at Missouri in a steady downpour as:

Posted 10/10/09 (5563 total votes)

• The best this season (31%)
• Rock solid (27%)
• One of the best this season (25%)
• One of the best ever (15%)
• The best ever (1%)

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In my opinion, Nebraska's biggest rival in football is:

Posted 10/03/09 (12311 total votes)

• Oklahoma (58%)
• Colorado (19%)
• Missouri (19%)
• Kansas (2%)
• Kansas State (1%)
• Iowa State (1%)

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To me, the best way to describe Nebraska's 300th consecutive sellout celebration is:

Posted 09/30/09 (2307 total votes)

• A tribute to tradition (63%)
• A way to thank fans and honor Bob Devaney (25%)
• An emotional experience (9%)
• No big deal (2%)
• Fun, but not necessary (1%)

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In the 47 years of Nebraska's record 300 consecutive sellouts at home, the most memorable game is:

Posted 09/22/09 (8245 total votes)

• 17-14 win over No. 1 OU in 1978 (33%)
• 20-10 win over unbeaten OU in 2001 (32%)
• 28-21 win over Oklahoma in 1970 (17%)
• 24-7 win over unbeaten CU in 1994 (13%)
• 29-20 win over Oklahoma in 1963  (2%)
• 31-24 win over Alabama in 1977  (2%)

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Nebraska ranks fourth in all-time college football victories. The three schools I think rank ahead of Nebraska are:

Posted 09/19/09 (6083 total votes)

• Michigan, Texas and Notre Dame (65%)
• Oklahoma, USC and Miami (16%)
• Penn State, Florida State and Tennessee (8%)
• Alabama, Ohio State and Florida (8%)
• LSU, UCLA and Virginia Tech (3%)

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With games against Virginia Tech, Washington, UCLA, Miami and Tennessee, the NU football series I’d like to see next is:

Posted 09/14/09 (5441 total votes)

• Ohio State (24%)
• Notre Dame (23%)
• Michigan (18%)
• Florida (17%)
• LSU (16%)
• Send favorite to fanpoll@huskers.com (1%)

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As we approach a record 300 consecutive sellouts, the signature play I think of most inside Memorial Stadium is:

Posted 09/10/09 (4956 total votes)

• Eric Crouch's TD catch in 2001 OU game (45%)
• Every time Johnny Rodgers caught a kick (17%)
• Alex Henery's field goal in 2008 CU game (16%)
• John Ruud's hit in 1978 Oklahoma game (13%)
• Mike Rozier's run in 1983 UCLA game (9%)
• Send favorite to fanpoll@huskers.com (1%)

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