NEBRASKA GAME DAY

NEBRASKA GAME DAY
Game days at Nebraska are unlike any
in college football. Fans line the streets
of Lincoln waiting to enter the “Sea of
Red,” while the marching band parades
up Stadium Drive as thousands of redclad fans look on. The Huskers emerge
from the famous “Tunnel Walk” to the
sound of “Sirius” and the fans stay at a
frenzied pitch until the final play of the
game when they graciously cheer for
the opposing players as they exit the
field.
The Huskers enter Memorial
Stadium through the famous
“Tunnel Walk” which has taken
them from their locker room, past
the horseshoe, down the tunnel,
along a red-brick road marking
national championships of the
past and finally onto the field in
front of 80,000 screaming fans.
HERBIE HUSKER
“ Of all the fans in America,
Nebraska’s are the most in-tune
with college football, and they
have the most respect for the way
a college football game should be
played.”
Lee Corso
ESPN Commentator
HUSKERS EMERGE FROM TUNNEL WALK
HUSKER SPIRIT SQUADS
The Husker Spirit Squad (far
bottom) and Scarlet Dance
Squad (right) annually
rank among the top cheer
programs in the country. In
2000, the Scarlets finished
as the national runner-up in
Orlando, Fla.
SCARLET DANCE SQUAD
10 Reasons
Nebraska Football is Magical
1. NU has won five national titles,
including three in a four-year span in
the 1990s. The Huskers were the first
team in NCAA history to win more than
100 games in consecutive decades.
2. Memorial Stadium’s 275 straight
sellouts is a continuing NCAA record
that stretches back 44 years.
3. The Huskers have played in 43 bowl
games, including an NCAA record 35
straight from 1969 to 2003.
4. The Nebraska football program has
produced 31 first-round NFL draft picks.
The Huskers lead all Big 12 teams with
52 players chosen in the NFL Draft
over the past 10 years.
5. Nebraska leads the nation with 62
first-team football CoSIDA Academic
All-Americans.
6. Nebraska welcomes players from
around the world, with its current roster
comprised of players from 24 states
and Germany.
7. Nebraska had a Big 12-leading 32
players on NFL opening-day rosters in
2005.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA CORNHUSKER MARCHING BAND
8. The Nebraska coaching staff
features four coaches with Super Bowl
experience and coaches who have
won championships in seven different
collegiate conferences.
9. NU has the nation’s leading winning
percentage since 1970. The Huskers
have won nearly 82 percent of their
games.
10. Nebraska has appeared in the final
Associated Press Top 25 in 36 of the
past 38 seasons.