Q 01/05

How many national championships does Nebraska football claim?

A) Five

B) Four

C) Seven

D) Three

Answer · why

A) Five

Nebraska claims five national championships: 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995 and 1997, the last three under Tom Osborne.

Q 02/05

Nebraska has sold out every home game at Memorial Stadium since which year?

A) 1962

B) 1968

C) 1974

D) 1980

Answer · why

A) 1962

The sellout streak began in 1962, Bob Devaney's first season, and reached 400 consecutive games six decades later, an NCAA record for any sport.

Q 03/05

What is Memorial Stadium's nickname on game day?

A) The Cornfield

B) The Sea of Red

C) The Big Red Barn

D) The Husker Bowl

Answer · why

B) The Sea of Red

Memorial Stadium becomes the Sea of Red on game days, when roughly 90,000 fans in red briefly outnumber every Nebraska city except Omaha and Lincoln.

Q 04/05

Where did Bob Devaney rank on Tippy Dye's list when Nebraska hired him in 1962?

A) Seventh

B) Second

C) Fourth

D) First

Answer · why

C) Fourth

He came at a salary of $17,000 and won two national titles and eight conference crowns in eleven seasons.

Q 05/05

How many seasons did Tom Osborne spend as Nebraska's head coach after succeeding Bob Devaney in 1973?

A) 15

B) 20

C) 25

D) 30

Answer · why

C) 25

Osborne coached 25 seasons, 1973 through 1997, and never won fewer than nine games in any of them.