Nebraska Football: Biggest Crushes in Husker History
2. Sept 17, 1983 – Nebraska 83, Minnesota 13
You had to feel at least a little bit bad for the Minnesota Golden Gophers on that fateful day in 1983. All they had to do was defend one of the most prolific offensive trios in Nebraska football history.
Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier had 196 yards on 15 carries. That averages out to a staggering 13 yards per attempt. He was exceeding the necessary yardage for a first down every time he touched the football.
Quarterback Turner Gill hit the century mark on only four attempts. Irving Fryar, the first overall pick in the 1984 NFL Draft, notched three carries for 92 yards. It was like something out of the Three Stooges.
Gill only completed three of his 12 passes, but he still managed 136 yards including a 68-yard touchdown pass to Fryar seven minutes into the first quarter.
At the time, it was Minnesota’s worst defeat in a century of college football. By the time the third quarter had ended, all 60 members of the travel roster had put in effort on the field. The 83 points scored by Nebraska that day remains the most put up by the Big Red in the modern era.
Considering how defenses have evolved over the years, it’s likely to stay that way.