It was as if we were watching the Huskers of the good old days last Saturday.
A 52-7 victory over Fordham in the home opener.
So how has Nebraska fared in its home openers since Bob Devaney rebuilt the program in 1962?
For those of you who are media guideless or are not addicted to Husker football on the internet, here’s a look back:
The Bob Devaney Era: 10 wins and 1 loss
September 22, 1962: Nebraska 53, South Dakota 0
September 21, 1963: Nebraska 58, South Dakota State 7
September 19, 1964: Nebraska 56, South Dakota 0
September 18, 1965: Nebraska 34, TCU 14
September 17, 1966: Nebraska 14, TCU 10
September 30, 1967: Nebraska 7, Minnesota 0
September 14, 1968: Nebraska 13, Wyoming 10
September 20, 1969: USC 31, Nebraska 21
September 12, 1970: Nebraska 36, Wake Forest 12
September 11, 1971: Nebraska 34, Oregon 7
September 16, 1972: Nebraska 37, Texas A&M 7
The Tom Osborne Era: 23 wins and 2 losses
September 8, 1973: Nebraska 40, UCLA 13
September 14, 1974: Nebraska 61, Oregon 7
September 13, 1975: Nebraska 10, LSU 7
September 25, 1976: Nebraska 64, TCU 10
September 10, 1977: Washington State 19, Nebraska 10
September 9, 1978: Nebraska 36, California 26
September 15, 1979: Nebraska 35, Utah State 14
September 13, 1980: Nebraska 55, Utah 9
September 19, 1981: Nebraska 34, Florida State 14
September 11, 1982: Nebraska 42, Iowa 7
September 10, 1983: Nebraska 56, Wyoming 20
September 8, 1984: Nebraska 42, Wyoming 7
September 7, 1985: Florida State 17, Nebraska 13
September 6, 1986: Nebraska 34, Florida State 17
September 5, 1987: Nebraska 56, Utah State 12
September 3, 1988: Nebraska 63, Utah State 13
September 9, 1989: Nebraska 48, Northern Illinois 17
September 1, 1990: Nebraska 13, Baylor 0
September 7, 1991: Nebraska 59, Utah State 28
September 5, 1992: Nebraska 49, Utah 22
September 4, 1993: Nebraska 76, North Texas 14
September 17, 1994: Nebraska 49, UCLA 21
September 16, 1995: Nebraska 77, Arizona State 28
September 7, 1996: Nebraska 55, Michigan State 14
August 30, 1997: Nebraska 59, Akron 14
The Frank Solich Era: 6 wins and 0 lost
August 29, 1998: Nebraska 56, Louisiana Tech 27
September 11, 1999: Nebraska 45, California 0
September 2, 2000: Nebraska 49, San Jose State 13
August 25, 2001: Nebraska 21, TCU 7
August 24, 2002: Nebraska 48, Arizona State 10
August 30, 2003: Nebraska 17, Oklahoma State 7
The Bill Callahan Era: 4 wins and 0 lost
September 4, 2004: Nebraska 56, Western Illinois 17
September 3, 2005: Nebraska 25, Maine 0
September 2, 2006: Nebraska 49 Louisiana Tech 10
September 1, 2007: Nebraska 52, Nevada 10
The Mark “Bo” Pelini Era: 7 wins and 0 lost
August 30, 2008: Nebraska 47, Western Michigan 24
September 5, 2009: Nebraska 49, Florida Atlantic 3
September 4, 2010: Nebraska 49, Western Kentucky 10
September 3, 2011: Nebraska 40, Chattanooga 7
September 1, 2012: Nebraska 49, Southern Mississippi 20
August 31, 2013: Nebraska 37, Wyoming 34
August 30, 2014: Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7
The Mike Riley Era: 2 wins and 1 loss
September 5, 2015: BYU 33, Nebraska 28
September 3, 2016: Nebraska 43, Fresno State 10
September 2, 2017: Nebraska 43, Arkansas State 36
The Scott Frost Era: 3 wins and 1 loss
September 8, 2018: Colorado 33, Nebraska 28
August 31, 2019: Nebraska 35, South Alabama 21
November 14, 2020: Nebraska 30, Penn State 23
September 4, 2021: Nebraska 52, Fordham 7
For the record, the 2022 home opener is scheduled for September 3, 2022 vs. North Dakota.
Since 1962 Nebraska boasts a season home opener record of 55 wins and 5 losses. The only game that wasn’t a sellout is the 1962 game vs. South Dakota.
Next week is Oklahoma week and I will share with you what I believe are the ten most meaningful Nebraska football victories I have experienced! Hopefully, an upset of the Sooners will be one of them!
Go Big Red!