| Nebraska vs. Oklahoma, 1971 The "Game of the Century" (1971 version) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference game National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | November 25, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Owen Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Nebraska by 1 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Vance Carlson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 61,826 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson, and Bill Flemming (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game was the 51st edition of the rivalry, one of several labeled as a "Game of the Century." The Big Eight Conference matchup was held on Thursday, November 25, 1971, in Norman, Oklahoma.
The top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, defending national champions with a 20-game winning streak (and 29 without a loss), traveled south to play the second-ranked Oklahoma Sooners.[2] In a game that lived up to the hype, the Cornhuskers scored a late touchdown to defeat the Sooners by four, 35–31.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "Nebraska slim pick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 24, 1971. p. 11.
- ^ Oklahoma Sooners Official Athletic Site – Football Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "'Huskers dump Sooners". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 26, 1971. p. 3B.
- ^ "Kinney leads Nebraska triumph". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 26, 1971. p. 42.
- ^ "Battle for top spot reveals a pair of winners". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. November 26, 1971. p. 8.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (December 6, 1971). "Nebraska rides high". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
- ^ "Hype was exceeded by performance". ESPN Classic. Retrieved April 24, 2010.