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Well, I'm not sure how much there is to say about this topic that hasn't already been rehashed countless times in the last few days. Remember, I wrote this about Nebraska's 2013 offense and its potential to perform on par with 1983 and 1995 offenses:
What is notable is the scoring defense. Both teams had exceptional scoring defenses, which certainly helped the offenses. It takes a lot of faith in the 2013 Huskers to believe that they will be able to put together a season scoring defense like the 1983 or 1995 Huskers.
The 1983 Huskers opened with a 44-6 beatdown of Penn State in Lincoln. The 1983 meeting was payback for the Husker's loss the previous season at Penn State on what was thankfully a very short experiment with trapezoidal football fields.
1983 Penn State box score courtesy of HuskerMax.
PSU NU
First downs 15 23
Rushes-yards 33-82 57-322
Passing yards 227 178
Return yards 7 59
Passes 13-39-1 12-17-1
Sacks by 0-0 0-0
Punts 8-47 4-40
Fumbles-lost 5-1 9-1
Penalties-yards 6-29 8-77
Time of possession 24:45 35:15
The 1995 Huskers opened their season with a 64-21 victory on the road in Stillwater, OK.
1995 Oklahoma State box score courtesy of HuskerMax.
NEB OSU First downs 28 14 Rushes-yards 55-513 38-144 Passing yards 158 138 Return yards 48 12 Passes 12-20-1 11-27-3 Sacks by-Yards 4-35 0-0 Punts 1-53 7-43 Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 6-55 5-33 Time of Possession 29:55 30:05
So, because some on the CornNation staff still believe that the 2013 offense can put up the kind of offense that 1983 and 1995 did, here's where it stands after week 1:
Home Games | PF | PA |
1983 | 55.4 | 16.9 |
1995 | 54.9 | 14.9 |
2013 | 37 | 34 |
Away Games | PF | PA |
1983 | 42.2 | 16.4 |
1995 | 49.8 | 13.8 |
2013 | ||
All Games | PF | PA |
1983 | 50.3 | 16.7 |
1995 | 53.2 | 14.5 |
2013 | 37 | 34 |
Much work remains to be done. Next week vs. Southern Miss should help the stats line significantly.
Enjoy Week 2.
GBR!