As a Gator fan, this team still gives me nightmares. That '95 team was outstanding. The greatest team ever. Keep in mind, this Gator team was no slouch in 1995. They returned nearly all starters from that team and won the National Title the following year... Just makes it even more impressive in my opinion what Nebraska did to them. They beat four Top 10 teams.
You are absolutely correct. I followed that Florida team very closely that year, and they were kind of a machine themselves. They tore right through the SEC that year, admittedly the SEC back then wasn't like it is now, but it was still a strong conference. Even Peyton Manning's Tennessee team couldn't hang with them, nor could FSU, Georgia, Auburn, or Arkansas. I really thought the Gators would win that game, but early on in the game I could tell they were in big trouble. It was obvious that Nebraska just had too much size, speed, and depth. The people who aren't old enough to remember it have a hard time believing it now, but anybody who saw that Cornhusker team knew they were a machine
this team is hands down the greatest ever...both lines were just insane, no one stood a chance against them, our line would just dominate them like rag dolls, the backfield with frazier, phillips, and green was just too fast for everyone and should be known as the greatest option team to ever play the game too
Bama fan here since I was a kid in the 70s, and Bama had some great teams, but this Nebraska team still stands out in my mind as the best college football team I have ever seen. They steamrolled everybody they played. So fast, so strong, and so dominant. A freakin machine.
From an outsider's perspective(Longhorn fan). That 1995 Husker team was crazy good. Nothing against those Miami teams of a few years go, but you have had to witness those teams from the 90s with Nebraska. They crushed almost everyone during the mid '90s, pretty much most of the '90s. When we beat them in Lincoln in the late '90s, we were ecstatic. It was so difficult just to hang with them, let alone beat them. If you are old enough, you would remember.
And the Florida team Nebraska dominated for the biggest blowout in title game history was the same team that won the National Championship the following year so that just goes to show how good that squad was. And that is why the 95 Huskers are the best college football team of all time.
As an OU fan, I'm not AT ALL ashamed to say that this squad was BY FAR the best I'd ever seen in my 34 years on this earth. Btw, HOW IN THE HELL did Tommie Frazier not win a Heisman, injuries aside!
It's crazy that this team went 5-deep at I-back. Childs, Benning, and Sims would have started at most other Big 8 schools. Green and Phillips were once in a generation type of talents.
Oh palease. Here's what Osborne knew on day 1 of 1995 He knew would face 11 coaches with the following records at their school * 5 were 0-0 because they were 1st year coaches * 4 had losing records * 2 had winning records by 7 games (5+2) Strength of schedule doesn't factor this in. AI will. By 2030, Neb95 will not be in top 10, probably long before. Coaches records at the school prior to 95 OK ST (0-0) MSU (0-0) CO (0-0) Iowa ST (0-0) OU (0-0) MO (3-8) Pac (12-21) ASU (15-18) KS (33-45) WA ST (35-33) +2 KSU (36-31) +5 Now you understand why Osborne knew he needed to run up the score. Nobody was gonna believe 95 was legit. Most, that know football, know 95 was a joke. And FL didn't show like Neb didn't 2 games later when they couldn't muster 1 point (actually possible). #19 ASU 17, #1 Neb 0.
@@robjohnson8861 Yes that why the teams they beat finished in the top 10 and that's why they put.up 60+ on Florida in the nation championship. Your just a hater and a idiot
Sorry 2014 national champs florida st.....this Nebraska team would have gave you a beat down that you would not forget.They would beat you by a minimum of 28 points.I was fortunate to watch both teams play and it's a no brainer.
@@mr.billthrower7392 I know this was two years ago, but yes. Even those teams. Maybe not by 14 or more like they did in 1995, but they'd probably win by at least 13. There's no comparison. Both of those teams are great, but there's never been a more dominant team in all of college football.
LSU fan here. Ive seen a lot of great football teams in my 34 years on this planet 1995 Nebraska is the best college football team Ive ever seen. Conference pride be damned!
I agree dude, I think that 1995 Huskers were the best in College football history EVER, but that 2001 canes team was very close. Similar results across the board, EXCEPT nebraska beat some 3 top 10 teams to propel them to a dismantling of Florida, and Miami didn't play anybody in the top 10 til the NC, which they won by 3 touchdowns. I think NU's wins are more impressive than the Canes, but I think both were amazing. I do think NU was better though, and it was voted in their on ESPN too.
Indeed, Nebraska's 1995 schedule was ranked 24th toughest out of 113 Division I teams. To have a steamrolled its opponents the way it did, to have never been challenged beyond halftime by any team in its path, to destroy 4 Top 10 finishers and to humiliate an otherwise remarkable Florida team (much the same one that would win the National Title the following year) is to cast a shadow of greatness that no other team has ever quite stepped out of. And I'm betting probably none ever will.
95 huskers = Mike Tyson in his prime…speed power unstoppable force!!! the game was over before it started….. most dominate team in the history of college football
By far THEE best team in the history of college football. There won't be another team to even come close to matching the athleticism and determination this team had, if so it will be decades before we see it. I mean theres a tramendous amount of talent out there dont get me wrong, but i dont think the players now-a-days could match the mentality, motivation, and determination to carry out their full potential like the '95 team outstandingly demonstrated.
if you didnt witness this team in action, you cant really understand how good they really were. they played 4 top10 and crushed them by an average score of 48-18. 01 Miami needed a fluke play against an BC team to win and barely beat VaTec.
these guys rocked like nothing else. I am from California and went to school at NU. I had no idea about their football program, i grew up loving Pac-10 and Big-10 football... I was thinking.. Nebraska? Football? thats a joke right? I have never seen anything so dominate as these guys from 94-97... damn they just owned everyone.. it really was a totally different mentality...
@FoxsitoTaquito not sure what schedule you saw sir. Beating 4 teams that ended in the top 10 is not cupcake to me. In fact thats a better schedule than any SEC team would ever play now....
We may or may not be great again but we can still say without a doubt that we had the best college football team of all time :) BTW all that matters is the final score genius.
As an Ohio State fan let me just say this about '95 Nebraska This is the greatest college football team to ever step foot on the field. And it will be from here until the end of time.
01 Miami's average was 42.3-13.2 vs. ranked teams that year (when going by the final AP poll), giving them a avg. margin of victory of 29.1. NU's was actually 30.7, FWIW.
rofl, that Canes fan is clueless. HUGE Buckeye here. WELCOME TO THE BIG TEN! i can't wait to see us matched up! Nebraska '95 is the greatest college football team i'[ve ever seen.
Its been a few years ago and watching this makes me think SHIZZZZAM! this would be impressive in todays game for sure....this was amazing football...95 huskers best of all time
Yes, I know what you mean that Nebraska team was a machine, not to mention the Florida team they destroyed that year was also a really good team that definitely deserved to be there. I live in Alabama, and it's good to see a Bama fan that's willing to recognize the accomplishments of non-SEC teams. Most of the ones I know won't give any recognition to teams from other parts of the country.
I wish Nebraska would play Miami this year. It would be a good victory for the Huskers. We lost to the Hokies by 1 point, and Miami got dominated by them the whole game. And Nebraska is in the top 5 scoring defenses.
Nebraska was 6th Nationally in Interceptions with 20. Suh had one. You're right, he was the only good part of our defense, good call. Our offense returns 10 or 11 starters next year. They won't improve at all. The fact that Zac Lee had a torn tendon in his throwing elbow did not affect his play at all, neither did the fact that the offensive line had key injuries throughout the year. The performance we had in the Holiday Bowl against a top 25 defense was no indication of what we could have been.
I agree with you "Mjjb23". Since the EPIC beatdown Miami laid upon Nebraska [34-0 at the half], Nebraska has had two losing seasons, Fired 2 Coaches and is STILL yet to finish in the Top 15.
@Setosku Wasn't the score 55-14 or something? I remember Nick Saban saying Tom Osborne said to him "you're not as bad as you think." during the post game handshake haha. I'm really looking forward to the matchup of our teams this year, should be a great game!!
I'm not saying every player didn't have a roll in that loss, but that was the key moment. That was the key play in VA Tech's drive to take the lead. And Nebraska could beat some teams in the Top 25. By the end of the season you'll see that. I don't have to prove it to you now, nor do I have to defend the scheduling choices of our athletic department.
Well Said. 2001 Miami also had twice the All-Americans as 95 NU, played 5 Top 15 Teams, had a better M.O.V. against ranked opp, only trailed for 115 seconds all season (0-3 at VT), set an NCAA Points Record and after losing ELEVEN starters to the NFL in 2001, were still good enough to make it to the NCG the following season.
the problem is, that no one ever stopped Vince Young, he dominated every team, including the team heralded as the "best in college history"(05 USC trojans) before Vince carved them up! plus they had a very good defense as well
Not a nebraska fan, but this was the best college football team I have ever seen, and it looks like nothing this year in college football will change that opinion
I strongly believe that the 95 huskers had the best rushing attack ever by a college team,they stomped over every team they played blowing out everyone on the schedule regardless of how good they were,i don't know much about the Miami 01 team except that they had a great D-fence, but i think the huskers would win cause they had the best O-line ever that didnt allow a sack all year and each running back averaged 5 yards a carry. thats My opinion.
The stats you typed I know of b/c I wouldn't be an FSU fan. However, for just one year there was no dominant team like the '95 Huskers. They beat 4 top ranked teams that year & their margin of victory was out of this world! Also, that shouldn't take away from me being an avid FSU fan. I'm just simply stating facts, being diplomatic & paying respects to one of College Footballs juggernauts!
I havre done extensive research in college football, and this team is the best of all time, VERY, VERY closely followed by the 1971 Nebraska team. First of all, they never scored less than 35 points in any game, and never lost any game by fewer than 14 points, That game against Washington State (35-21) came against the best defensive team in the nation that year. The last TD scored by WSU game in garbage time. Florida, Colorado, KSU, and KU - all in the Top 10, NU beat them handily..
There are four teams that consistently show up in the "best ever" debate. 1971 Nebraska, 1972 USC, 1995 Nebraska and 2001 Miami. There are plausible arguments for each of these great teams. But I happen to find 1995 Nebraska's case to be the most convincing.
So what's your point? AD's usually agree in principle to get a home/away series with big programs. Small Teams that you have to pay are typically done a year in advance. TO's was more than likely responsible for the OOC opponents. Or is it just a coincidence that his 2nd year as A.D. NU's OOC schedule is filled with MWC and MAC Teams.
@Huskerfan64, For you.. and everyone else that doesn't know what the hell 'Scoring Defense' is... Scoring defense simply means how much points the other team scores on your defense.. Not how much points your defense scores..
Also for other people.. Nebraska finished #2 behind Alabama.. and only off by a few points.. to be exact on how many points.. .2 points behind alabama.
And the final score is more important than who lead at what point. We never trailed in the 2nd half ever and our closest game was 14 points. That is way more impressive than what Miami did far and away.
Thanks, I appreciate the gratitude. It's funny, what once started as a bashing argument has now become more civil and respectful. Better football talk this way. Hopefully everybody else on here takes note.
Hey guys droping in 2 say Cody green started 2day VS baylor and did very well in mah book. Had about 160 yards passing in 10 attemps and rushed for 54 yards. He played well and there is room for inprovment but all in all he did very good he has a long way 2 go but he will do good good job Cody wish u luck on the rest of the season. GO BIG RED
@Jagnole101 27 players from this Husker team went on to sign NFL contracts. It was the combination of skill. speed, power and ball control that made their offense wear down other teams defenses and that same combination ate up other teams offenses. They were brutally efficient.
O ic, well my opinion on the option. I think if we still had great talent we could run the option almost as well as we used to. The Big 12 doesn't seem to have much D-fence now a days so it would pry work.
@BallzinAvice Its called lifting weights good sir. If you didn't know Nebraska has had the best weight facilities in college football pretty much forever. That includes now as we just upgraded yet again thanks to Suh's donation.
i actually have thought of that in that same perspective with the 04 usc team, except those guys would be 11 years old. It's really damn hard to compare these teams, but they are all great teams and they are qualified as great college teams
@hokiepower Definitely. Being a different game now it is hard to compare, but with the timing and execution the 95 team had I wouldn't call it absurd to say they could have hung over 40 on Bama this year. I just hope we can get back to that kind of execution soon.
Finally, a Husker fan with something more than just blind devotion with something to say. Nice job with the stats. Point taken. You listed NU avg PPG, but didn't list PPG Allowed. You listed NU avg YPG, but didn't list YPG Allowed. So I listed them for you and they prove your wrong. UM/NU against Ranked Opp: 01 UM: 47.2 - 14.4 [MOV - 32.8] 95 NU: 49.0 - 18.0 [MOV- 31.0] YPG Allowed vs Ranked Opp: 01 UM: 292 ypg, 95 NU: 313.5 ypg
why thank you very much. i dont know why you said that tho because miami was ranked much lower than nebraska. and actually some sites did rank nebraska in the top 25, while miami hovered somewhere around the 40s. and besides, at the end of 2007 we were ranked in the 60s, and at the beginning of 2008 we were ranked in the mid 40s, so being in the high mid to high 20s in the rankings seems like pretty good progress to me, dont you think?
1) 1995 Nebraska The most dominating team in CFB history. They destroyed 4 top ten teams, trailed only for 13 minutes the ENTIRE season an all star defense and 27 future pros, 9 future and current All-Americans. Even when stars where in trouble the team was so deep they rarely missed a step. Ranked number 1 all time by SI, CBS, Sagarin, and multiple other places. In the championship game against the # 2 ranked Florida Gators announcers where dumbstruck at the absolute power this team had."
@ inimicall You're right, Miami hasn't done anything since 2001...... except win 2 conference titles, play for another National Championship, finish in the Top 11 every year after that until 2005. But yeah, I guess you're right.
We earned our Top 10 ranking and VT earned theirs by beating top quality opposition. Nebraska on the otherhand was gifted theirs, seeing how they haven't beaten anyone in almost a decade. Don't disappear when NU loses 2 of their next 3.
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As a Gator fan, this team still gives me nightmares. That '95 team was outstanding. The greatest team ever. Keep in mind, this Gator team was no slouch in 1995. They returned nearly all starters from that team and won the National Title the following year... Just makes it even more impressive in my opinion what Nebraska did to them. They beat four Top 10 teams.
You are absolutely correct. I followed that Florida team very closely that year, and they were kind of a machine themselves. They tore right through the SEC that year, admittedly the SEC back then wasn't like it is now, but it was still a strong conference. Even Peyton Manning's Tennessee team couldn't hang with them, nor could FSU, Georgia, Auburn, or Arkansas. I really thought the Gators would win that game, but early on in the game I could tell they were in big trouble. It was obvious that Nebraska just had too much size, speed, and depth. The people who aren't old enough to remember it have a hard time believing it now, but anybody who saw that Cornhusker team knew they were a machine
I bet.
ABSOLUTELY
this team is hands down the greatest ever...both lines were just insane, no one stood a chance against them, our line would just dominate them like rag dolls, the backfield with frazier, phillips, and green was just too fast for everyone and should be known as the greatest option team to ever play the game too
Brook Berringer (R.I.P) played half a game with a collapsed lung in 94. Thats a man right there.
Bama fan here since I was a kid in the 70s, and Bama had some great teams, but this Nebraska team still stands out in my mind as the best college football team I have ever seen. They steamrolled everybody they played. So fast, so strong, and so dominant. A freakin machine.
From an outsider's perspective(Longhorn fan). That 1995 Husker team was crazy good. Nothing against those Miami teams of a few years go, but you have had to witness those teams from the 90s with Nebraska. They crushed almost everyone during the mid '90s, pretty much most of the '90s. When we beat them in Lincoln in the late '90s, we were ecstatic. It was so difficult just to hang with them, let alone beat them. If you are old enough, you would remember.
Easily one of the best highlight videos I've ever seen, I've watched it throughout most of my life, I hope this video never gets taken off.
Dude same watched it for as long as I can remember, I just wish I was alive because now we are pitiful
The most terrifyingly talented college football team in history! Without a doubt.
I wish i was alive to see us play like this
And the Florida team Nebraska dominated for the biggest blowout in title game history was the same team that won the National Championship the following year so that just goes to show how good that squad was. And that is why the 95 Huskers are the best college football team of all time.
As an OU fan, I'm not AT ALL ashamed to say that this squad was BY FAR the best I'd ever seen in my 34 years on this earth. Btw, HOW IN THE HELL did Tommie Frazier not win a Heisman, injuries aside!
They were so good in 1990s
It's crazy that this team went 5-deep at I-back. Childs, Benning, and Sims would have started at most other Big 8 schools. Green and Phillips were once in a generation type of talents.
Shame what happened to Phillips I wasnt alive to see him play but he has some of the craziest highlights ive ever seen
In the 90's Nebraska was years ahead of most programs when it came to strength and conditioning
The 2 greatest teams of all time were 95 Nebraska and 01 Miami. In that order
No argument
I was only 8 and in my first year of little league football in 95, however I miss this style of football dearly!!!
remember when the '95 huskers almost lost that one game?
ya, me neither. GBR
The greatest college football team to ever grace this earth. Even ESPN knows best.
Most dominant teams since 1970 based on closest regular season game:
5. 1991 Washington 7 pts.
5. 1992 Alabama 7 pts.
3. 1972 USC 9 pts.
*2004 Utah 11 pts (faced zero ranked teams)
2. 1995 Florida!! 11 pts.
1. 1995 Nebraska 14 pts.
Wow!!
Oh palease.
Here's what Osborne knew on day 1 of 1995
He knew would face 11 coaches with the following records at their school
* 5 were 0-0 because they were 1st year coaches
* 4 had losing records
* 2 had winning records by 7 games (5+2)
Strength of schedule doesn't factor this in. AI will. By 2030, Neb95 will not be in top 10, probably long before.
Coaches records at the school prior to 95
OK ST (0-0)
MSU (0-0)
CO (0-0)
Iowa ST (0-0)
OU (0-0)
MO (3-8)
Pac (12-21)
ASU (15-18)
KS (33-45)
WA ST (35-33) +2
KSU (36-31) +5
Now you understand why Osborne knew he needed to run up the score. Nobody was gonna believe 95 was legit. Most, that know football, know 95 was a joke.
And FL didn't show like Neb didn't 2 games later when they couldn't muster 1 point (actually possible).
#19 ASU 17, #1 Neb 0.
@@robjohnson8861 Yes that why the teams they beat finished in the top 10 and that's why they put.up 60+ on Florida in the nation championship. Your just a hater and a idiot
@robjohnson8861 education shows with that spelling, so wouldn't trust your work about football especially the not showing up
Thank you, I am not a nebraska fan, however the 1995 team was the toughest and most ass kicking team i've ever seen in college football.
Sorry 2014 national champs florida st.....this Nebraska team would have gave you a beat down that you would not forget.They would beat you by a minimum of 28 points.I was fortunate to watch both teams play and it's a no brainer.
To be fair, that Nebraska team would give a lot of National Champions a beat down. It was the kind of team that doesn't come around very often
Well fucking said!!!
@@kansasjayhawk8386 your team sucks as well
Lol, since the trailed multiple times in the championship game vs Auburn, I highly doubt 2013 FSU could beat any of the past champs
For the whole decade of the 90s everyone knew Nebraska was gonna run and yet they couldn't stop it
01 Canes vs 95 Huskers. NCAA Football 12.........Huskers won 13-10.
Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed every minute of it.
95 huskers would destroy any college team!
Jeremy Slaughter lmao no
2019 LSU? 2013 Alabama?
@@mr.billthrower7392 I know this was two years ago, but yes. Even those teams. Maybe not by 14 or more like they did in 1995, but they'd probably win by at least 13. There's no comparison. Both of those teams are great, but there's never been a more dominant team in all of college football.
LSU fan here. Ive seen a lot of great football teams in my 34 years on this planet 1995 Nebraska is the best college football team Ive ever seen. Conference pride be damned!
95 was like a college all-star team, best team ever.
I agree dude, I think that 1995 Huskers were the best in College football history EVER, but that 2001 canes team was very close. Similar results across the board, EXCEPT nebraska beat some 3 top 10 teams to propel them to a dismantling of Florida, and Miami didn't play anybody in the top 10 til the NC, which they won by 3 touchdowns. I think NU's wins are more impressive than the Canes, but I think both were amazing. I do think NU was better though, and it was voted in their on ESPN too.
Indeed, Nebraska's 1995 schedule was ranked 24th toughest out of 113 Division I teams. To have a steamrolled its opponents the way it did, to have never been challenged beyond halftime by any team in its path, to destroy 4 Top 10 finishers and to humiliate an otherwise remarkable Florida team (much the same one that would win the National Title the following year) is to cast a shadow of greatness that no other team has ever quite stepped out of.
And I'm betting probably none ever will.
95 huskers = Mike Tyson in his prime…speed power unstoppable force!!! the game was over before it started….. most dominate team in the history of college football
We will never get anymore teams like 95 Nebraska and 2001 Miami.
As an avid FSU fan, this was/is the most dominant team in the history of college football.
I just heard Suh on Rome is burning. Dude is a class act. Im actually starting to like this Nebraska team.
1995 Nebraska football is the best team in football history! GO BIG RED!!!!!
By far THEE best team in the history of college football. There won't be another team to even come close to matching the athleticism and determination this team had, if so it will be decades before we see it. I mean theres a tramendous amount of talent out there dont get me wrong, but i dont think the players now-a-days could match the mentality, motivation, and determination to carry out their full potential like the '95 team outstandingly demonstrated.
I think your one of the few Husker fans that I like. Objective and realistic. I can respect that.
if you didnt witness this team in action, you cant really understand how good they really were. they played 4 top10 and crushed them by an average score of 48-18.
01 Miami needed a fluke play against an BC team to win and barely beat VaTec.
Pillar music and Nebraska football,a good mix Go Big Red!
3:58 is possibly the best blindside block I have ever seen.
these guys rocked like nothing else. I am from California and went to school at NU. I had no idea about their football program, i grew up loving Pac-10 and Big-10 football... I was thinking.. Nebraska? Football? thats a joke right? I have never seen anything so dominate as these guys from 94-97... damn they just owned everyone.. it really was a totally different mentality...
@FoxsitoTaquito not sure what schedule you saw sir. Beating 4 teams that ended in the top 10 is not cupcake to me. In fact thats a better schedule than any SEC team would ever play now....
Agreed, Definitely one of the most exciting games that I can remember. It kind of reminded me of the 05 NCG.
We may or may not be great again but we can still say without a doubt that we had the best college football team of all time :) BTW all that matters is the final score genius.
As an Ohio State fan let me just say this about '95 Nebraska
This is the greatest college football team to ever step foot on the field. And it will be from here until the end of time.
Hands down the best NCAA football team to step on the field
01 Miami's average was 42.3-13.2 vs. ranked teams that year (when going by the final AP poll), giving them a avg. margin of victory of 29.1. NU's was actually 30.7, FWIW.
Most dominate team in college football history. PERIOD!
rofl, that Canes fan is clueless. HUGE Buckeye here. WELCOME TO THE BIG TEN! i can't wait to see us matched up! Nebraska '95 is the greatest college football team i'[ve ever seen.
Its been a few years ago and watching this makes me think SHIZZZZAM! this would be impressive in todays game for sure....this was amazing football...95 huskers best of all time
Punt returns are much more common then an interception then falling down pitch or taken out of his hands or whatever happened. That was a LUCKY play.
"The team that can't be beat won't be beat." Story of the 1995 Huskers!!! GO BIG RED!!!
Yes, I know what you mean that Nebraska team was a machine, not to mention the Florida team they destroyed that year was also a really good team that definitely deserved to be there. I live in Alabama, and it's good to see a Bama fan that's willing to recognize the accomplishments of non-SEC teams. Most of the ones I know won't give any recognition to teams from other parts of the country.
The Greatest College Football Team of ALL TIME (except maybe the 83' Husker team...sigh) Great Vid' and thanks for the Upload!!! GO BIG RED!
I wish Nebraska would play Miami this year. It would be a good victory for the Huskers.
We lost to the Hokies by 1 point, and Miami got dominated by them the whole game. And Nebraska is in the top 5 scoring defenses.
20 years ago. Time flies.
Nebraska was 6th Nationally in Interceptions with 20. Suh had one. You're right, he was the only good part of our defense, good call. Our offense returns 10 or 11 starters next year. They won't improve at all. The fact that Zac Lee had a torn tendon in his throwing elbow did not affect his play at all, neither did the fact that the offensive line had key injuries throughout the year. The performance we had in the Holiday Bowl against a top 25 defense was no indication of what we could have been.
We went downhill after 2001, last year we made great improvements and this year we are even better, we will get a big win one of these days.
I agree with you "Mjjb23". Since the EPIC beatdown Miami laid upon Nebraska [34-0 at the half], Nebraska has had two losing seasons, Fired 2 Coaches and is STILL yet to finish in the Top 15.
@Setosku Wasn't the score 55-14 or something? I remember Nick Saban saying Tom Osborne said to him "you're not as bad as you think." during the post game handshake haha. I'm really looking forward to the matchup of our teams this year, should be a great game!!
Ray Ray is starting at Safety in place of injured Senior Randy Phillips. That kid is a beast.
I'm not saying every player didn't have a roll in that loss, but that was the key moment. That was the key play in VA Tech's drive to take the lead. And Nebraska could beat some teams in the Top 25. By the end of the season you'll see that. I don't have to prove it to you now, nor do I have to defend the scheduling choices of our athletic department.
Well Said.
2001 Miami also had twice the All-Americans as 95 NU, played 5 Top 15 Teams, had a better M.O.V. against ranked opp, only trailed for 115 seconds all season (0-3 at VT), set an NCAA Points Record and after losing ELEVEN starters to the NFL in 2001, were still good enough to make it to the NCG the following season.
the problem is, that no one ever stopped Vince Young, he dominated every team, including the team heralded as the "best in college history"(05 USC trojans) before Vince carved them up! plus they had a very good defense as well
Not a nebraska fan, but this was the best college football team I have ever seen, and it looks like nothing this year in college football will change that opinion
I strongly believe that the 95 huskers had the best rushing attack ever by a college team,they stomped over every team they played blowing out everyone on the schedule regardless of how good they were,i don't know much about the Miami 01 team except that they had a great D-fence, but i think the huskers would win cause they had the best O-line ever that didnt allow a sack all year and each running back averaged 5 yards a carry. thats My opinion.
The stats you typed I know of b/c I wouldn't be an FSU fan. However, for just one year there was no dominant team like the '95 Huskers. They beat 4 top ranked teams that year & their margin of victory was out of this world! Also, that shouldn't take away from me being an avid FSU fan. I'm just simply stating facts, being diplomatic & paying respects to one of College Footballs juggernauts!
@Tim8573, About what? what scoring defense is? if so you need to look it up.
Best team of all time!!!
I havre done extensive research in college football, and this team is the best of all time, VERY, VERY closely followed by the 1971 Nebraska team.
First of all, they never scored less than 35 points in any game, and never lost any game by fewer than 14 points, That game against Washington State (35-21) came against the best defensive team in the nation that year. The last TD scored by WSU game in garbage time. Florida, Colorado, KSU, and KU - all in the Top 10, NU beat them handily..
Gets my vote as one of the best college football teams of all time for sure
That was the best Nebraska team ever in my oppinion!
I'm a CU Buff (Track Sprinter actually) and even I must admit this was likely the best football team in NCAA history.
There are four teams that consistently show up in the "best ever" debate. 1971 Nebraska, 1972 USC, 1995 Nebraska and 2001 Miami. There are plausible arguments for each of these great teams. But I happen to find 1995 Nebraska's case to be the most convincing.
@kdpete45, oh.. i think i was looking end of regular season.. not counting the bowl games. thanks for the correction.
So what's your point? AD's usually agree in principle to get a home/away series with big programs. Small Teams that you have to pay are typically done a year in advance. TO's was more than likely responsible for the OOC opponents. Or is it just a coincidence that his 2nd year as A.D. NU's OOC schedule is filled with MWC and MAC Teams.
@Huskerfan64, For you.. and everyone else that doesn't know what the hell
'Scoring Defense' is... Scoring defense simply means how much points the other team scores on your defense.. Not how much points your defense scores..
Also for other people.. Nebraska finished #2 behind Alabama.. and only off by a few points.. to be exact on how many points.. .2 points behind alabama.
The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers are the greatest college football team of all time.
And the final score is more important than who lead at what point. We never trailed in the 2nd half ever and our closest game was 14 points. That is way more impressive than what Miami did far and away.
Thanks, I appreciate the gratitude. It's funny, what once started as a bashing argument has now become more civil and respectful. Better football talk this way. Hopefully everybody else on here takes note.
Coming from a 'Bama fan, '95 Nebraska would CRUSH '01 Miami. I agree with coxbrowntrent with them holding the #1 spot.
Hey guys droping in 2 say Cody green started 2day VS baylor and did very well in mah book. Had about 160 yards passing in 10 attemps and rushed for 54 yards. He played well and there is room for inprovment but all in all he did very good he has a long way 2 go but he will do good good job Cody wish u luck on the rest of the season. GO BIG RED
@Jagnole101 27 players from this Husker team went on to sign NFL contracts. It was the combination of skill. speed, power and ball control that made their offense wear down other teams defenses and that same combination ate up other teams offenses. They were brutally efficient.
O ic, well my opinion on the option. I think if we still had great talent we could run the option almost as well as we used to. The Big 12 doesn't seem to have much D-fence now a days so it would pry work.
@BallzinAvice Its called lifting weights good sir. If you didn't know Nebraska has had the best weight facilities in college football pretty much forever. That includes now as we just upgraded yet again thanks to Suh's donation.
i actually have thought of that in that same perspective with the 04 usc team, except those guys would be 11 years old. It's really damn hard to compare these teams, but they are all great teams and they are qualified as great college teams
Love this video. Not a Husker fan.
@hokiepower Definitely. Being a different game now it is hard to compare, but with the timing and execution the 95 team had I wouldn't call it absurd to say they could have hung over 40 on Bama this year. I just hope we can get back to that kind of execution soon.
LMAO! Wisconsin earned my respect, they are a ridiculously underrated team. I just wish we could've drawn a Pac Ten Pansy like NU did.
@davidallenroth most players used creatine which was completely legal in the NCAA back then.
"our last victory over a ranked team was 2006 against Texas A&M."- Wagonracer7
Whoa! You really got me there! What a joke!
Finally, a Husker fan with something more than just blind devotion with something to say. Nice job with the stats. Point taken.
You listed NU avg PPG, but didn't list PPG Allowed.
You listed NU avg YPG, but didn't list YPG Allowed.
So I listed them for you and they prove your wrong.
UM/NU against Ranked Opp:
01 UM: 47.2 - 14.4 [MOV - 32.8]
95 NU: 49.0 - 18.0 [MOV- 31.0]
YPG Allowed vs Ranked Opp:
01 UM: 292 ypg, 95 NU: 313.5 ypg
HOLY HELL!!!! WE USED TO BE REALLLY GOOD! i grew up watching frank solich and bill callahan. hopefully Bo can get the Big Red to this again!!! :DDDDD
why thank you very much. i dont know why you said that tho because miami was ranked much lower than nebraska. and actually some sites did rank nebraska in the top 25, while miami hovered somewhere around the 40s. and besides, at the end of 2007 we were ranked in the 60s, and at the beginning of 2008 we were ranked in the mid 40s, so being in the high mid to high 20s in the rankings seems like pretty good progress to me, dont you think?
8:53 - 9:10 pretty much sums up the dominance of this team
1) 1995 Nebraska
The most dominating team in CFB history. They destroyed 4 top ten teams, trailed only for 13 minutes the ENTIRE season an all star defense and 27 future pros, 9 future and current All-Americans. Even when stars where in trouble the team was so deep they rarely missed a step. Ranked number 1 all time by SI, CBS, Sagarin, and multiple other places. In the championship game against the # 2 ranked Florida Gators announcers where dumbstruck at the absolute power this team had."
Nebraska is #18. Do they teach reading in Florida?
BTW, impressive defense for the U.
95 NU was by far the best team of all time!
@ inimicall
You're right, Miami hasn't done anything since 2001...... except win 2 conference titles, play for another National Championship, finish in the Top 11 every year after that until 2005. But yeah, I guess you're right.
@01CanesrdGOAT I LOOK FORWARD TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH YOUR WORDS OF WISDOM!
We earned our Top 10 ranking and VT earned theirs by beating top quality opposition. Nebraska on the otherhand was gifted theirs, seeing how they haven't beaten anyone in almost a decade. Don't disappear when NU loses 2 of their next 3.
Best team of all time
Who played four teams that ended up in the Top 11?