November 23, 1968.
Bill Ness and the Ohio Bobcats defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies, completing a perfect 10-0 regular season. Led by dual-threat quarterback Cleve Bryant and running back Dave LeVeck, the Bobcats claimed their second-straight Mid-American Conference title and their fourth under Hess in the decade alone.
One calendar year later, the Apollo XI is the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon, Joe Namath guarantees an unlikely Super Bowl win for the New York Jets over the Baltimore Colts, and former Nebraska fullback Frank Solich begins coaching high school football at Lincoln Southeast High School.