With full admission that these previous meetings have no recency whatsoever, it’s important to know we’re throwing another streak on the woodpile for this matchup between the Huskers and Souther Cal.
They have never beaten the Trojans in college football, the best effort being a 21-21 tie in the Coliseum in 1970 which kickstarted the Huskers rise in the polls on the way to their national title. Jerry Murtaugh led the way defensively with 25 tackles and Joe Orduna ran for 135 yards including a 67 yard TD dash, while Clarence Davis added 116 rushing yards for the Trojans.