42-17, for many Husker fans, is a score etched in their mind for all the right reasons. After all, it’s the one that brought home the last Nebraska National Championship. A game in which the Blackshirts punished and harassed the-would-be five-time NFL MVP, Peyton Manning.
Or maybe fans remember the last year the Huskers won a conference championship? 1999, which also happened to be the last time the Huskers beat the Volunteers of Tennessee, 31-21 in the Fiesta Bowl. Bullying the Volunteers with a fearsome rushing attack, behind Eric Crouch and Dan Alexander.
Truly special memories for Big Red fans, albeit at the expense of Tennessee.