Mick Stoltenberg played only the first quarter before a high ankle sprain knocked him out of the game. Shortly thereafter, an Iowa avalanche sent Nebraska into the offseason in an epic tailspin and brought the Mike Riley era here to a close.
So no, one year later, this group of Huskers has not forgotten that 56-14 shellacking at Memorial Stadium last November. Nor has it forgotten 40-10 the year before that or 28-20 in 2015.
But the past five weeks also leave Nebraska feeling like it's better equipped to put an end to a three-year skid against its rival or easterly neighbor or division foe or whatever your preferred reference to the Hawkeyes is.