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FearlessF · « **Reply #239 on:** August 06, 2026, 09:12:45 AM »

Mike Rozier's 1983 season.

Try to process these numbers from 1983:

2,148 yards rushing.
29 touchdowns.
7.8 yards per carry.
230 rushing yards and four TDs against Kansas… in the first half.
Averaged 179 yards per game for the season, and 198.4 ypg in conference games.
Ran for 929 yards in his final four regular-season games.

And here's two of my favorite stats: 3 and 29. In all of 1983, Mike Rozier scored only three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Why? In their 12 regular season games, the Huskers led by an average of 29 points at the start of the fourth quarter. Rozier rarely played a full game that season.

The winner of the 1983 Heisman, Maxwell and Walter Camp awards sits at the top of Nebraska's all-time rushing charts.

As a sophomore in 1981, Mike Rozier burst onto the scene with a 93-yard touchdown against Kansas State. Rozier rushed for "only" 943 yards, running behind future NFL All-Pro Roger Craig. But by the start of the 1982 season, Rozier was starting and Craig was moved to fullback.

ELA · « **Reply #240 on:** August 06, 2026, 09:27:12 AM »

jgvol · « **Reply #241 on:** August 06, 2026, 09:51:29 AM »

FearlessF · « **Reply #242 on:** August 07, 2026, 10:59:15 AM »

current governor of Nebraska - is Jim Pillen.

Pillen, who also served 10 years on the NU Board of Regents, is originally from Monroe, Neb. He attended school in nearby Columbus. Jim illen would earn All-Big Eight honors as a defensive back in 1977 and 1978.

Jim Pillen had his most memorable moment in the 1978 game against #1 ranked Oklahoma. With the Huskers clinging to a three-point lead late in the game, the Sooners were driving. At the NU 20 with 3:45 to play, the Sooners ran a play from their classic wishbone formation. A fake to the fullback. Quarterback Thomas Lott looked like he was going to keep it before flipping it to Billy Sims streaking around the right end.

Sims - who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1978 - was at full speed and headed for the end zone. At the seven, Jeff Hansen hit Sims, knocking the ball free. Jim Pillen dived on the ball at the three. It was his second fumble recovery of the day. The Huskers ran out the clock on a victory that changed the trajectory of Osborne's career.*