Nebraska named one of the best football programs of the 1990s

CBS Sports recently put together a list of the best teams from each decade. The 1990s were filled with several prominent football teams, including the Nebraska Cornhuskers. CBS Sports named them one of the top teams of the decade, along with Florida State.

The Huskers were a powerhouse in the 90s. The Huskers went 108-16-1 over the decade, including a stretch in which they went 60-3. They held the results to show for that success on the field, recording three national championships in 1994, 1995, and 1997.

Writer Chip Patterson believes that both Nebraska and FSU are necessary to the story of college football in the 1990s. CBS Sports explained why they put Nebraska on this particular list.

“Nebraska, meanwhile, ended a national title drought that spanned back to 1971. Tom Osborne built that consistency through the 1970s and 1980s, but it was not until the middle of this decade that everything clicked into place for a firework-like finale to his Hall of Fame career. The Cornhuskers went 60-3 from 1993-97, claiming at least a share of the national championship in three of Osborne’s final four seasons. Nebraska may not have had the year-to-year consistency of Florida State throughout the 1990s, but three national titles (to FSU’s two) and a top-three finish by Frank Solich in 1999 helped solidify the case for a true co-champion honor. It’s fitting, I guess, that the last decade of shared championships includes the honor shared honors for this feature.”

“Nebraska, meanwhile, ended a national title drought that spanned back to 1971. Tom Osborne built that consistency through the 1970s and 1980s, but it was not until the middle of this decade that everything clicked into place for a firework-like finale to his Hall of Fame career. The Cornhuskers went 60-3 from 1993-97, claiming at least a share of the national championship in three of Osborne’s final four seasons. Nebraska may not have had the year-to-year consistency of Florida State throughout the 1990s, but three national titles (to FSU’s two) and a top-three finish by Frank Solich in 1999 helped solidify the case for a true co-champion honor. It’s fitting, I guess, that the last decade of shared championships includes the honor shared honors for this feature.”

It goes without saying that the Huskers certainly deserve to be there. This is the timeframe that many fans refer to when measuring the current accomplishments of the program.

The players on the rosters during that timeframe became household names, and Osborne himself would become much more than a coach for the state of Nebraska. He became a legendary figure in the sport overall, and his Husker teams were certainly worth celebrating.

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