1970 Season Highlights

1970 Season & Bowl Highlights Devaney inspires Nebraska to an 11-0-1 record and the Huskers first National Title! The Huskers battle their way through a tough schedule and find themselves in position to win NUs first National Title the evening of January 1st, 1971 after #1 ranked Texas and #2 ranked Ohio State fall earlier in the day. Jerry Tagge, Joe Orduna and the stingy blackshirts tame the LSU Tigers, 17-12 to clinch the Championship. Senior linebacker and co-captain Jerry Murtaugh predicted the championship season after the Huskers 9-2 1969 campaign. He and his friends slowly rose through the national polls during the course of the season as they battle the likesof USC, Wake Forest, Missouri, KSU, OU and finally LSU. DVD video, color, narrated with radio play-by-play. 74 minutes.