When you have a RB that averages 7 ypc, that's an impressive stats. This team averages 7ypc(maybe a record?). Think about it. That's every time they ran the ball and by every players combined.GeorgesGoons wrote: ↑Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:03 pmAs good as their offense was, their defense was just as good (if not better)
You have the three head monster of Frazier, Green, and Phillips. And you throw in FB Makovicka. Combined, these 4 have only 55% of the team's rush attempts. So They were getting pull by mid 3rd Qtr most games. 14 other players also ran the ball that year. These are backups, 3rd stringers, some walk-ons. These guys ran for close to 1800yds avg at 7 ypc.
17 different offensive players scored a TD.
14 different players had at least an interception.
12 different players sacked the QB.
Nebraska played 4 against top 10 teams at game time, avergae score 49.0 - 18.2, only one of the games was played in Lincoln.
Nebraska played 4 against top 10 teams at the end of year polls, avergae score 49.0 - 18.2, only one of the games was played in Lincoln.
Nebraska's closest game was 35-21 vs Washington St., NU led 20-7 at the half and 28-7 starting the 4th Q. That was the only game within 23 points.
Nebraska played 4 teams that finished with 10 wins
To Honor the Old Big 8, Eight Dominating Facts
1) Nebraska's smallest margin of victory in 1995 was 14 points in a 35-21 win over Washington State. It was the only game in which Nebraska trailed all season before taking a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter and letting its subs get meaningful snaps. Reserve freshman I-back Ahman Green, who would go on to become the Green Bay Packers' all-time leading rusher, finished the Washington State game with 176 yards rushing and one touchdown on 13 carries. The Huskers out-rushed the Cougars, 428-72. And get this: In the fifth game of the season, Washington State came into Lincoln with the nation's fourth-ranked rushing defense, giving up only 69.7 yards per game.
2) In 1995, Nebraska averaged 400 yards rushing per game while allowing only 78 yards rushing per game to its opponents. The Huskers scored 51 rushing touchdowns in '95 and gave up only six rushing TDs. Nebraska averaged a Division I-A record 7.0 yards per rushing attempt for the entire season, including the bowl game shellacking of Florida.
3) Question: With an offensive line anchored by 1995 All-America center Graham, guess how many quarterback sacks Nebraska gave up in that remarkable 12-0 season? Answer: If you said zero, you would be right.
4) Want to talk special teams? Kris Brown, one of college football's and one of the NFL's best kickers ever, connected on 13 of 16 field goal attempts whenever Nebraska's offensive juggernaut hit a skid mark. And get this, the Huskers tied an NCAA record in '95 by allowing only five punt returns all season for a grand net total of 12 yards. Yikes!
5) Nebraska's average margin of victory in 1995 was more than 38 points, the largest average of any Division I-A team since World War II. The margin exceeded a six-touchdown average despite Nebraska resting its starters in the second halves of most games.
6) Here's something to chew on: Nebraska averaged 29.8 points per first half in 1995. That's a higher scoring average in one half than at least three national championship teams averaged in a whole game – Alabama (1992), Ohio State (2002) and Florida (2006).
7) For the 1995 season, Nebraska averaged 53.2 points per game and allowed only 14.5 points per game. When you think about making a big deal out of Florida State's 2013 team having the possibility to win every game by at least 14 points like Nebraska did, this particular stat screams rather loudly that the Huskers should stand alone in this spotlight.
8) I saved my best stat for last. In the final rankings from the 1995 season, Nebraska beat four teams that finished in the final AP Top Ten rankings – national runner-up Florida (62-24), No. 5 Colorado (44-21), No. 7 Kansas State (49-25) and No. 9 Kansas (41-3).
