The
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1971-----Nebraska
17----LSU
12
The
Huskers break through . . .
---Nebraska's
hopes of earning the AP version of the national championship were slim.
Both Texas and Ohio State would have to lose, and the Cornhuskers would
have to win.
--------------------------------------And it happened.
---Notre Dame upset Texas 24-11, and Stanford staged a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Ohio State 27-17. Nebraska learned of the latter result during the Orange Bowl’s pre-game warmups.
---Notre Dame Coach Ara Parseghian argued that his team should be the AP national champion because it had defeated top-ranked Texas. But Nebraska was a decisive No. 1 in the final AP poll. "I was afraid Ara's comments might influence the voters, but I guess the writers are too smart to take some coach's word," Coach Bob Devaney said. "The writers knew who was best."
--------------------------------------And it happened.
---Notre Dame upset Texas 24-11, and Stanford staged a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Ohio State 27-17. Nebraska learned of the latter result during the Orange Bowl’s pre-game warmups.
---Notre Dame Coach Ara Parseghian argued that his team should be the AP national champion because it had defeated top-ranked Texas. But Nebraska was a decisive No. 1 in the final AP poll. "I was afraid Ara's comments might influence the voters, but I guess the writers are too smart to take some coach's word," Coach Bob Devaney said. "The writers knew who was best."