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The Nebraska Cornhuskers, or Huskers, are the athletic teams at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.The term properly applies to any sports team at the school, but without any other qualifier, it almost always refers to the football team, which currently competes in the Big Twelve Conference.
Husker football has been around since 1890 and has claimed 46 conference championships and national championships in 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997, with the latter three marking the only time that a team has won three NCAA Division I-A national titles in four seasons. Famous former Huskers included Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rogers , Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch.
The most famous coach in Cornhusker history is Tom Osborne, who led the team from 1973 to 1997. Osborne was elected to the U.S. House of RepresentativesThe House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the United States Congress, the other being the United States Senate. Members Members of the House are elected for a term of two years. Elections alternately coincide with the president from NebraskaNebraska ( In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U. States Capital Lincoln Largest City Omaha Governor Mike Johanns Area Total Land Water % water Ranked 16th 200,520 kmē 199,099 kmē 1,247 kmē 0. 6% Population Total ( 2000) Density's 3rd Congressional District in NovemberNovember is also the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. From the Latin novem for " nine". It was originally the ninth month of the year in the early Roman calendar, w of 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri.
The Huskers have two official mascots, Herbie HuskerHerbie Husker is the oldest current mascot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sports teams. Introduced in the early 1970s, Herbie has gone through a few makeovers, the most recent coming before the 2003 football season. He is dressed in denim coveral and Lil' RedLil' Red is the newest mascot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sports teams. Basically an inflatable suit of a red-clad toddler, Lil' Red can be seen dancing on the sidelines of a Nebraska football game at Memorial Stadium, or at the Bob Devaney sp.
External links
Official site for University of Nebraska Athletics
