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Best defenses of all time
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1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2009. 2009 Huskers D is the best defense this century to date. Probably 1971 should be on here as well, but I didn’t see it, so hard to say.
Agree.
I didn’t see your post, but right below yours, I mentioned several, including 1999.
Odd that the '71 D was not included with 3 shutouts and less than 8 pts/game.
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I did see it, the '71 D had Glover, Jackobson, Harper, Dutton, Monte Johnson, all long-time NFL guys. Three shutouts and 8 pts/game avg.
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'67 D had 4 shutouts in ten games, including 3 in a row, and only gave up 83 points, that included 12 by offense pick sixes. I'd take the D from 1967, 1971, 1999, or 2009 right now for this season!
67 apparently had the 2009 offense
Exactly--they scored only 127 points in 10 games.
He is such a tool. I can’t even stand his voice. It has nothing to do with this either. I just don’t think he knows what he’s talking about. Never have. He is a corporate guy thru and thru. He is a total blowhard. Also, I don’t even like Fowler anymore. He’s terrible at broadcasting, but was very good as a studio host. It’s sad that those two call the biggest games. It’s unwatchable and unlistenable, but, you want to see the games. Really pathetic and sad.
Yep, Frank Patrick @ QB (later a TE)
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They were dominant. Glover was an animal. Larry Jacobson was the only defensive lineman in the country who was close to being as good as Glover and won the Outland trophy in ‘71. Glover won it in ‘72. Willie Harper was a gifted outside linebacker (DE in Nebraska’s 5-2 scheme) who played 11 years in the NFL. John Adkins, the DE on the other side was almost as good. John Dutton, who played for years for the Dallas Cowboys though only a sophomore was mostly a back-up behind Jacobson and Bill Janssen. Monte Johnson, who was Glover’s back-up at NG played 8 years for the Raiders as a middle linebacker. Bob Terrio who has to be one of the most under-rated linebackers in Husker history led the team in tackles.
That defense handled everyone on the schedule except for Oklahoma. Aside from the 31 points by OU, no one else scored more than 17 and the average opponent score in those other 12 games was 6.1 points. Dominant. They beat Alabama 38-6 in the Orange Bowl to win the National Championship and that defense made Alabama look like Akron. Rich Glover spent more time in Alabama’s backfield than All-American Alabama halfback, Johnny Musso.
The ‘67 and ‘68 offenses were what prompted Bob Devaney to ask a young assistant coach to overhaul the offense. That guy’s name was Tom Osborne.