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When Bill McCartney was hired as CU鈥檚 football coach in 1982, the Buffs had lost 18 in a row to the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Four years later, CU beat Nebraska 20-10 at Folsom Field. The crowd tore down the goal posts.

鈥淚 remember they kept the scoreboard lit up for a week,鈥� James Brodie (Engl鈥�83) wrote on Facebook in response to a call for memories of the fall classic.

The Buffs鈥� win injected new life into the annual matchup, which continued until CU left the Big 12听conference for the Pac-12 in 2010.

On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Buffs travel to Lincoln to resume the old contest at Memorial Stadium. CU will host Nebraska in 2019.

Based on the avalanche of responses to the 鈥� more than 1,300 in all, from alumni and friends alike 鈥� Buffs Nation is primed and ready.

Hundreds of stories emerged about missed Thanksgiving dinners, snowball fights between fans, Eric Bienemy鈥檚 (Soc鈥�01) four fourth-quarter touchdowns and the typically freezing weather.

Here are snippets from some of our favorite anecdotes, as shared on Facebook.

鈥�62-36. My first live football game and went with my new girlfriend. Been married to that beautiful lady for almost 13 years now!鈥�

Charles Jacobs

鈥淚n the early 鈥�80s our car wouldn鈥檛 start while we were parked at a small shopping center. We were worried about getting to the game and along came a carload of Nebraska Huskers who fixed our car for us 鈥� fun day!鈥�

Sherry Holt-Burgos (惭贰诲耻鈥�82)

鈥淭he only way I could get a ticket for the Saturday night nationally televised game in the late 鈥�80s was to work security for the game. It was a very cold night. As the game was winding down I made my way to the sidelines. The game was tied and I was on the Nebraska sideline. Nebraska had the ball in CU territory and set up for a game-winning field goal. As time expired Nebraska鈥檚 kick was blocked and the ball rolled my way. Once out of bounds, I picked it up and ran out on the field holding it high.鈥�

David Ward

鈥淪itting in the hospital holding my newborn daughter while watching CU throttle the Corn 62-36!鈥�

Daryl Eggers Jr.

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