Game of the century box score

The dichotomy of euphoria and disappointment in the two locker rooms couldn't have been more pronounced - the Bruins really didn't know how to lose - but the players on both sides realized they had been part of something special, historic and worth celebrating - together.

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In fact, many people call it the "Game of the Century. Top-ranked UCLA entered the game with a record and a game winning streak, and second-ranked Houston had a record and a game winning streak. The Cougars had also won 48 consecutive home games. They'll play a game Saturday morning in which the home team is a point favorite. The game was deemed so non-competitive that the visiting team tried to cancel it a scant six months ago.

Forget about the label once affixed to the most notable game in this rivalry's history: Game of the Century. Nebraska-Oklahoma is not even the game of the day headed into Week 3 of the college football season. The rivalry is a shell of its former self, the threads of history yanked apart by time and conference realignment. A rivalry that used to measure itself against any Iron Bowl or Ten-Year War you can name has dimmed, but it is not … quite … gone.

Look into the year-old eyes of Johnny Rodgers. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary the Game of the Century, which ended with No. That's why Rodgers is in Norman, Oklahoma, this week to relive and celebrate and hug. The Cornhuskers' legendary wingback from the early s loves a reunion, and in this series, Saturday's is one of the biggest. The anticipated blowout still means something if only because there are still two Big Reds out there who used to hate each other.

Sometimes, it's only about the moment. They haven't met since when the Sooners squeezed out a win in the Big 12 Championship Game. Two years later, the Huskers were in the Big Ten. Sometime in the next four years, Oklahoma is expected to start play in the SEC.

But half a century ago, Rodgers might have made the biggest play in the biggest game that featured nine touchdowns, combined yards and went down to the final minutes. It was Rodgers' yard punt return in the first quarter that may have been the difference in Nebraska's victory. It was the biggest game we had ever played in and people had ever seen. Shake hands with Castiglione. As a year-old in South Florida, he remembers watching the Game of the Century at his grandmother's house.

Back then, a inch black-and-white television was considered a big screen. It was that game. When he was introduced as OU's 11th athletic director in , Castiglione noted in his introduction that number matched the uniform of Jack Mildren, Oklahoma's quarterback in the Game of the Century. Nebraska-Oklahoma is a jewel that shouldn't be scratched. Nebraska appeared to have the game in hand when quarterback Jeff Quinn scored on a one-yard run with left to give Nebraska a lead.

The Nebraska fans showered the field with oranges in anticipation of the win and Orange Bowl berth. Unlike the '71 game, this one was a one-sided affair. The Cornhuskers jumped out to a quick lead on Keith Jones' yard run. But the Sooners defense dominated the rest of the game allowing Nebraska to cross midfield only three times during the whole contest. Dixon set up the Sooners first score with an interception return to the Nebraska yard line. Anthony Stafford tied the game with an yard TD run.

OU's freshman quarterback Charles Thompson was one of three Sooners to break the yard total on the day. His pitch-out on an option sprung Patrick Collins on a yard touchdown scamper late in the third quarter. Lasher tacked on a yard field goal late in the fourth to seal Oklahoma's win.