1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game

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The 1971 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma football game, often called the "Game of the Century," was a legendary Thanksgiving Day matchup between the nation’s top two college teams that featured a pivotal punt return by Johnny Rodgers and helped cement Nebraska’s national championship.

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instanceOf college football game ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ
announcer Bud Wilkinson ⓘ
Chris Schenkel ⓘ
attendance over 63,000 ⓘ
awayTeam Nebraska Cornhuskers football team ⓘ
broadcaster ABC Sports ⓘ
city Norman, Oklahoma ⓘ
conference Big Eight Conference ⓘ
date 1971-11-25 ⓘ
day Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
decisivePlay Johnny Rodgers 72-yard punt return touchdown ⓘ
era early 1970s college football power era ⓘ
finalScore Nebraska 35–31 Oklahoma ⓘ
homeTeam Oklahoma Sooners football team ⓘ
linked to: Oklahoma Sooners
impact helped cement Nebraska’s 1971 national championship ⓘ
JohnnyRodgersPosition wingback ⓘ
JohnnyRodgersPuntReturnDistance 72 yards ⓘ
JohnnyRodgersPuntReturnResult touchdown ⓘ
legacy widely regarded as one of the greatest college football games of all time ⓘ
location Owen Field ⓘ
loser Oklahoma Sooners football team ⓘ
linked to: Oklahoma Sooners
mediaDescription often called the Game of the Century ⓘ
nationalTitleOutcome Nebraska won 1971 national championship ⓘ
NebraskaAPRank 1 ⓘ
NebraskaHeadCoach Bob Devaney ⓘ
NebraskaOffenseType balanced offense ⓘ
NebraskaScore 35 ⓘ
NebraskaTitleStreakContext part of Nebraska’s back-to-back national championships in 1970 and 1971 ⓘ
nickname Game of the Century ⓘ
notablePlayerNebraska Jeff Kinney ⓘ
Jerry Tagge ⓘ
Johnny Rodgers ⓘ
notablePlayerOklahoma Greg Pruitt ⓘ
Jack Mildren ⓘ
offensiveCoordinatorOklahoma Barry Switzer ⓘ
OklahomaAPRank 2 ⓘ
OklahomaHeadCoach Chuck Fairbanks ⓘ
OklahomaOffenseType wishbone offense ⓘ
OklahomaScore 31 ⓘ
pollsAfterGame Nebraska remained No. 1 ⓘ
rankingContext No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup ⓘ
season 1971 college football season ⓘ
seasonContext 1971 NCAA University Division football season ⓘ
seriesContext Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
team1 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team ⓘ
team2 Oklahoma Sooners football team ⓘ
linked to: Oklahoma Sooners
televisionNetwork ABC ⓘ
winner Nebraska Cornhuskers football team ⓘ

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