1989 Nebraska-Colorado: Battle For The Big Eight In Boulder
Read about the 1989 Nebraska-Colorado game that settled the Big Eight title, from the backdrop to the game itself to the aftermath.
College Football History Articles
1978 Purdue Football: A Breakout For Jim Young & Mark Herrmann
Jim Young was in his second year as the Purdue head coach, taking over a program that had fallen off the radar and producing very good teams from 1966-69, including a Rose Bowl entrant in ’66. The 1978 Purdue football team would have a breakout year and start a short run of success for the […]
1978 Ohio State Football: A Tough Season & The End Of Woody Hayes
Ohio State came into the 1978 college football season hoping to arrest a modest downturn. After four straight Rose Bowl appearances earlier in the decade, the Buckeyes had lost to archrival Michigan in both 1976 and 1977. The ’77 season ended with a Sugar Bowl humiliation at the hands of Alabama and Ohio State’s final […]
The Top 6 Stories Of 2008 Big Ten Football
It was a year that produced Joe Paterno’s last major bowl, a prime-time battle in Columbus and a new era in Michigan. Read about 2008 Big Ten football.
1978 Clemson Football: The Tigers Get Back On The Map
Clemson football had been in a funk for about a decade. The great Frank Howard had built the program to greatness in the mid-20th century, but the end of his career in the 1960s was marked by a slow decline. Two successors tried to achieve a restoration, but more mediocrity followed. Then Charley Pell arrived […]
1992 Big Ten Football: One More Time For Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines were at the peak of their power and ran to a fifth straight conference title behind Tyrone Wheatley. Read about these and other highlights of 1992 Big Ten football.
Notebook Nine: The Best Moments From The Notre Dame-Miami Rivalry
It’s The Godfather of college football dramas–a first edition for the ages, a historic sequel and an underrated third part. Here are the top nine moments from the trilogy.
1991 Big Ten Football: Michigan & Desmond Lead The Way
Desmond Howard was just one of a number of great individual players that led Michigan back to the Rose Bowl. Plus notable years from Hayden Fry, Bill Mallory and more.
The 1990 Big Ten Football Season: Chaos & A Four-Way Crackup
It was a year of chaos throughout college football and the Big Ten was at the center of the madness. Read about 1990’s big games, key moments and memorable players.
Four Games That Shaped Big Ten Football In The 1980s
Read about four historically important games, involving Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, that shaped Big Ten football in the 1980s.
1984 Notre Dame Football: Gerry Faust’s Make-Or-Break Season
The pressure was on for head coach Gerry Faust in his fourth year. His first three years in South Bend had failed to produce a major bowl bid. 1982 and 1983 were marked by November collapses. The 1984 Notre Dame football team had 17 starters coming back and expectations were that they could save the […]
1983 Notre Dame Football: More November Heartbreak For Gerry Faust
Even though 1982 had ended on a dour note, with three straight losses ruining hopes for a major bowl bid, the 1983 Notre Dame football team entered the season with high hopes. It was the third year for head coach Gerry Faust, the team had shown significant improvement in his second season and pollsters were […]