'Canes upset' Huskers
"We were trying to win the game, I don't think you go for a tie in that case. You try to win the game. We wanted an undefeated season and a clear-cut national championship."
- Tom Osborne
35 years ago today Nebraska coach Tom Osborne gambled the national championship, trying for an undefeated record. Miami would jump from #5 to #1 when the Cornhuskers' two point conversion attempt failed in the final seconds. Strong safety Ken Calhoun knocked Turner Gill's two-point PAT pass out of Jeff Smith's hands with 48 seconds left and the Hurricanes held on to a 31-30 Orange Bowl victory in the 50th edition of the classic.
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