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The Nebraska Cornhuskers, or '''Huskers''', are the athletic teams of the University Of Nebraska-Lincoln . The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I , fielding 21 varsity teams in 14 sports:
Nebraska has a number of club sports as well. Early nicknames for the university's athletic teams included the ''“Hawkeyes”'' (which is now associated with the University Of Iowa ), the ''“Old Gold Knights”'', the ''“Bugeaters”'' and the ''“Mankilling Mastodons”''; the usage of ''“Cornhuskers”'' in favor of all others occurred around 1900 . The Cornhuskers have two official mascots, Herbie Husker and Lil' Red . FOOTBALL See Also: Nebraska Cornhuskers football Husker football began play in , 1971 , 1994 , 1995 , and 1997 . The latter three marking the only time that a team has won three NCAA Division I-A National Football Champions hips in four seasons. The coach who brought about the most wins in Cornhusker history is Tom Osborne , who led the team for 25 seasons, from 1973 to 1997 ; his final record at Nebraska was 255 wins, 49 losses and 3 ties. During his tenure, the team won three national titles, including one in his final season. Osborne was elected to the U.S. House Of Representatives from Nebraska 's Third Congressional District in 2000 . Nebraska's home games always open with the Tunnel Walk , which signifies the triumphant entry of the team onto the field. When the Cornhuskers play at home in Memorial Stadium , the stadium holds more people than the third-largest city in Nebraska. They currently hold the record for the most consecutive sold out home games; the sellout streak dates back to November 3, 1962. The current Husker coach is Bill Callahan ; the previous three coaches were Frank Solich , Tom Osborne, and Bob Devaney . Callahan represents a break from tradition in many ways. First, Callahan is the first head coach in recent history not to be hand-picked by his predecessor. Second, Bill Callahan has implemented the West Coast Offense at Nebraska. The Huskers had previously been known for the tough running game; specifically, running the option with a strong backfield (under Solich, such an attack became increasingly quarterback-oriented), while their new style relies heavily on a balance between the run and the pass. VOLLEYBALL Nebraska is a national powerhouse in volleyball. The Nebraska women's volleyball team has won two national titles. In 1995 the cornhuskers won the national championship by beating the Texas Longhorns 3 games to 1 in the title match. Over the course of the 1995 season, the huskers won 32 out of their 33 matches. Their second national championship came in 2000 when the huskers beat out the Wisconsin Badgers for the championship 3 games to 2. That year Nebraska won all 34 of their matches. In their 2005 campaign, the Cornhuskers finished in second place nationally. They only lost two matches that year; the regular season finale to the Texas Longhorns and the national championship match to the Washington Huskies . Nebraska volleyball is a popular spectator sport in the state. In 2005, an NCAA volleyball record 13,252 tickets were presold for the NCAA Regionals. The vast majority of these sales are attributed to Nebraska volleyball fans, as the games was played at Qwest Center Omaha . The team plays their home matches in the NU Coliseum . In the 2004 season the Huskers averaged an attendance of 4,336 at home. Nebraska has an all-time record of 419-30 in the Coliseum. BASEBALL BASKETBALL SOCCER CLUB SPORTS
NOTES Rifle is classified as a coeducational sport by the NCAA; however, is it classified as a women's sport at Nebraska. EXTERNAL LINKS
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