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Nebraska's 1915 Rose Bowl Snub: A Missed Beat in Football History
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In 1915, Nebraska football, under coach Ewald Stiehm, achieved an unbeaten streak of thirty-four games, earning a Rose Bowl invite. However, the faculty board rejected the trip due to travel costs and academic concerns, leading to a half-century narrative that Nebraska didnt belong nationally. Stiehm left for Indiana, ending the streak, and Nebraska skipped bowls for twenty-five years.
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