The Nebraska Cornhuskers will end their seven-year bowl drought by facing Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 28th at Yankee Stadium. This marks the program's first bowl appearance since 2016 and the end of their longest active bowl drought in the Power Five conferences.
Boston College quarterback Grayson James looks to throw during the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU in University Park, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Nebraska faces Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 (12/28/24) at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
The last time Nebraska sat out the bowl season for seven years in a row, the Big 12 was still the Big 8, the 10 schools in the Big Ten didn’t include the Cornhuskers, and Yankee Stadium was still the House that Ruth Built. That slump ended with an appearance in the short-lived Gotham Bowl at the original Yankee Stadium. The ballpark has been replaced, and so has the bowl game played in it. The Huskers (6-6) will play Boston College (7-5) in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, ending the longest active bowl drought in any of the power conferences. Nebraska last appeared in the postseason in 2016, a stretch of losing seasons that was its longest in more than 60 years.The trip ends Nebraska’s longest bowl drought since the one that ended in 1961. The program would go on to postseason appearances in 56 of the next 60 years, including a 35-year streak that included four national championships. “Nebraska has a great, storied history,” Dannen said. “A lot of people are making references back to the Gotham Bowl in ‘62, which is the last time Nebraska was in the city. For our fans to get back into the bowl mix again, to get to do it in the city in December, there is something special.” After beating Wisconsin last month to gain bowl eligibility, coach Matt Rhule said he wants Husker fans to be thinking big again.Keying the Huskers’ turnaround is quarterback Dylan Raiola, who has thrown for almost 2,600 yards and 12 touchdowns as a freshma
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