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This week in
Husker history

The week of April 27-May 3, looking back in five-year intervals
 
1914: South Dakota considers canceling its 1914 game with Nebraska because of heavy roster attrition. (The Coyotes would manage to assemble a competitive team, battling the Huskers to a 0-0 tie.)
 
1924: The Reds win the spring game, 6-0, on a second-half touchdown run by Paul Kamm. The Daily Nebraskan described it as a "hard-fought tussle."
 
1929: In coach Dana X. Bible's first spring game at Nebraska, the Red beats the Orange, 7-6.
 
1944: Spring drills end, but voluntary workouts will go on through the end of the semester.
 
1964: A week before the spring game, lineups are juggled for a scrimmage that leaves Bob Devaney dissatisfied.
 
1979: One week before the Red-White spring game, the defenses dominate in a 38-minute public scrimmage in Memorial Stadium.
 
1989: Third-string quarterback Mike Grant rushes for 157 yards on 19 carries to lead the White squad to a 40-28 win over the Reds in the spring game.
 
2009: Grant Wistrom is elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. | HOF Huskers
 
2014: Randy Gregory is No. 5 on Sporting News' national list of top players for 2014.
 
2019: Nebraska's streak of having at least one player chosen in the NFL draft ends after 56 years. Meanwhile, the Huskers are No. 20 in ESPN's post-spring power rankings.