[2][3][4][5][6][7] The teams have most often met in bowl games which many times have decided a national championship.

The Hurricanes faced the Cornhuskers again in the 1984 Orange Bowl, which would decide the 1983 national champion.

Near the end of the game with a 31–30 deficit and little time left, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion and failed, giving Miami the win and the national title.

In the 1995 Orange Bowl, #1 Nebraska beat #3 Miami 24–17 to win its first consensus national title since 1971.

It was also the first time the Cornhuskers traveled to the state of Florida for a regular season game since the original contest against Miami in 1951.