Nebraska Cornhuskers football sellout streak

Bob Devaney was hired in 1962 and quickly turned around Nebraska's program, which had been mired in a two-decade slump following World War II.

[2] Osborne's prolific offenses earned the nickname "The Scoring Explosion" through the early 1980s – from 1979 to 1984, Nebraska averaged 42.8 points per game at home, including 61.5 in a record-setting 1983 season.

The streak persisted relatively untested through most of Osborne's tenure, but was threatened in 1990 when declining enrollment meant Nebraska nearly did not sell its entire allotment of student tickets.

The sellout streak, traditionally a source of pride for the program and its supporters, has been criticized in the years since Solich's dismissal as Nebraska has struggled on the field and occasionally in the stands.

[7][8] Nebraska ended several games of its 2007 season to thousands of empty seats, prompting Osborne to worry about the streak's survival: "they're relatively loyal, more than most any place around the country.

[7][2] Nebraska's performance at Memorial Stadium continued to decline under Scott Frost – the Cornhuskers went 12–20 at home between 2017 and 2022, and the number of tickets scanned was often far below capacity.

[10] The tickets were distributed to local youth and their families in what athletic director Trev Alberts called the "Red Carpet Experience.

"[10] Months after Frost's firing a year later, Alberts publicly stated the sellout streak was on "life support" prior to Nebraska's 2022 game against Indiana.