Twenty years ago, in 1995, Northwestern football produced one of the greatest underdog stories that college football and the world of sport have ever seen. I recently told that story in an extensive oral history of the season, which culminated in Northwestern's second ever trip to the Rose Bowl, and first since 1949.
But it's really difficult to comprehensively tell the story of any season, but especially that season, even in 20,000 words. And there were so many tangential narratives that don't flow seamlessly with the main narrative. So I thought it would be cool to publish some of the best memories, quotes and stories that didn't make the final cut.