On Oct. 13, 1923, Nebraska opened Memorial Stadium with a homecoming game against Oklahoma.
Did any of the thousands who filled the new 31,000-seat stadium to cheer the Huskers on to a 24-0 win over the Sooners tailgate before the kickoff?
The answer: yes and no.
“For the first game to be played at Memorial Stadium in 1923, there were trains that came from several places," said Husker historian Mike Babcock. "Nebraska had enough cache in those days there were trains coming from Denver, Kansas City and Iowa. I'm sure they tailgated. But they didn’t call it that.