Big Red Truth

Big Red Truth / Beyond the gridiron

Beyond Football

92,003 volleyball spectators. Eight NCAA men’s gymnastics team titles. Examine Nebraska’s achievements beyond football, keeping attendance records, team championships and individual honors distinct.

Historical briefs / 3 entries · Generated illustration, not archival photography

  1. 2023

    Volleyball

    92,003

    Volleyball Day in Nebraska sets a world record for women's sports attendance.

    Memorial Stadium filled for a volleyball match, capping a tradition that includes national titles in 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 and 2017.

  2. 1979–94

    Men's Gymnastics

    The Flying Huskers

    Eight NCAA team championships under Francis Allen.

    The championship record includes five consecutive NCAA team titles from 1979 through 1983. That sequence is evidence of sustained national success; broader claims of all-sport superiority require a disclosed comparison.

  3. Ongoing

    Wrestling & Bowling

    Pins and Strikes

    Team championships and individual achievement require separate records.

    Bowling’s team championships and wrestling’s All-America and NCAA individual honors describe different units of achievement. Keep those registers separate rather than treating every honor as a team title.